Fermented foods have been part of human diets for thousands of years, transforming ordinary ingredients into nutritional powerhouses through the magic of microbes. These tangy, complex foods aren’t ...

Surströmming, a fermented herring considered to be a famous delicacy in Sweden, is also known as one of the most pungent foods in the world. More than a decade ago, NPR's Ari Shapiro attempted to eat ...

You won't find much — if any — mention of garum, the fermented fish-based condiment, on the menus at the San Francisco restaurants Saison or Angler. But a few dribbles of this umami-rich elixir make ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In one study, researchers found that people who ate a diet high in fermented foods, averaging 6 servings daily for 10 weeks, ...