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Comment by awesome_dude

6 hours ago

The fermented food that has always blown my mind has been

<drum roll>

Chocolate

I have no idea WHY that should come as a shock to me, but it does

Honorable mentions also go to Tea and Coffee

Oh whew, when I finally learned how Chocolate is made....mind blown.

The Western 19th and 20th centuries's approach to foods have been an incredible disservice to culinary and health history and modernist trends.

  • My GUESS is that canning really changed Western diets because food could last indefinitely in good condition