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Fermentation
Also searched as: to ferment
In short: Microorganisms such as yeasts or lactic acid bacteria turn sugar into acid, alcohol or gas. That is how bread, yoghurt, sauerkraut, wine and vinegar come about.
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- Harold McGee: On Food and Cooking (2004), Kapitel Gemüse: Fermentation