![Kazakh postage stamp in tribute to koumiss, a fermented dairy drink](https://thenewinquiry.com/app/uploads/2021/04/Image-57-250x250.jpg)
Fermented Foods: A History
Suspicion of fermented foods owes to a peculiar blend of scientific and market forces so influential as to sway consumer preference in the direction of bland, unappetizing mass-produced substitutes for the zestier originals we can – and did – make ourselves.