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, ...

During the past year, my husband and I have had the pleasure of hosting many different people through Airbnb in our home. We have had folks from all over the world and have enjoyed visiting and ...

Two home cooks have used social media to showcase their paocai, Szechuan pickles that are lacto-fermented in a water-sealed jar. The lacto-fermentation process creates a self-sustaining microbial ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The beginner's guide to making kimchi, sauerkraut, and pickles by the chef who pioneered fermentation at three-Michelin-star ...

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 ...

Local Forage co-editor Steven Fineberg explains the appeal of lacto-fermented foods and its health properties. Lacto-fermentation is the process of submerging vegetables or fruits in water with a ...

To make roasted chicken-wing garum, like they do in Noma’s fermentation lab, you need to make a fermentation chamber, cook for hours, and then let your mixture sit for four weeks. Their miso with ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor, and holds certifications as a personal trainer and weightlifting coach. She has been writing about health for over 10 years. Fermented foods are ...

Lacto-fermentation is a healthful process that pre-digests food and introduces naturally occurring probiotics into your diet. To ferment vegetables, you need liquid for an anaerobic environment, salt, ...