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Re:The Peking Duck Exception by caycep on Monday December 05, 2022 @03:11PM (#33871190)
and yet despite his alarm at aging ducks the author also has multiple articles on fermented foods on his site...
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Re:The Peking Duck Exception by thaumasiotes on Monday December 05, 2022 @03:39PM (#33871581)
Fermentation specifically sterilizes the food. That's what alcohol does.

It's analogous to the process of cooking the duck, not the process of hanging it out overnight.

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Re:The Peking Duck Exception by justincormack on Monday December 05, 2022 @03:46PM (#33871679)
Its not related to alcohol. Fermentation is mainly about producing acidity that stops harmful bacteria growing (also in the absence of oxygen, plus salted).
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