Although fermented cabbage, pickled cabbage or sauerkraut (literally sour cabbage) as it is commonly known, is most often associated with Germany, it is thought that the original food originated in China over 2,000 years ago, where it is said to have been a staple food for the laborers building the Great Wall.
Some of the best
fermented foods are sauerkraut (
fermented cabbage), kimchi (
fermented cabbage and radishes), pickles (
fermented cucumber), kombucha (
fermented tea), kefir (traditionally milk,
although water and coconut kefirs exist too!)