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Fermentation Atlas

Sri Lanka

12 ferments from Sri Lanka, with how each is made.

12 entries listed here.

Compare them

FermentKindMain stepTemperatureSaltpH
Appam / hoppers (toddy-leavened rice pancake)Cereals and bread3–5 h28–30 °C2 %7 → 5.9
Dahi (curd)Fermented milk8–15 h37–45 °C
DosaCereals and bread12–14 h28–32 °C2–2.5 %
IdliCereals and bread12–15 h20–30 °C2 %5.9–6.3 → 4.2
Palm wine, Asian regional names (toddy, raa, kallu, tua, tuhak)Alcoholic drinks5 days7.2 → 4.5
BelacanFish and seafood13–25.3 %
Black and oolong tea "fermentation" (enzymatic oxidation)Tea leaf
Idli / dosa batter — the urad (black gram) fermentation roleCereals and bread12–16 h25–35 °C1 %4.5
Jaadi (Colombo cure)Fish and seafood
Meekiri (Sri Lankan buffalo curd)Fermented milk10–15 min90–92 °C6.5–6.6
Palm / toddy vinegar (incl. Myanmar htan-ye vinegar)Vinegar28–42 days3.9 → 3.09
Young jackfruit brine pickleFruit

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