The process of fermentation creates flavors and aromas that you cannot get through other processes. As the microbes digest ...

Eating one fermented food a day introduces live beneficial microbes that can improve digestion, reduce bloating, and support regularity as your microbiome balances out. A healthier gut microbiome ...

Common fermented foods include kimchi, sauerkraut, kefir, tempeh, kombucha, and yogurt. These foods may reduce heart disease risk and aid digestion, immunity, and weight loss. Share on Pinterest ...

Vicki Denig is a wine and travel journalist who divides her time between New York and Paris. She is a certified wine specialist who has worked in the wine trade since 2013. The techniques used to ...

What did you have for breakfast today? Whether it was buttered toast, yogurt and granola, or even just a cup of coffee... David Zilber says that odds are, at least part of it was fermented. He should ...

In one small step for astronaut foods and one giant leap for Japanese cuisine, miso became the first successful fermentation in space, although it had a stronger flavor than paste produced on Earth. A ...

Food fermentation is the process of creating food or changing the properties of food using microbes. Many cultures started fermenting foods to preserve them. For example, fermenting vegetables allowed ...

Occasionally, when shredding cabbage to make sauerkraut, I wonder, of all vegetables, why this one? Don't get me wrong—little makes me happier than a late-night snack of beer, cheddar, crackers, and ...

Wine has been made by humans for about 7,000 years, and experts agree that until quite recently it may not have tasted very good. For millennia wine has been the ultimate expression of agriculture, ...

Archaeologists working at a Bronze Age cemetery in northwest China have uncovered pottery vessels containing residue that reveals a sophisticated brewing technique dating back nearly 4,000 years. The ...