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, ...

When you think of fermentation, spicy kimchi, a morning dollop of kefir, or a cold bottle of strawberry kombucha probably come to mind. Although tangy and seemingly alive with flavor, beneath the ...

Fermentation is a process that dates back thousands of years and was the first example of biotechnology in human history. The impact of fermentation on ancient culture and food cannot be understated, ...

Have you ever eaten a sour pickle at a deli? If you have, you likely recall the lip-puckering combination of salt, sweet, sour, and acid. Mouthwatering to some people and unpalatable to others, the ...

In the days before refrigerators, chemical preservatives, and fossil-fueled transportation, starving to death in the winter was a much more pervasive fear. Fermentation first arose more than 10,000 ...

Bakers first harnessed the power of fermentation thousands of years ago. The practice goes back to at least the ancient Egyptian civilization. “Just like wine and cheese, bread flavors are developed ...

AKA the Angry Chef – and Jacek Obuchowicz – the CEO of new cultures manufacturer Myconeos Limited – argue that traditional ...