We are ferment9!
We are a store, workshop, learning space and unique knowledge center in Barcelona, dedicated to the fermentation of food and drinks with our indispensable allies: microbes!
In Ferment 9 we combine ancient and innovative fermentation techniques with traditional and modern flavors and ingredients. By doing so, we get food and drinks that we consider as delicious as they are nutritious.
We offer fresh and unpasteurized fermented products!
BENEFITS OF FERMENTATION
Fermented foods have a lot of benefits
NATURAL PRESERVATION
Fermentation is one of the oldest techniques for preserving food, creating a harmful environment for harmful microbes.
A HEALTHY DIET
Fermented foods such as sauerkraut, kimchi, kefir and kombucha are versatile and part of a healthy and balanced diet.A HEALTHY DIET
FOODS IN EVOLUTION
We do not pasteurize our fermented products. Experiencing the evolution of flavors from young to mature is one of the most beautiful things about fermentation.
HANDMADE
Our raw and unpasteurized fermented products go directly from our workshop to your table, always guaranteeing their freshness.
WHAT IS FERMENTATION?
Fermentation is an ancient technique used to transform and preserve multiple types of food and beverages. Therefore, fermented foods not only last a long time, but are thought to have more bioavailable nutrients and are more digestive than raw or cooked foods. Since microbes have destroyed cell walls and decomposed (digested) much of what nature had left locked up, this statement makes a lot of sense. Fermentation could have many more benefits than could soon be scientifically demonstrated in the EU, and when the EFSA (European Food Safety Authority) establishes it, we will inform you about it. Fermentation has also been used around the world for millennia by virtually all cultures.
Lactic acid bacteria (BAL), which lead to the fermentation of different substrates, are prehistoric and are present in all fruits, vegetables, raw milk, etc.; practically everywhere, including humans. With the absence of oxygen, essential for the elimination of molds and dangerous yeasts, lactic acid bacteria begin to metabolize any organic substrate and produce antimicrobial and antipathogenic substances. Especially lactic acid, which produces an environment with an intolerable pH for unwanted microbes.
There are also molds and yeasts that not only ferment, but are essential for the fermentation of products such as alcohol, kombucha, kefir, bread or cheese, and that bring greater depth to the flavors of these products.
VISIT US!
In our store in Barcelona you will find everything you need for the fermentation of food and non-alcoholic beverages.
We not only offer equipment, ferments and ingredients, but also our experience and advice for your specific questions and needs.
Come visit us and tell us about your fermentation projects, your doubts and your questions. We will be happy to help you with our knowledge and materials.