ferment
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- noun
- /fərˈmɛnt/
- Specialized
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fermento
- For her yogurt, she relies on a high-quality ferment derived from live cultures.
Examples
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Relocalizing food means a renewal not only of agriculture but also of the processes used to transform and preserve the products of agriculture into the things that people eat and drink every day, including ferments such as bread, cheese, and beer.
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Not only are many feasts, rituals, and celebrations organized around products of fermentation (such as bread and wine), but ferments are also among the oldest and most important of the foods that add both value and stability to the raw products of agriculture, essential to the economic underpinnings of all communities.
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So This is why fermented foods, I think, are a real answer to many of our problems.
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Fill up on fibers, fresh and fermented foods and you can trust your gut to keep you going strong.
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Kefir is fermented milk and so this is what Sandra was talking about.
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Ebba is made out of gauri, and gauri is fermented cassava.
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There are many great fermented foods, kombucha, kvas, Kiefer, etcetera.
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Michel's grapes are hand-harvested, and he allows natural ferments in large format wooden casks.
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The homemade pickles were made using a special ferment that gave them a tangy flavor.
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To create kimchi, you need a good ferment that will enhance its probiotic properties.
Synonyms
A tiny living thing that turns sugars into alcohol or acids
Surface Forms
Etymology
Ferment comes from the Latin word fermentum meaning 'leaven' and from fervere meaning 'to boil'. Think of yeast making dough bubble and change, so a ferment is the thing (like an enzyme or microorganism) that makes that change.