The fermented food that has always blown my mind has been
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Chocolate
I have no idea WHY that should come as a shock to me, but it does
Honorable mentions also go to Tea and Coffee
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Chocolate
I have no idea WHY that should come as a shock to me, but it does
Honorable mentions also go to Tea and Coffee
Vanilla beans are also fermented before use. They start green, before they are processed and ultimately fermented, giving rise to the delicious aroma and flavor we're all familiar with.
The Western 19th and 20th centuries's approach to foods have been an incredible disservice to culinary and health history and modernist trends.