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Fermentation Atlas

Philippines

38 ferments from Philippines, with how each is made.

38 entries listed here.

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FermentKindMain stepTemperatureSaltpH
Bagoong alamangFish and seafood28 days14–33 %
Bagoong isda (and monamon, terong, dilis)Fish and seafood30 days – 3 months40 °C22–25 %5.9
Bahalina (aged red-bark tuba)Alcoholic drinksat least 12 months4.4–5
Balao-balaoFish and seafood7–10 days28 °C20 %7.5 → 3.8
Bignay wine (Philippine Antidesma fruit wine)Alcoholic drinks3 months
Bubod (tapuy starter)Starters and koji3–4 days
Burong isdaFish and seafood7 days26–29 °C2–10 %up to 4
Burong mangga and dalok (Filipino brined green mango)Fruit3–5 days30 °C3–4 %
Guinamos / ginamosFish and seafood45 days20–25 °C17–20 %
Intus (Visayan/Mindanao sugarcane wine)Alcoholic drinksat least 5 days
Kesong putiCheese1–1.5 h2–2.2 %6.2–6.3
Lambanog (distilled coconut toddy)Alcoholic drinks3 days3.6–4
Nata de cocoOther8–20 days27–30 °C4.2
Nata de piña (pineapple bacterial-cellulose gel)Fruit15 days30 °C5
Palm wine, Asian regional names (toddy, raa, kallu, tua, tuhak)Alcoholic drinks5 days7.2 → 4.5
PatisSauces and condiments30 days – 12 months25–29.1 %5.1–5.1
Puto (fermented galapong)Cereals and bread24 h20–25 °C
Sukang Iloko (Ilocos sugarcane vinegar)Vinegar2.6–3.9
Tapuy (Ifugao rice wine)Alcoholic drinks30 days3–3.7
TinabalFish and seafood14 days5.9–6.7
Tocino (Philippines)Meat7 days – 4 months1.2 %
Toyò (Philippine soy sauce)Sauces and condimentsat least 3 months10 %5.1–5.5
Agkud (Manobo rice wine)Alcoholic drinks
Agos-osMeat
Bais and kabarawan (Philippine honey wines, extinct)Alcoholic drinks
Basi (Ilocano sugarcane wine)Alcoholic drinksat least 2 months
Bibingka (traditional fermented galapong)Cereals and bread
Burong kalabiMeat
Burong mustasa (Filipino rice-water fermented mustard greens)Vegetables4–6 days
Burong talangkaFish and seafood
Kaong palm vinegar (sukang kaong, sukang irok)Vinegar2 months – 3 years
Kiamoy and champóy (Filipino-Chinese salted dried plums)Fruit
Kinutil (Visayan palm-wine and egg drink)Alcoholic drinks
Longganisa (mostly boundary)Meat
LumlomFish and seafood24 h – 2 days
Pangasi (Subanen and Visayan jar wine)Alcoholic drinks2 months
Puto CalasiaoCereals and breadat least 3 days
Tahuri / tahuli (Philippines)Soy and legumes

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