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Parmigiano-Reggiano

Parmigiano-Reggiano is an Italian PDO hard cheese produced in Emilia-Romagna since at least the 13th century, aged a min...

Italian Pdo Aged Cheese

9.2 Excellent

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Miso

Miso is a traditional Japanese seasoning produced by fermenting soybeans with salt and koji mold (Aspergillus oryzae), o...

Japanese Probiotic Umami Soy

9.2 Excellent

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Kimchi

Kimchi is a traditional Korean food consisting of salted and fermented vegetables, most commonly prepared with napa cabb...

Korean Spicy Probiotic Vegetable

9.2 Excellent

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Sauerkraut

Sauerkraut is a traditional fermented food made from finely shredded cabbage that has been preserved through a lactic ac...

German Probiotic Vegetable Cabbage

8.5 Great

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Tsukemono

Tsukemono is a broad category of Japanese preserved vegetables cured using salt, brine, rice bran (nuka), miso, or sake...

Traditional Japanese Condiment Lacto Fermented

8.4 Great

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Preserved lemon

Preserved lemons are a condiment central to North African cookery, particularly Moroccan cuisine, made by curing lemons...

North African Citrus Condiment Vegetable

8.3 Great

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Pao Cai

Pao cai is a Chinese preparation of vegetables preserved through fermentation in a seasoned brine, with Sichuan pao cai...

Spicy Condiment Sichuan Lacto Fermented

8.3 Great

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Nukaduke

Nukaduke is a traditional Japanese pickling method where vegetables are fermented in a living bed of rice bran known as...

Japanese Umami Vegetable Lacto Fermented

8.1 Great

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Umeboshi

Umeboshi are Japanese salt-pickled ume fruits (Prunus mume) that have been a staple of Japanese cuisine since at least t...

Traditional Japanese Vegetable Pickled Plum

8.1 Great

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Suan Cai

Suan cai is a traditional Chinese fermented vegetable, with its name literally translating to "sour vegetable." It is a...

Chinese Tangy Sichuan Lacto Fermented

8.1 Great

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Takuan

Takuan is a traditional Japanese fermented food made from pickled daikon radish. The radishes are traditionally dried in...

Japanese Vegetable Pickled Fermented Daikon

8.0 Great

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Black garlic

Black garlic is produced by fermenting whole garlic bulbs at high humidity and temperatures of around 60–90°C for severa...

Maillard Fermented Asian Umami

8.0 Great

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Nukazuke

Nukazuke is a type of traditional Japanese pickle, or tsukemono, created by fermenting vegetables in a bed of fermented...

Traditional Japanese Probiotic Lacto Fermented

8.0 Great

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Misozuke

Misozuke is a traditional Japanese preservation technique in which foods such as vegetables, tofu, fish, or meat are pic...

Japanese Fermented Umami Vegetable

7.9 Good

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Attieke

Attiéké is a couscous-like fermented cassava dish originating in Côte d'Ivoire, recognized by UNESCO as part of the inta...

Vegetable West African Ivorian Fermented Cassava

7.9 Good

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Kasuzuke

Kasuzuke is a Japanese pickling method in which vegetables, fish, or meat are cured in sake lees (kasu), the residual ma...

Japanese Fermented Sweet Vegetable

7.7 Good

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Gari

Gari is a staple food in West Africa produced from fermented, grated, and dried cassava tubers. The processing involves...

Staple Vegetable West African Dried

7.6 Good

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Gundruk

Gundruk is a traditional Nepali food consisting of fermented leafy vegetables. It is typically made from mustard, radish...

Traditional Vegetable Nepali Dried

7.2 Good

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Poi

Poi is a traditional Hawaiian staple food made from fermented taro root (Colocasia esculenta) that has been cooked, poun...

Traditional Hawaiian Vegetable Starchy

7.2 Good

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Sinki

Traditional Nepali product made by pit-fermenting shredded radish, resulting in an acidic condiment used as a flavoring...

Traditional Vegetable Nepali Dried

6.7 Fair