ferment

Many people turn to fermented drinks like kombucha which promises to boost the microbiome and, by extension, the immune system.

By dint of pandemic pauses and far-flung locales around the U.K.’s Cotswolds and on the Welsh Borders, the lineup managed to quietly ferment and realize some of that long-ago unknown magical mystery.

On reaching the outskirts of the capital, Patna, the team found a ramshackle setup of a dozen metal drums - part of a makeshift apparatus fermenting jaggery, a type of cane sugar, into country liquor.

Sauerkraut, long known for its supporting role as a hot dog topping, is taking the spotlight as nutritionists tout the health benefits of fermented foods.

An increasing number of nutrition scientists and food companies want us to eat more fermented foods—such as yogurt, kimchi, sauerkraut and…Gut Nuts?