What is "fermentation"? Fermented Latin word fervere means boiling. Food bubbles when it is fermented, just like the way food boils. Fermentation is not only one of the methods of food processing and preservation, but also the proof of mutually beneficial regeneration between human beings and microorganisms.
Homemade fermented food transforms food into health-promoting food.
Why is homemade fermented food a healthy practice? The power of bubbles, a new book published by Delicious Editorial Department! "Charming Fermented Food in Daily Life" points out that many foods on the market contain artificial additives. If unqualified additives are used, once people eat them, they will accumulate in the body like toxins. Therefore, for the sake of food safety and health, self-made fermented food can find the relationship between human beings and food, let microorganisms such as yeast and bacteria help us to work, and turn food into a non-corrupt and beneficial level.
Even better, as long as you are diligent enough, you can eat your favorite fermented food all year round. For example, the "tofu" grandma needs for breakfast, the "sour cabbage" that the northeast people like, the "miso" that the Japanese must eat for health preservation, and the protagonist "cheese" on the European and American dining tables are all fermented foods that people often eat. As long as the environment is well controlled, good fermentation conditions can be produced, the flavor of food can be transformed, the shelf life can be prolonged, and even nutrition can be increased.
There are two kinds of fermented food: natural fermentation and inoculation fermentation.
Fermented food can be divided into natural fermentation and inoculation fermentation. The so-called natural fermentation refers to natural fermentation by using ingredients or microorganisms existing in the environment without adding any "yeast seeds". For example, to make sauerkraut, you only need to cut Chinese cabbage in half and completely soak it in water, and lactic acid bacteria can play a role in it and ferment it into a unique delicacy.