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Several kinds of Japanese pickles arranged together on a plate

Tsukemono

Tsukemono are Japanese pickled foods made with salt, rice bran, vinegar, miso, sake lees, or other beds; only some types are fermented.

Large wooden soy sauce fermentation barrels in a brewery in Ibaraki

Japanese Fermentation

Japanese fermentation uses kōji, yeasts, bacteria, salt, and time to transform grains, soybeans, vegetables, fish, and other ingredients.