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Fermentation Atlas

Taiwan

13 ferments from Taiwan, with how each is made.

13 entries listed here.

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FermentKindMain stepTemperatureSaltpH
BottargaFish and seafood5–7 days20 °C
Century egg (boundary: alkaline, chemical)Eggsat least 2 months10
Fu cai (Hakka bottled fermented mustard)Vegetables4–6 months2.3–7.9 %3.8–4.3
Jiang sun (Taiwanese fermented bamboo shoots)Vegetables2 months
Lap cheong (Cantonese sausage)Meat4–7 days50 °C
Mijiu (Chinese and Taiwanese rice wine)Alcoholic drinks12–14 days25 °C
Stinky tofu (chòu dòufu) — brine-soaked tofu, reference processSoy and legumesat least 12 months
Taiwanese black-bean soy sauce (yìnyóu / heidou jiangyou)Sauces and condiments5.9 months17–32 °C20 %
White fermented tofu (bai furu, sufu) — reference processSoy and legumes2.6–6 months25–28 °C14 %6–7
Chhài-pó͘ (salted dried radish)Vegetables
Jiang-gua (Taiwanese fermented cucumber)Vegetables
Siraw (silaw)Meat
TmmyanMeat7–15 days25–30 °C6 %5.8 → 3.8

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