Much like Italian gorgonzola, German sauerkraut and Norwegian rakfisk (fermented trout), Japanese natto falls into the ...

Chinese fermented black beans (known in Cantonese as dou si) are powerful little umami bombs - they add an intense, rich savouriness to whatever they're cooked with. They are made from soy beans ...

Anyone who doubts the versatility of bean curd needs only to look at fu yu and naam yu. The flavour and texture of these fermented bean curds are very different from the mild taste and sometimes ...

a vegetarian alternative to meat made from fermented cooked soya beans and which is widely eaten in parts of Asia. The team said their breakthrough takes advantage of solid-state fermentation ...