Fermentation
A Journey to the Dark Side of Bread
Zachary Golper is the baking brains behind Bien Cuit, a Brooklyn based temple to mahogany-colored, slow-fermented breads that make standard baguettes look and taste positively premature by comparison.
My Introduction to Boza, the Breast-Enhancing Proto-Beer of Bulgaria
For Bulgarians, boza tastes of tradition, childhood, and the old country. For someone who hasn't been drinking it their entire life, it tastes like breadmaker slop that’s been sitting around for days.
This Week in Food Porn: Carrots, Crockery, and Kim Kardashian's Birthday Cake
This Halloween, dig in to the best of the week's online deliciousness, courtesy of Instagram's finest food porn.
A Rotten Fish Party Sent Stockholm into a Panic
Rescue services in Stockholm were called to the scene of what residents thought was a potentially explosive gas leak—but it turned out to be the funky delicacy known as surströmming.
Vegetarian Kimchi Is Just as Gloriously Stinky as the Real Stuff
While the fermented vegetable dish is traditionally made with fish sauce, London-based preserver Kylee Newton is fueling Britain's continued kimchi obsession with an entirely vegetarian version.
This Sandwich Shop Is a Front for a Weird, Wonderful Food Lab
Behind its shelves stocked with expensive dried pastas, small-batch jams, and very handsome sardine tins, Harry & Ida's hides a fermentation lab spearheaded by chef Will Horowitz, who pickles cattails and smokes frog legs, among many other edible...
Kombucha Is Now Being Used to Search for Aliens
Scientist are hoping that by attaching kombucha SCOBYs to the side of the International Space Station, they might be able to absorb lunar minerals in space and examine them for potential extraterrestrial life.
How Mission Chinese Transformed noma into a Wonderland of Fried Chicken and 'Titanic'
I watched Danny Bowien and Angela Dimayuga transform the world-renowned restaurant noma into a Gonzo-esque space where beautifully composed dishes including koji-fried chicken paired with weed were served alongside the Titanic soundtrack. The...
Iceland's Yogurt Industry Has an Acid Whey Problem
As production of the country’s popular skyr yogurt expands, can the disposal of a harmful byproduct be kept clean?
This Woman Successfully Scammed Thousands into Buying “Magic Cheese”
Pyramid schemes are as old as magic. One elderly French woman recently managed to scam thousands of Chileans into purchasing a cheese with magical properties that have yet to come to fruition.
The Best Brewer's Yeast Is Made in the Back of a Copenhagen Pub
At WarPigs, a craft beer pub in Copenhagen's meatpacking district, brewers are using a "yeast machine" to expand the flavor possibilities of one of beer's most overlooked ingredients.
How I'm Bringing New Nordic Cuisine to the Navy
The military is known for mass feeding and not for fine dining, but as a Navy chef, I'm bringing in more fermentation, home brewing, and foraging. A lot of these Admirals have never seen that kind of food in the military.