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 ...

Sometimes, lacto-fermentation happens in the presence of, and with help from, other forms of bacteria or fermentation, such as when yeast combines with lactic acid-producing bacteria to make sourdough ...

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 ...

As the last jars of fermented hot sauce from the last season come to an end I feel compelled to share the successes and failures in the hopes that readers that have not already, will do some ...

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 ...