fermentation
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Perhaps the best-known examples of fermentation are in baking and brewing, where yeast breaks down sugar into ethanol and carbon dioxide.
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
"You can grate it, it's salty, it has a nice texture, it can be added to pasta. And it's just really cool to see… the fermentation can help it become delicious."
From BBC • Jun. 4, 2026
You also need time: Almost all doughs in the book require at least an overnight fermentation to improve their flavor, rise and handling capability.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
"And our research shows that sourdough fermentation influences wheat fibers to a greater extent than previously thought."
From Science Daily • Mar. 16, 2026
For the microbes include not only disease organisms but those that destroy waste matter, make soils fertile, and enter into countless biological processes like fermentation and nitrification.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
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