Xanthan gum is a water-soluble gum used in baking for its thickening and stabilizing properties. It's a product of fermentation from corn, wheat or soy. Xanthan gum is a water-soluble gum used in baking for its thickening and stabilizing properties.
Obviously, people reading this sort of information in German - mostly Austrians, or Germans and Swiss, or people who have learnt German as a foreign language are likely to approach theses questions from a different angle than people who do not read or speak German.
Germans and Austrians are the odd couple of Europe. They speak almost the same language, share a troubled history, and watch many of the same TV shows. 1  Austria threatens action over motorway toll (23 Dec 13). 2  German pension tax bills anger Austrians (29 Mar 13).' 3 Austrians have humour, Germans not so much' (28 Feb 13).anguage spat. Thereâs a German joke that Austrians want to persuade the world that Hitler was German and Beethoven Austrian. Austria is preparing to fight off another invasion-of the German language. The countryâs education minister has announced a major new drive to preserve the unique Austrian form of German.