When I was growing up in the 80s and 90s, the word “fermented” prompted scrunched noses, sickly frowns and gagging. Synonyms might as well have been “putrid” or “gross” — conjuring old, decaying food ...

With her new book, “Ferment Your Vegetables” (Quarto Publishing Group), Philly-based author Amanda Feifer helps familiarize today’s home cooks with an age-old food preservation method. Feifer contends ...

A mason jar packed with cultured or fermented vegetables at your local urban provisions shop will likely set you back $10 to $15. Given that the time and materials involved are no more than five ...

Vegetable fermentation transforms ordinary produce into tangy, probiotic-rich foods that last for months. The process relies on beneficial bacteria naturally present on vegetables, which multiply in ...

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Fermented foods have grown in popularity and are widely consumed, in part due to claims regarding their positive effect on digestive health. However, these claims lack sufficient scientific support, ...

On first glance, you may not believe Andy Reed knows anything about eating healthy. But, after listening to him talk about fermenting vegetables, it is clear his appearance defies his knowledge. This ...

Fermented foods are said to be the healthiest in the world. According to some sources, the earliest recorded history of fermentation dates as far back as 6000 B.C. There were many reasons for these ...

Food scientists have mapped and characterized microbial populations in a vegetable fermentation facility and report that its microbiome was distinct between production and fermentation areas and that ...

It's no secret that what you eat significantly impacts your health. The Western diet, often characterized by high levels of ultra-processed foods, added sugars and unhealthy fats, has long been linked ...

Gut microbiota is essential to induction and activity of adaptive and innate immune responses. Dysbiosis causes an imbalance of pathogenic and commensal bacteria in the gut, producing microbial ...