Sensory Profile
Wine Analogy
Resembles the complexity of a natural orange wine with its funky, sour notes
Coffee Analogy
Dark roasted coffee with hints of fermented berries
Perfume Analogy
Like a woody, fermented amber accord with sour top notes
Culinary Applications
RupjmaizeLatviaThe sourdough fermentation is essential to develop the characteristic tang and improve shelf life of this national bread
Black Bread Soup (Maizes zupa)LithuaniaUses dried sourdough rye bread as a thickener, where the fermentation acids prevent milk from curdling
KamaEstoniaFermented rye flour is roasted and ground into this traditional instant meal mix
Dietary
VeganVegetarianHalalKoshergluten
Molecular Pairing
Key Compounds Produced
ferulic acidarabino-xylansalkylresorcinols