Fermented foods are said to be the healthiest in the world. According to some sources, the earliest recorded history of fermentation dates as far back as 6000 B.C. There were many reasons for these ...

The proposition sounds a little dubious: Leave some vegetables in a jar on your counter. Just leave them there. For weeks. Then eat them. It's perfectly safe, say the pickling enthusiasts. They're ...

Mehr Singh is a food and culture reporter based in New York. Her work appears in Bon Appétit, Food52, and other publications. If you’re the kind of person who finishes a jar of pickles and finds ...

Beet kvass is a fermented Ukrainian drink that provides not only probiotics and digestive enzymes, but is a key aid in detoxifying the body. Fermenting anything heightens its nutritional value and ...

Fermented drinks like kombucha, kefir, and amazake contain live bacteria and other compounds that may help support gut health ...