One of the oldest food preparation techniques known to man is back. At a recent Science on Tap event at National Mechanics restaurant in Philadelphia, scientists and interested participants gathered ...

Ready for your next project while waiting for warmer temps? Try the edible experiment that's trendy these days: fermentation. Bringing the magic of fermentation to your kitchen is a fantastic way to ...

Claire is Lifehacker's Senior Food Editor. She has a B.S. in chemistry, a decade of food journalism experience, and a deep love for mayonnaise and MSG. A good pickle is a very pleasing thing, but ...

Spirits don’t grow on trees—they’re made in a distillery! Today, Emily Vikre, who left her job to start her own distillery with her husband, walks us through the process—from fermentation to ...

To make roasted chicken-wing garum, like they do in Noma’s fermentation lab, you need to make a fermentation chamber, cook for hours, and then let your mixture sit for four weeks. Their miso with ...

Lacto-fermentation is a method of food procressing. It uses good bacteria, fungi, or yeasts to give food a different aroma, flavor, or texture and extend shelf life. Fermentation is one of the oldest ...