Fermented foods like kimchi contain "good" microbes that support a healthy gut microbiome. David Zilber was the director of fermentation at Noma, the iconic three-Michelin-star restaurant. He shared ...

Do you know what chow chow is? I only learned recently, and unless you live in certain areas of the United States, you might not have heard of chow chow either. Let me introduce you to what some ...

In the days before refrigerators, chemical preservatives, and fossil-fueled transportation, starving to death in the winter was a much more pervasive fear. Fermentation first arose more than 10,000 ...

Eating fermented foods can deliver more than just physical benefits — they might have a surprising effect on your mental ...

Beth Skwarecki is Lifehacker’s Senior Health Editor and has been writing about health, fitness, and science here since 2015. Beth was the recipient of the 2017 Carnegie Science Award in science ...

When I was growing up in the 80s and 90s, the word “fermented” prompted scrunched noses, sickly frowns and gagging. Synonyms might as well have been “putrid” or “gross” — conjuring old, decaying food ...