Making yogurt with the ant holobiont uncovers bacteria, acids, and enzymes for food fermentation
Veronica M. Sinotte,
Verónica Ramos-Viana,
Diego Prado Vásquez
et al.
Abstract:Milk fermentation has a rich history in which food culture, the environment, and microbes intersect. However, the biocultural origins of fermentation practices and microbes have largely been replaced by industrial processes. Here, we consider a historical fermentation originating from Turkey and Bulgaria, ant yogurt. We revisit the traditional practices and modern gastronomic applications that use red wood ants (Formica rufa group) to initiate milk fermentation. Subsequently, we characterize the ants and exper… Show more
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