swap_horiz Tsukemono Alternatives

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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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Geuze

Geuze is a traditional Belgian beer created by blending young and old spontaneously fermented lambic ales. The mixture u...

Traditional Sour Beer Belgian Effervescent

9.2 Excellent

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Sake

Sake is a Japanese rice wine fermented using Aspergillus oryzae mold in a process called multiple parallel fermentation,...

Traditional Japanese Rice Wine Beverage

9.1 Excellent

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Katsuobushi

Katsuobushi is a traditional Japanese food product made from skipjack tuna, specifically *Katsuwonus pelamis*, which is...

Japanese Umami Fish Dashi

9.1 Excellent

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Kriek Lambic

Kriek Lambic is a traditional Belgian beer style produced by steeping sour Morello cherries in spontaneously fermented l...

Traditional Sour Beer Belgian Fruit

9.1 Excellent

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Nuoc mam

Nước mắm is a pungent, amber-colored fermented fish sauce widely used as a core ingredient in Vietnamese cuisine. It is...

Fermented Fish Vietnamese Umami Condiment

9.0 Excellent

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Lambic Beer

Lambic is a traditional Belgian beer produced by spontaneous fermentation, in which cooled wort is exposed to wild micro...

Traditional Belgian Sour Spontaneous Fermentation

9.0 Excellent

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Sherry Vinegar

Sherry vinegar is a gourmet wine vinegar produced in the Jerez region of Andalusia, Spain, where its production is prote...

Spanish Aged Condiment Andalusia

8.9 Great

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Crème fraîche

Crème fraîche is a French cultured dairy product with a fat content of approximately 30%, made by allowing cream to ferm...

French Rich Cultured Dairy

8.6 Great

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Tamari

Tamari is a type of Japanese soy sauce that is traditionally made as a byproduct of the miso fermentation process. Unlik...

Japanese Gluten Free Umami Condiment

8.5 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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Mirin

Mirin is a traditional Japanese condiment made from glutinous rice, rice mold (koji), and a distilled spirit such as sho...

Japanese Sweet Cooking Condiment

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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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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Jeotgal

Jeotgal is a broad category of Korean salted and fermented seafood condiments made from various marine ingredients such...

Korean Traditional Condiment Fish

7.9 Good

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Shiokara

Shiokara is a Japanese preserved food made by fermenting small pieces of seafood in salt together with some of the anima...

Japanese Condiment Fish Pungent

6.9 Fair

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Pla Ra

Pla ra is a Thai fermented fish product used as a seasoning, sauce, or paste. It is made by fermenting freshwater fish w...

Traditional Chunky Condiment Thai

6.7 Fair