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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...