Twix brand name. The name Twix is a portmanteau derived from 'twin biscuit sticks'. In 2014, the company introduced Twix bites. Between 2012 and 2013 the size of a standard Twix in the UK was reduced by 14%, from 58g to 50g. All Twix production for the U.S. market takes place at the Mars Chocolate North America facility in Cleveland, Tennessee. The name change from Raider to Twix is part of the plot in German Netflix TV series "Dark" where a brand new Raider wrapping from 1986 is found in 2019. A Twix bar is referred to in the Netflix series
Pre-ferment Pre-ferment A pre-ferment (also known as bread starter) is a "fermentation starter" used in "indirect" methods of bread making. It may also be called mother dough. A pre-ferment and a longer fermentation in the bread-making process have several benefits: there is more time for yeast, enzyme and, if sourdough, bacterial actions on the starch and proteins in the dough; this in turn improves the keeping time of the baked bread, and it creates greater complexities of flavor. Though pre-ferments have declined in popularity as "direct" additions of yeast in bread recipes have streamlined the process on a commercial level, pre-ferments