Fermented Foods

A

• Achar (South Asian pickles)

• Amazake (sweet Japanese rice drink)

• Ayran (fermented yogurt drink)

B

• Bagoong (fermented fish/shrimp paste, Philippines)

• Beer

• Beet kvass

• Borscht (fermented beet soup, sometimes partially fermented)

• Buttermilk (cultured)

C

• Cacao (fermented before becoming chocolate)

• Cider (hard)

• Crème fraîche

• Curtido (El Salvadoran fermented cabbage relish)

D

• Doenjang (Korean fermented soybean paste)

• Dosa batter (fermented rice and lentil batter, India)

F

• Fish sauce

• Fruit kimchi

• Fufu (sometimes fermented, West Africa)

G

• Garum (ancient Roman fish sauce)

• Ginger beer (fermented, non-alcoholic version)

• Greek yogurt

H

• Hakarl (fermented shark, Iceland)

• Hot sauce (fermented varieties)

I

• Idli (fermented rice and lentil cakes, India)

J

• Jun (fermented green tea and honey drink)

K

• Kefir (milk or water-based)

• Kimchi

• Kombucha

• Kvass

L

• Lao Chao (fermented glutinous rice, China)

• Lassi (fermented yogurt drink, India)

• Lutenitsa (sometimes partially fermented, Balkans)

M

• Makgeolli (Korean rice wine)

• Miso

• Molokhia (sometimes fermented in parts of the Middle East)

• Mustard (some traditional versions are lacto-fermented)

N

• Natto (fermented soybeans, Japan)

• Nham (fermented pork, Thailand)

O

• Ogi (fermented cereal pudding, West Africa)

• Olives (traditionally brined and fermented)

P

• Pickles (fermented in brine, not vinegar-cured ones)

• Poi (fermented taro, Hawaii)

• Pulque (fermented agave drink, Mexico)

R

• Rejuvelac (fermented sprouted grain drink)

• Roti fermenté (fermented flatbread dough)

S

• Saurkraut

• Sake

• Salami (naturally fermented meats)

• Sourdough bread

• Soy sauce

• Surströmming (fermented herring, Sweden)

T

• Tapai (fermented rice or cassava, Southeast Asia)

• Tempeh

• Tepache (fermented pineapple drink, Mexico)

• Toum (fermented garlic sauce in some versions)

U

• Umeboshi (pickled and fermented plums, Japan)

V

• Vinegar (e.g. apple cider vinegar, rice vinegar)

W

• Water kefir

• Wine

• Worcestershire sauce (traditional versions use fermented anchovies)

Y

• Yogurt

• Yakult (probiotic fermented milk drink)

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Food Category Listing
🥬 Vegetables & Legumes

• Achar (South Asian pickles)

• Curtido (El Salvadoran cabbage slaw)

• Fermented pickles (non-vinegar)

• Fruit kimchi

• Kimchi

• Natto (fermented soybeans, Japan)

• Olives (brined and fermented)

• Sauerkraut

• Soy sauce

• Tempeh

• Tapai (rice/cassava)

• Umeboshi (Japanese pickled plums)

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🥛 Dairy & Dairy Substitutes

• Ayran (fermented yogurt drink)

• Buttermilk (cultured)

• Crème fraîche

• Greek yogurt

• Kefir (milk-based or water kefir)

• Lassi (India)

• Yakult

• Yogurt (plain, live cultures)

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🍞 Grains & Breads

• Amazake (sweet fermented rice drink)

• Dosa batter (India)

• Idli (India)

• Ogi (fermented millet or maize porridge, West Africa)

• Poi (fermented taro, Hawaii)

• Rejuvelac (fermented sprouted grain drink)

• Roti fermenté

• Sourdough bread

• Tapai (fermented rice)

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🍖 Fermented Meats & Fish

• Bagoong (fermented shrimp/fish paste, Philippines)

• Garum (ancient Roman fish sauce)

• Fish sauce (e.g., Thai, Vietnamese)

• Nham (fermented pork, Thailand)

• Salami (naturally fermented)

• Surströmming (fermented herring, Sweden)

• Worcestershire sauce (traditional, with fermented anchovies)

• Hakarl (fermented shark, Iceland)

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🍹 Fermented Beverages

Alcoholic & Mildly Alcoholic

• Beer

• Cider (hard)

• Jun (fermented green tea and honey)

• Kombucha

• Kvass (beet or rye-based)

• Makgeolli (Korean rice wine)

• Pulque (fermented agave, Mexico)

• Sake

• Tepache (fermented pineapple drink, Mexico)

• Vinegar (apple cider, balsamic, rice)

• Wine

Non-alcoholic / Low Alcohol & Probiotic

• Amazake

• Ginger beer (non-alcoholic fermented version)

• Kefir (milk or water)

• Rejuvelac

• Water kefir

• Yakult

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🧂 Condiments & Pastes

• Doenjang (Korean fermented soybean paste)

• Miso (fermented soy paste, Japan)

• Mustard (some traditional versions are lacto-fermented)

• Soy sauce

• Toum (fermented garlic sauce in some versions)

• Worcestershire sauce

• Bagoong

• Fish sauce

• Garum