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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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Injera

Injera is a sourdough-risen flatbread central to Ethiopian and Eritrean cuisine. It is traditionally made from teff flou...

Ethiopian Sourdough Grain Flatbread

8.8 Great

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Shio koji

Shio koji is a Japanese seasoning and marinade made from a mixture of koji (cooked rice inoculated with the mold Aspergi...

Japanese Umami Grain Marinade

8.3 Great

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Banku

Banku is a Ghanaian staple food made from a fermented mixture of corn dough and cassava dough, cooked by stirring in boi...

Traditional Staple Grain Ghanaian

7.7 Good

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Kvass

Kvass is a traditional Eastern European fermented beverage commonly made from rye bread. The production process involves...

Russian Beverage Grain Mildly Alcoholic

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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Tarhana

Tarhana is a traditional fermented dried food primarily found in Turkish cuisine, prepared by combining cracked wheat, y...

Traditional Turkish Grain Dried

7.5 Good

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Kasu

Kasu, or sake kasu, consists of the solid lees remaining after sake has been pressed from the fermenting mash during Jap...

Japanese Grain Marinade Sake Lees

7.5 Good

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Tejuino

Tejuino is a traditional Mexican cold beverage originating from the state of Jalisco. It is made from fermented corn dou...

Cold Drink Beverage Mexican Fermented Corn

7.5 Good

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Chicha de jora

Chicha de jora is an Andean fermented corn beer with origins in the Inca Empire, where it held sacred status and was cen...

Traditional Indigenous Andean Beverage

7.3 Good

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Kishk

Kishk is a traditional Middle Eastern food product made by combining cracked wheat (bulgur) or flour with fermented yogu...

Traditional Grain Levantine Dried

7.3 Good

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Chicha

Chicha is a traditional fermented beverage indigenous to the Andes region of South America. It is historically prepared...

Traditional Andean Beverage Fermented Corn

7.3 Good

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Kisra

Kisra is a traditional fermented flatbread and a dietary staple in Sudan and South Sudan. It is prepared from a batter o...

Traditional Grain Flatbread Sudanese

7.2 Good

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Tapai

Tapai is a traditional fermented food widely consumed in Southeast Asia, particularly in Indonesia, Malaysia, and the Ph...

Traditional Sweet Grain Southeast Asian

7.2 Good

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Ogi

Ogi, also known as akamu or pap, is a traditional West African fermented cereal pudding. It is produced by soaking maize...

Traditional Porridge Grain Nigerian

7.1 Good

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Pozol

Pozol is a traditional Mesoamerican beverage made from fermented nixtamalized corn dough, consumed primarily in the sout...

Mayan Mexican Grain Fermented Corn

7.1 Good

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Akamu

Akamu, also known as ogi or pap, is a traditional West African fermented cereal porridge commonly made from white corn,...

Traditional Grain Nigerian Pap

7.1 Good

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Ting

Ting is a fermented sorghum porridge consumed in southern African countries including Botswana, South Africa, and Zimbab...

Traditional Staple Grain Southern African

7.0 Good