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Dark brown mushroom garum in a glass jar and shallow dish, with mushrooms beside them.
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Koji mushroom garum

Mushroom garum turns mushrooms, rice koji, salt and water into a dark savoury seasoning. A sustained warm hold lets koji enzymes break down the mixture before straining.

Modern method
· Condiments
A spoonful of thick plain Greek-style strained yogurt lifted over a white ceramic bowl.

Greek-style strained yogurt

Greek-style strained yogurt is cultured whole milk drained through cloth to remove whey. This modern Utah home method makes a thick yogurt from a gallon batch.

Utah · Modern method
· Dairy
Illustrative bowl of plain fresh cottage cheese with small soft curds.

Cottage cheese, long-set

Skim milk is cultured slowly, cut into curds, warmed and drained to make fresh cottage cheese. Cold-water washing softens its flavour before cream and salt are added.

Canada · Modern method
· Dairy
Golden Belgian cramique loaf with raisins baked through its soft crumb, shown with slices.

Cramique

A tender Belgian wheat loaf enriched with milk, butter and egg, with raisins scattered through the crumb. Cramique is sliced for breakfast or a snack, often with butter, jam or chocolate cream.

Flanders · Modern method
· Grains and starches
Illustrative whole, paraffin-coated cheese based on the Canadian home-dairy method; the source does not specify its mould shape or interior.
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Semi-soft cheese

A mild whole-milk cheese set with starter and rennet, drained in a mould, dry-salted and ripened. This small-batch method appeared in Canadian home-dairy guidance.

Canada · Modern method
· Dairy
Small Brazilian pão francês rolls with a crisp golden crust and airy crumb.

Pão francês

A Brazilian wheat roll with a crisp crust, this home batch uses dry baker’s yeast and a steam-assisted oven bake.

Brazil · Modern method
· Grains and starches
A few small round golden Belgian pistolet rolls, one split open to show a soft, airy crumb.

Belgian pistolet

A crisp Belgian roll made from a supplier’s Croc-flour dough, mixed by hand or machine, proofed in rounds and baked with steam.

Brussels · Modern method
· Grains and starches
A thin folded Staffordshire oatcake filled with mushrooms and melted cheese on a cream plate, beside oatmeal and flour.

Staffordshire oatcake

A North Staffordshire speciality, this soft yeast-raised oat-and-wheat pancake is cooked on a pan or griddle and folded around a savoury filling.

Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire · Modern method
· Grains and starches
Illustrative serving of poached stockfish with wholegrain mustard butter, potatoes, carrots and chives. The mustard-butter sauce is an editorial formulation for this recipe.
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Poached stockfish with mustard butter

Rehydrated air-dried Norwegian cod simmered until it flakes, served with boiled potatoes and carrots under a wholegrain-mustard butter whisked from the fish's own poaching liquid.

Norway · Modern method
· Fish and seafood
A long strip of soft, lightly flour-dusted Guatemalan pan francés made of joined double-roll sections.

Pan francés guatemalteco

Pan francés guatemalteco is a soft yeast bread shaped as a long strip of joined double rolls and commonly served with dishes such as tamales colorados.

Guatemala · Modern method
· Grains and starches
A bowl of smooth, vivid green coriander-mint chutney.

Coriander-mint chutney

A cold-blended coriander and mint chutney with ginger, green chilli and optional cumin and lemon; the author serves it with snacks, chaat and sandwiches.

India · Modern method
· Condiments
Plain white quark with fine moist curds in an ivory bowl, with a clean spreader beside it.

Quark

Quark is a soft, fresh curd cheese used in spreads and desserts. This small home batch sets milk with mesophilic culture and rennet before refrigerated drainage.

Germany · Modern method
· Dairy
Illustrative modern first ferment of water kefir with sugar water, hydrated grains and optional raisins; the image does not imply a validated endpoint or alcohol-free result.
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Water kefir with sugar water and raisins

Water kefir grains culture lightly sweetened water into a tart, faintly fizzy drink, with raisins added as an optional dried-fruit nutrient. Alcohol, acidity and fermentation rate vary batch to batch.

Modern method
· Drinks
Pandan sangkhaya, a glossy green Thai custard dip served with soft white bread.
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Pandan sangkhaya

A green Thai custard of pandan juice, coconut milk, egg yolks and sugar, cooked over a water bath until it coats a spoon and served for dipping soft bread, toast or sticky rice.

Thailand · Modern method
· Condiments
Illustrative quick yuzu ponzu in a ceramic dipping dish, garnished with yuzu zest; the exact recipe combines yuzu, soy, vinegar, mirin, kombu and bonito.

Quick yuzu ponzu

This quick ponzu combines soy sauce, vinegar, hon mirin, kombu, dried bonito and yuzu juice after a brief boil and a warm extraction; the recipe serves five.

Japan · Modern method
· Condiments
A clear tumbler of finished pale cream Northern Nigerian pearl-millet kunu zaki.
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Northern Nigerian pearl-millet kunu zaki

A thick, spiced northern Nigerian drink of pearl millet in which only part of the fermented slurry is cooked, so raw starch and gelatinised starch are recombined.

Northern Nigeria · Modern method
· Drinks
A finished round no-knead sourdough boule with a cross-scored crust and a slice showing the open crumb.

No-knead sourdough loaf

A ripe sourdough starter leavens this modern low-handling loaf. Three hourly folds organize the sticky dough before a long refrigerator rest, final proof and covered bake.

United States · Modern method
· Grains and starches
Plain glossy natto in a small dark blue ceramic bowl, with fine sticky strands between cooked soybeans.
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Natto with half-pack starter in a yogurt maker

Pressure-steamed soybeans are mixed with half a retail natto pack, held in a yogurt maker, and chilled; the creator reports a yield of about 300 g.

Modern method
· Legumes and seeds
Photograph of Shoyu-koji.

Shoyu-koji

A Japanese kitchen condiment of rice koji matured in soy sauce until the grains turn soft and sweet. The same name also means the mould-grown soybean and wheat used to brew soy sauce.

Japan · Modern method
· Condiments
A tall domed golden-brown overnight panettone in a plain paper mold, with a slice showing airy crumb and raisins, apricots, cranberries and dried pineapple.

Overnight panettone: King Arthur version

A modern instant-yeast panettone with an overnight flour-and-water preferment and mixed dried fruit. It is separate from specialist sourdough panettone methods.

Lombardy · Modern method
· Grains and starches
A bowl of smooth, glossy chestnut-brown sweet mushroom jam with a fine pulped texture and a small spoon.
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Mushroom Jam (Sweet Concentrated Mushroom Preserve)

An experimental sweet mushroom preserve developed in Indian food-processing research, made by cooking mushroom pulp with sugar, added pectin and citric acid until concentrated into a thick, spreadable jam.

Solan · Modern method
· Vegetables
A bowl of thick golden Danish remoulade with finely chopped pickled vegetables on a warm ivory surface.

Remoulade (Danish)

Danish remoulade is a thick, yellow, mayonnaise-based sauce flecked with finely chopped pickled vegetables. Arla’s quick home version stirs piccalilli remoulade purée with mayonnaise, crème fraîche, diced apple and capers.

Denmark · Modern method
· Condiments
A bowl of deep brown miso-based sauce with sesame paste, rice vinegar, garlic and five-spice arranged nearby.
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Hoisin-inspired quick sauce using miso

An untested modern miso-based sauce inspired by hoisin's sweet, savory profile; this prototype is not traditional hoisin or a copy of a commercial brand.

Modern method
· Condiments
A small ceramic bowl of plain glossy natto, with cooked whole soybeans bound by fine translucent sticky strands.
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Natto with frozen retail starter

This video account makes natto from soybeans using frozen retail natto as a starter and a yogurt maker. It reports one home batch but leaves the starter mass, soak-water temperature, cooling controls and storage after chilling unstated.

Modern method
· Legumes and seeds
Finished whole-bean Japanese natto in a shallow ceramic bowl, showing its characteristic sticky strands.
High risk

Natto with a documented Bacillus subtilis starter

Steamed soybeans fermented by a named strain of Bacillus subtilis into Japan’s sticky, strongly savoury whole-bean food, bound by the thread-forming polymer the bacteria secrete.

Japan · Modern method
· Legumes and seeds
Thick, glossy dark hoisin sauce in a small ceramic bowl with a spoon.

Hoisin sauce

A thick, dark, sweet-salty Chinese condiment built on fermented soybean paste. This page gives one quick home version and records how commercial formulas differ.

China · Modern method
· Condiments
Fresh Khamang Lasoon, a coarse orange-red Maharashtrian coconut-garlic chutney with jowar bhakri and jhunka.

Maharashtrian fresh coconut-garlic chutney

A fresh Maharashtrian chutney of wet coconut and garlic, ground with chilli and salt and finished with lemon; Royal Chef Sujata serves it with jhunka-bhakri.

Maharashtra · Modern method
· Condiments
Coarse gomashio made from toasted tan and black sesame seeds with sea salt in a small pale ceramic bowl, with a ridged mortar and wooden pestle behind it.

Gomashio

Toasted sesame seeds and sea salt are ground together into a coarse seasoning for rice. This small pan-roasted batch keeps most of the seed texture.

Japan · Modern method
· Condiments
Illustrative Javanese-style martabak telor parcel, pan-fried golden with a visible beef, egg and leek filling.

Murtabak

A Javanese-style Indonesian savoury parcel of thin rested wheat dough folded around curry-seasoned beef and egg, then cooked in an oiled skillet.

Java · Modern method
· Grains and starches
A walnut potica ring with a cut slice showing its spiral filling.

Slovenian walnut potica (home adaptation)

A home adaptation of Slovenia's walnut potica specification: enriched yeast dough is rolled around a cold walnut filling, proofed in a ring mould and baked.

Slovenia · Modern method
· Grains and starches
Photograph of Rårörda lingon.

Rårörda lingon

A Swedish uncooked lingonberry accompaniment: frozen berries are mixed with granulated sugar and thawed, with occasional stirring, until the sugar dissolves.

Sweden · Modern method
· Fruit
Round Dutch tiger rolls with a golden crackled rice-flour crust and soft crumb.

Tiger rolls (rice-paste crust)

These Dutch-associated wheat rolls carry a yeast-raised rice-flour paste that dries into a split, crunchy crust.

Netherlands · Modern method
· Grains and starches
Soft golden Korean soboro-ppang buns with rugged peanut streusel caps and a fluffy plain crumb.

Soboro-ppang (Jennifer’s 10-bun recipe)

Ten soft, sweet yeast buns with a crisp, peanut butter streusel topping, shaped by hand and baked until golden.

Korea · Modern method
· Grains and starches
Golden sesame and poppy seed Montréal-style bagels on parchment and a wooden board, one torn open to show its pale crumb.

Montréal-style bagels

Eight slender Québec-style rings are hand-shaped, simmered in sweetened water, seeded and baked on a preheated stone in this home adaptation.

Québec · Modern method
· Grains and starches
Two wide, golden Greek Lagana loaves topped with sesame seeds on parchment.

Lagana (Diane Kochilas yeast version)

Diane Kochilas’s yeast-raised Lagana makes two wide, sesame-topped loaves for Clean Monday. Her Athens-neighborhood version is distinct from the unleavened Lagana also described in the recipe’s cultural context.

Greece · Modern method
· Grains and starches
A glossy golden braided tsoureki loaf topped with almond slivers, on parchment over a wooden table.

Tsoureki (My Greek Dish Easter bread)

Eli K. Giannopoulos’s recipe makes two braided tsourekia with mastic, mahleb and orange, followed by an optional syrup. It is one modern Greek Easter-bread formula, not a universal regional standard.

Greece · Modern method
· Grains and starches
Illustrative sourdough English muffins: griddle-browned rounds with one split to show an irregular airy crumb.

Sourdough English muffins

A soft English muffin dough combines sourdough starter with baker’s yeast, then rises, is cut into rounds and cooks on a griddle. The starter adds tang; the added yeast helps it rise.

United States · Modern method
· Grains and starches
Photograph of Prik nam pla.

Prik nam pla

Fresh sliced chillies, fish sauce and lime form a sharp Thai table condiment. Spoon a little alongside rice, eggs or other cooked dishes.

Thailand · Modern method
· Condiments
Empty folded lotus-leaf buns in a bamboo steamer, with one plain bun opened to show its pocket.

Lotus-leaf buns (unfilled folded steamed buns)

These twelve Chinese lotus-leaf buns are folded wheat-dough pockets steamed empty for filling after cooking. The recipe uses yeast, a little baking soda and cornstarch; it does not include the assembled gua bao sandwich or its fillings.

China · Modern method
· Grains and starches
A thick, glossy red-brown kinema and tomato achar in a shallow ivory bowl, finished with sliced red onion and coriander.

Kinema tomato achar

Kinema ra golbheda ko achar combines already-fermented soybean kinema with tomatoes, onion, garlic and spices, finished with sesame powder and fresh garnish, and is eaten with rice or toast.

Nepal · Modern method
· Condiments
Three soft golden Dampfnudeln cooked in a dark pan with milk and butter, one showing its caramelized underside.

Dampfnudeln

Allgäu Dampfnudeln are enriched wheat buns proofed in a covered casserole and cooked in milk and butter until the liquid nearly cooks away.

Allgäu · Modern method
· Grains and starches
Smooth dark reddish-brown tamarind-date chutney served in a plain ceramic bowl with a spoon.

Simmered tamarind-date chutney

A sweet-sour cooked chutney of tamarind, dates, jaggery, ginger and roasted cumin. An untested measured batch is given beside four documented Indian formulas and their storage claims.

India · Modern method
· Condiments
Three pale, flour-dusted molletes de Antequera, one opened to show its soft white crumb.

Mollete de Antequera

A soft, flattened wheat roll from Antequera, baked pale and often toasted for breakfast or filled as a snack.

Antequera, Málaga, Andalusia; announcement includes Fuente de Piedra in elaboration/packing area. · Modern method
· Grains and starches
Three golden English muffins, one fork-split to show their open crumb.

English muffins: King Arthur yeast-preferment version

King Arthur’s six-piece English muffin batch uses a yeast preferment, two folds and a skillet or electric griddle; it is distinct from the sourdough-and-yeast version already catalogued.

United States · Modern method
· Grains and starches
A round golden broa de milho loaf with a deeply cracked crust and dense yellow crumb, sliced on a wooden board.

Broa

This modern home broa de milho uses scalded maize flour and a wheat-flour yeast sponge; it is distinct from Northern Portuguese maize-and-rye sourdough breads.

Portugal · Modern method
· Grains and starches
Three lightly browned baiji mo flatbreads on a ceramic plate, one split to show its plain interior.

Baiji mo (Bai ji mo)

This Shaanxi-associated yeast flatbread uses a simple water dough, coiled shaping and a skillet bake. It is the bread used in roujiamo, not the filled meat dish.

Shaanxi · Modern method
· Grains and starches
Illustrative Latvian rye-bread kvass in a glass beside dark rye bread; not a photograph of a specific batch.
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Latvian rye-bread kvass

A documentary entry on Latvian rye-bread kvass, preserved from a modern Latvian rye collection. It records a food tradition, not a home-fermentation method.

Latvia · Modern method
· Drinks
Whole peeled garlic cloves submerged in pale brine in a clear glass jar with a glass weight, showing lacto-fermented garlic.
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Lacto-fermented garlic cloves

A small brine ferment of peeled garlic; the video also demonstrates optional onion and herbs.

Modern method
· Vegetables
Whole green okra and garlic in pale brine in a pint jar loosely covered with cloth.

Lacto-fermented okra pickles

Whole okra packs into a pint jar with garlic, salt, whey and water for a short room-temperature fermentation.

Modern method
· Vegetables