ferment
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These compounds are produced when gut microbes ferment dietary material and are important for normal intestinal function.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026
"Any transport delay can risk ruining the batch. If it takes longer than 24 hours, the internal sugars begin to rot and ferment unpredictably, destroying the delicate flavour profile needed for premium spirits," says Dhariwal.
From BBC ● Jun. 11, 2026
With the help of large handheld food mixers, they carefully grind the mixture of dried Californian grapes and water, which they then ferment before distilling it in a large still imported from Germany.
From Barron's ● May 2, 2026
Florence, wracked by dissent and besieged by the Holy Roman Empire, remained in ferment until the Medicis consolidated power in 1530 into what became the Duchy of Florence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026
She felt that Joan was being intellectually stimulated at home, but that the creative ferment she always attempted to foster was having little effect on Bobby.
From "Endgame" by Frank Brady
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Soon, this liquid ferments into a tangy beverage with a touch of viscosity, somewhat like Mexico’s pulque.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
Kombucha is made when a SCOBY, a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast, ferments sweetened tea.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 23, 2026
Using an assembler in Germany, it takes grape juice, ferments it with bacteria which does not produce alcohol, and adds Chinese green tea to offer complexity and tannins.
From Barron's ● Feb. 12, 2026
Things that might otherwise be considered scraps or trim find their way into sauces, sausages, pasta fillings, flavored powders, ferments and meals for the staff.
From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2024
Many are armed, and a bad feeling ferments in the pit of my stomach.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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So the Caesar-ish dressing here is intentionally concentrated: cream cheese for body, Kewpie for tang and richness, and a dab of white miso for the salty, fermented funk that anchovy ordinarily brings to Caesar.
From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026
Tepache, a fermented Mexican pineapple beverage that has recently gone mass-market, is another drink with purported wellness benefits that include gut health.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
In its defence the restaurant owner argued that just 60% of diners had opted to try the ants, while the rest were served alternatives like fermented vinegar and edible flowers.
From BBC ● Jul. 22, 2026
On a sidewalk in a middle-class neighborhood of Colima city, the Bejarano family is selling tuba, a refreshing fermented drink made from the fresh, sweet sap of the coconut palm tree.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 24, 2026
For filler we had ham and some of that fermented cow’s milk that the demons call cheese but that I always thought of as stuff made out of a cow’s pale urine.
From "Dragonwings" by Laurence Yep
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At his factory west of Tokyo, workers in hygienic uniforms wash, steam -- and lavishly spray bacteria on -- soybeans that machines then meticulously assemble in cups, before fermenting them for 18 hours.
From Barron's ● Jun. 22, 2026
"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
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
He was sopping wet and covered with foam from the fermenting mash.
From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls
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