Lacto Fermentation For Preserving Foods

[hellosailor]

Tatia, salt is a bacteriostatic. That is, it may not kill bacteria but it prevents the growth of bacteria. So salt is essential to pickling. There are different brines, some use more salt, some less, some vinegar, etc. but I suspect all will be a salt problem for you. The USDA and other resources online have literally two hundred years of recipes and information in pickling, you might start there.
"low-salt pickles" also gets a list of hits online.

[forsailbyowner]

taken from" cultured food for life "on the acid environment of cultured foods.

This type of preservation happens when
Lactobacilli, a good bacteria found naturally on vegetables,
converts the starches and sugars of the vegetables into lactic
acid, a natural preservative that inhibits the growth of harmful
bacteria. Lactic acid makes the environment surrounding the
food too acidic for dangerous bacteria to survive, but keeps
the acid at a level in which good bacteria thrive,


and on salt:

If you’re using kefir whey, you
can omit the salt if you’d
like. It’s not necessary for safe fermentation as above, but the
salt will keep your vegetables crunchy; without it, they will
be soft and limp.

[Badsanta]

Lacto fermented anything just sounds gross.

[a64pilot]

Originally Posted by Badsanta

Lacto fermented anything just sounds gross.

Take it from someone who did a year tour in Korea, what Kimchee did for the locals breath was horrible

[Badsanta]

Don't get me wrong I like kimchee. But now that I know it's Lacto fermented I may now pass.

[forsailbyowner]

Originally Posted by Badsanta

Lacto fermented anything just sounds gross.

You better cut out the "gross" wine, beer, pickles,yogurt out of your diet.


Maybe I can shed some light on your ignorance.

Many of you have probably never heard of
lacto-fermentation. This type of preservation happens when
Lactobacilli, a good bacteria found naturally on vegetables,
converts the starches and sugars of the vegetables into lactic
acid, a natural preservative that inhibits the growth of harmful
bacteria.

hetero lacto bacteria craps out alcohol as a by product of digestion. Think about that next time you tip up a frosty beer. Your drinking lacto crap.

[Badsanta]

I know how it works. It still sounds gross to me. It was just a comment and not really worth the ignorant comment. Geez talk about thin skin. I thought it was funny.

[forsailbyowner]

Originally Posted by Badsanta

I know how it works. It still sounds gross to me. It was just a comment and not really worth the ignorant comment. Geez talk about thin skin. I thought it was funny.

Oh I didnt realize you were being funny. I just figured you were ignorant as to what lacto-fermentation was and got a picture of dairy products or something. I still dont get the joke.

[Badsanta]

You won't.

[bornyesterday]

Come on antiSanta, you know the rule.
No joking about politics, religion or food.
And certainly not at the d----r table.

[Badsanta]

I only said it sounded gross and it still does IMHO. If you feel insulted by that, you missed the point. My apologies for your ignorance.