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fermenting To ferment or not....

Robb104

Robb104

Greetings and salutations!
I've read bunches of recipes online and the sauce making 101 here along with many posts on fermenting. My question is: for a first time sauce is it preferable to ferment or not? Now for the 5 point bonus essay question: How does fermentation affect the flavor of a sauce compared to an unfermented version?
Thanks for reading and any advice is greatly welcome.
~ Robb
 
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If you read the sauce making and fermenting posts then you already have your answer.
 
It's a personal preference IMO.
Do you like Tabasco or Sriracha? They are fermented. So are most if not all commercial sauces.
 
A non-fermented or fresh sauce is delicious with all the flavors up front
A fermented sauce has layers of flavor that may take several servings to discover.
 
Some people have a preference, I like them all :dance:
 
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Thanks for response. As a former chef, I'm not intimidated by any of the extra steps involved with the fermenting. I've been doing that with beer for over twenty years! But I never got involved with fermented foods. I've got plenty of experience with hundreds of varieties of hot sauces (a friend in PA owned a store) but I've obviously never tasted a fresh one. I was unaware that most commercial brands are fermented which is where my questions stemmed from. Since I have about 30 plants growing, I think I will try both at the same time....and some jelly, too, because why not. Thanks again!
(And where do I find those dancing pepper emoticons? LOL)
 
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Robb104 said:
Thanks for response. As a former chef, I'm not intimidated by any of the extra steps involved with the fermenting. I've been doing that with beer for over twenty years! But I never got involved with fermented foods. I've got plenty of experience with hundreds of varieties of hot sauces (a friend in PA owned a store) but I've obviously never tasted a fresh one. I was unaware that most commercial brands are fermented which is where my questions stemmed from. Since I have about 30 plants growing, I think I will try both at the same time....and some jelly, too, because why not. Thanks again!
(And where do I find those dancing pepper emoticons? LOL)
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