Pickling is a delicious way to beat the microbes that would otherwise spoil your food, says Sam Wong
ALL over the world, people use acid to preserve fruit and vegetables, creating the sour and delicious foods we call pickles. The microbes that spoil our food have a hard time growing if the pH is lower than 4.5, but we can eat foods with a pH as low as 2 .
Some pickles are made by salting vegetables or fruit, encouraging the growth of bacteria that produce lactic acid. These includeSubscribe for unlimited digital access
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