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Russian salt-fermented beetrootквашеная свёкла

Beetroot is cleaned, sliced and packed in a container with salt, where it ferments. Its high sucrose lets the bacteria make dextrans, which can give the product a slimy texture (FAO, citing Pedersen 1979).

A short entry: the sources we found record only what is said here about Russian salt-fermented beetroot itself. Its own sources do not record how it is made, so the steps and scenes below are those of Kvashenaya kapusta (Russian sauerkraut), the closest documented vegetables ferment, shown as a guide to the method, not as a record of Russian salt-fermented beetroot.

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Recipe

No fixed amounts recordedNo amounts in the one source read.
Beetroot, cleaned and sliced[fao134]
Salt[fao134]

Total time across the steps of Kvashenaya kapusta (Russian sauerkraut): 5 days – 20 days

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What changes: Cabbage heads are trimmed, cored and shredded

Step 1 of 5 · steps of Kvashenaya kapusta (Russian sauerkraut)
Trim and shred the cabbage
Time
Not documented
Temperature
Not documented
Salt
None given
Acidity
Not documented
Which microbes the steps name, step by step
Lactobacilli
Flavour
Not documented
Texture
Not documented
Colour
Not documented

Microbes at work in this step

Not documented for this step.

Method

Measured measured in a studySet fixed by a specification or tested recipeReported one source reports itTypical a general value, not sourced for this fermentUnconfirmed not yet checked against a source

At a glance

Beetroot is cleaned, sliced and packed in a container with salt, where it ferments. Its high sucrose lets the bacteria make dextrans, which can give the product a slimy texture (FAO, citing Pedersen 1979).

What makes this one different

The source singles out the beet's high sucrose, which lets the bacteria make dextrans and can make the ferment slimy.

Related ferments

History and sources

Every number is labelled with how it is known. How this atlas is made

  1. [fao134] Battcock M. and Azam-Ali S. 1998, Fermented fruits and vegetables, a global perspective, FAO Agricultural Services Bulletin 134, ch. 6.1.5 Pickled beetroots (citing Pedersen 1979)gov