Bread · Sourdough, wood-fired

Dalieba (Harbin Russian Bread)

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A single loaf can weigh around 2 kilograms and measure over 20 centimeters across — locals queue for it the way people elsewhere queue for a whole cake.

A large, round sourdough loaf made with just flour, water, yeast, salt, and hops undergoes three-stage fermentation before baking in a hardwood-fired oven.

Why it's made this way: The bread was introduced by Russian bakers after 1900, and its recipe has remained essentially unchanged for over a century.