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why is fermented food not toxic like rotten/spoiled food is?

>> No.13784467

>>13784465
Alcohol is toxic.

>> No.13784469

The difference in bacteria used.

>> No.13784488 [DELETED] 

>>13784465
who says it isn't?

>> No.13784496

>>13784465
Fermented food can be toxic if it's done improperly. I.e. how people got botulism from improperly fermented sausages.

The basic idea of fermentation is that you set up the conditions (temperature, acidity, salinity, etc.) so that it favors the growth of "good" microbes which will crowd out the "bad" ones. For example, classic shit like Kimchi or Sauerkraut: you add salt to the recipe to suppress the "bad" bacteria. Once the good bacteria start growing they produce lactic acid which acts as a preservative and keeps the bad bacteria out.

>> No.13785920

can i ferment meat?

>> No.13785957

>>13785920
Only in your mum, she has an adequate supply of bacteria ;)

>> No.13785965

>>13785957
She'd be pretty sick if she didn't.

>> No.13786029

>>13785957
God I wish I qualified for a human fecal bacteria transplant

>> No.13786144

>>13784496
tpbp

>> No.13786367

>>13784465
>rotten/spoiled foood is toxic
>ate two pounds of mouldy cheese earlier today
Fuck it guys, am I done for?

>> No.13786556

>>13784469
Good guys =\= bad guys

>> No.13786564

>>13786367
Maybe you will produce the cure to coronavirus

>> No.13786608

>>13786564
The only things I am producing right now are some really stinky farts. Think it might be it?