fermenting

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"These things are not coming out of nowhere. They are forces in American politics that have been underground for a while, but have been just kind of fermenting."

From BBC • Dec. 15, 2025

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

Even so, this steady, low-level intake of ethanol implies that the last common ancestor of humans and chimpanzees, our closest living relatives among the apes, probably encountered alcohol every day from fermenting fruit.

From Science Daily • Dec. 1, 2025

Still, Holzman puts his cheffy spin on things, fermenting his dough for five days to develop flavor and topping it with farm-fresh local ingredients.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 8, 2025

This one reeked even worse than the other: the straw seemed to be fermenting.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom