Fermentation

This week in Sustag has been about fermentation. The students brought in jars from home in order to make our own fermentation. Fermentation is the chemical breakdown of a substance by a bacteria. It helps prevent the food from spoiling and it could provide unique flavors to the products. It can also also include vitamins and nutrients. We chose our food of choice and cut them up, placing it in the jar. Then we add one cup of water and one tablespoon of salt into the jar, also adding some garlic spices and apple cider to give our food some more flavors. The food should hopefully be sinking under the water, if it's floating then there is possibly too much oxygen in the jar. The longer we ferment the stronger the taste is going to be. After a couple days we'll get to check in on our jars to see how well they have fermented and how they smell and taste. Well be able to keep these for months. —Rica