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Nov 2022
51m 3s

Secrets of Classic German Baking

Milk Street Radio
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Author Luisa Weiss offers some of her favorites from Eisenbahnschnitten to Kartoffelstrudel. Plus, journalist Rowan Jacobsen demystifies the truffle, Adam Gopnik talks luxury foods, and we learn how to make a creamy Amalfi-style lemon risotto.


Get this week’s recipe for Lemon and Shrimp Risotto with Fresh Basil here.


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