Cultured Foods
There have been lots of extracurricular activities at the Academy in which I've been involved lately that have taken me out of my normal routine of posting. However, I'm sure what I have in store to show you will have been worth the wait.
For the last few days we've been making cultured foods, also known as "ferments", which is a process by which food or drink goes through a chemical change caused by enzymes produced from friendly bacteria. Fermentation alters the appearance, flavor and texture of food, and some benefits to this manner of preparation include that it:
- Enhances one's diet through the development of a diversity of flavors, textures, and colors of foods
- Preserves food for storage, and
- Provides friendly bacteria for better digestion
So, here are few of the ferments we made in class:
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