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Baker’s Couche Also called baker’s linen, a couche is made from linen and is a large rectangular piece of cloth.

The word gnocco is Venetian dialect for a tree-knot or lump,

Gluten is the protein that gives dough its strength and structure and malleability. You know that it is forming when the dough becomes stretchy. Just after you’ve mixed, your dough will tear when pulled. Once you’ve developed the gluten well by kneading, if you’re careful then you’ll be able to stretch the dough out halfway across the room.

‘Okayama? But the stew is from when he lived on that island near Hiroshima!’ ‘Oh, I’ll go there too. But the first port of call is definitely Okayama,’ said Nagare, pointing to the city on the map. ‘If you say so! Bring me back some kibi-dango dumplings, would you?’ said Koishi, patting her father on the shoulder.