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Fermentation Atlas

Belarus

10 ferments from Belarus, with how each is made.

10 entries listed here.

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FermentKindMain stepTemperatureSaltpH
Fermented birch sap (berezovitsa, birch kvass)Soft drinks6 → 3.18
Kvashenaya kapusta (Russian sauerkraut)Vegetables5–20 days13–20 °C2.5 %
Kvass (bread kvass)Soft drinks14 days10 °C4.2
RyazhenkaFermented milk4–6 h38–42 °C
Scalded-rye sourdough breads (Borodinsky and Baltic rye breads)Cereals and bread22 h30–55 °C4.1
SmetanaFermented milk24 h20–35 °C
Solyonye ogurtsy (Russian salted cucumbers)Vegetables2.5–3.5 %
TvorogCheese6–12 h4–5.5
Żur / żurek starter (zakwas)Cereals and breadup to 4.9 months10–20 °C1.5 %
Naturally soured milk (Central and Eastern Europe)Fermented milk3.5–4.5

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