Fermentation's origins and history

[Duvel]

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20 hours ago, liuzhou said:

some sources even go so far as to suggest that it was the origin for sauerkraut, having been brought west 1,000 years ago by Genghis Khan after he invaded China.

We typically credit Hildegard von Bingen to popularize lacto-fermented foods in Germany, that were first described in writing by Hippocrates.

[liuzhou]

1 hour ago, Duvel said:

We typically credit Hildegard von Bingen to popularize lacto-fermented foods in Germany, that were first described in writing by Hippocrates.

 

Yes, but there is archeological evidence that lacto-fermentation was being used in China 3,000 years before Hippocrates.

 

[Duvel]

7 hours ago, liuzhou said:

 

Yes, but there is archeological evidence that lacto-fermentation was being used in China 3,000 years before Hippocrates.

 

As was probably the toilet and the fire. This was more aimed towards the Genghis Khan theory. 

[liuzhou]

3 hours ago, Duvel said:

As was probably the toilet and the fire. This was more aimed towards the Genghis Khan theory. 

 

Yes. I don't buy the GK theory, either. Too late.

Edited August 16, 2023 by liuzhou (log)