fermenting

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Some doughs require days of fermenting before baking begins.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

It is a sugar alcohol typically made by fermenting corn and is now used in hundreds of food products.

From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026

Soy sauce is traditionally made by fermenting steamed soybeans and roasted wheat, which introduces a more complex flavor profile that salt can’t achieve on its own.

From Salon • Dec. 13, 2025

Rum is typically made by fermenting and then distilling sugarcane molasses, the thick treacle-like substance leftover after refined sugar has been produced from the harvested plants.

From BBC • Mar. 23, 2025

Cartoons were still fermenting when sold, and because of the pressure, sometimes exploded in the hands of some careless drinker.

From "Kaffir Boy: An Autobiography" by Mark Mathabane