In Photos: German Baker Dishes Out Desserts Made of Algae for Christmas This Year
Baker Ludovic Gerboin, experiments in his bakery with different types of algae and oil made from bread scraps as an alternative to palm oil, in Moosinning near Munich, Germany.
By: Deblina Dasgupta
Last Updated: December 13, 2021, 12:57 IST
Baker Ludovic Gerboin, who has French roots, has partnered with a technical university in Munich to experiment with algae in pastries. He uses powdered and pureed algae in his desserts. REUTERS/Lukas Barth
Gerboin is experimenting with different types of algae in his bakery, and together with the Technical University of Munich he is also trying out oil made from bread scraps as an alternative to palm oil. REUTERS/Lukas Barth
Baker Ludovic Gerboin poses with different pastries, all made from algae, in his bakery in Moosinning near Munich, Germany. REUTERS/Lukas Barth
Baker Ludovic Gerboin squirts fruit puree on to algae puree on a piece of dough in his bakery in Moosinning near Munich, Germany. REUTERS/Lukas Barth
Baker Gerboin fries dough in oil obtained from leftover bread in his bakery. REUTERS/Lukas Barth - RC2LBR9259QA
The Alga Technical Center at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) is experimenting with different types of algae. REUTERS/Lukas Barth
Mahmoud Masri of the Alga Technical Center at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) shows how to fill ground bread into a plant. REUTERS/Lukas Barth
Thomas Brueck, Director of the Alga Technical Center at the Technical University of Munich (TUM), poses with alga in a bottle at the Technical University in Garching. REUTERS/Lukas Barth
Different types of algae are pictured in a refrigerator at the Technical University. REUTERS/Lukas Barth
Baker Ludovic Gerboin squirts sweet algae puree on a tartelette in his bakery. REUTERS/Lukas Barth - RC2LBR9IFGUN
This Christmas, if you are near Garching in Munich, do try these alage-based desserts by Gerboin. REUTERS/Lukas Barth
