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Close-up of hands nurturing a sourdough starter amidst jars of diverse, bubbling fermented foods in a rustic, ancient kitchen setting.

What is Fermentation and Why Does it Matter to Global Cuisine?

The invisible, multi-species microbial communities that have fermented foods for millennia are now under threat, not from natural challenges, but from the very forces of industrialization and standard

Camille Rousseau·June 8, 2026