pâte fermentée

Questions

What does pâte fermentée mean?

A pre-ferment made by preserving a portion of dough from an earlier batch.

Where does pâte fermentée come from?

Unadapted borrowing from French pâte fermentée (“fermented dough”).

How to pronounce pâte fermentée

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