Japan’s brewers experiment with a secret ingredient: music
Japan has long experimented with the role of sound in fermentation. For centuries, sake brewers sang motosuri-uta, rhythmic…
Does a chemical plant in Slovakia show the way to a greener industry?
Key Insights Evonik’s Fermas facility in Slovakia is successfully making specialty chemicals via fermentation. A flexible system…
Green Spot Technologies Ferments the Future of Food
The recently launched Milatea brand consists of powders, fillings, and inclusions derived from the fermentation of fava beans…
This Is the Only Bag of Rice I’ll Buy — It Tastes Just Like the One I Love in Japan
If people came with warning labels, mine would simply say, “does not travel well with others.” That’s not…
Interested In Fermented Food? Japan’s Traditional Producers Can Help You Learn
A traditional soy sauce brewery in Japan that Sato’s tour visited. Takashi Sato Fermentation has become a keyword…
Miso in Microgravity: Fermented Flavor Takes Off Aboard the International Space Station
Miso, the beloved Japanese paste made by fermenting cooked soybeans and salt, is known for its rich umami…