PICKLING vs FERMENTING - What's the Difference? Quick Grocery Store I.D.

What is the difference between pickled and fermented? This video explains the difference between pickling vs fermenting as identified in a US grocery store. Is it pickled or fermented?

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NOTES ON THIS VIDEO:

** I would like to add these points to help clear up confusion.

*Re: PASTUERIZATION vs STERILIZATION: I made the mistake of using the words pasteurization and sterilization interchangeably. They are not the same and I should have been only using the word sterilization in regards to canning. This error is acknowledged, my apologies.

*Re: FERMENTED FOODS DO NOT NEED REFERIGERATION: The title of this video says "Quick Grocery Store I.D", meaning it addresses these foods when sold in a U.S. grocery store (and does not address home nor 'traditional' fermentations).

*Re: FERMENTED FOODS DO NOT NEED REFERIGERATION: In the United States, by law, a live culture fermented food must be refrigerated when being sold in a grocery store. Again by law in the US, foods like fruits & vegetables (including pickles) that are to be sold on the shelf, must be 'canned'. **OTHER COUNTRIES DIFFER**

*Re: FERMENTED FOODS DO NOT NEED REFERIGERATION: Live-Culture fermented foods can have longer term shelf stability (months +) under certain conditions. Home fermenters can experience this. However by law, if a live culture food is to be sold in a grocery store in the U.S., it must be transported via a refrigeration truck and sold in a refrigerator upon store destination. **OTHER COUNTRIES DIFFER**

*WHY DO I SEE SAUERKRAUT & KIMCHI ON THE SHELF AT A GROCERY STORE? If you see these foods on the shelf in a sealed glass jar or metal can, even if at one time is was a live culture fermentation, it has since been sterilized through the canning process. It is no longer a live culture food after the canning process.

*Re: PICKLED FOODS DO NOT NEED TO BE CANNED: The title of this video says "Quick Grocery Store I.D", meaning it addresses pickled foods when sold in a U.S. grocery store (and does not address all home nor 'traditional' pickling methods).

*Re: PICKLED FOODS DO NOT NEED TO BE CANNED: By law in the US, foods like fruits & vegetables (including pickles) that are to be sold on the shelf, must be 'canned'. **OTHER COUNTRIES DIFFER** There are non-pickled foods that are canned on the shelf as well. As the video states, read the ingredients and if you see "vinegar" as a main ingredient, it is a pickled food that has been canned.

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[copisetic]

I was a microbiologist major, I bottle tomato’s with a little salt and citric acid. Pathogens will not grow in a PH of 4.6 or less. I check my tomato’s with a PH strip. I have been bottling for 45 years.

[npsfam]

This is one of the best descriptions if not the best between these two processes.

[kathym]

You are one excellent teacher and clear speaker. Much appreciated.

[jeffmeyer]

Well done comparison. Two years ago I made several jars of fermented dill pickles with garlic. They were crispy and delicious, and a year later I was still eating them. I was surprised that a year in the fridge they didn't go bad.

[morgansmagick]

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[pizzatopia]

I've been live-culture fermenting vegetables for several years and use my carrot kraut with my salads, and offer fermented hot sauce to the customers at my small pizza shop. It's interesting how many people don't know the difference between pickled and fermented foods, the processes, and the health benefits of each. This video was very clear and concise, a very good one on this topic. Well done!

[gettem]

This actually cleared things up a lot, I didnt quite know the difference between pickles and fermented veggies.

[The_Timinator]

I was on a Sauerkraut kick a few years ago... Cabbage, Salt and minimal spices. I loved Caraway Seeds, it gave a "woody, mellow flavor" then My Son went on to College and my Mom that I take care of, couldn't handle the "fermentation". So I stopped. This is a GREAT Video for anybody wanting info.

[kathykapsner]

Last year was my first foray into home fermentation, after very many years of gardening. I made kraut, beet kvass, and fermented a couple of jars of Italian tomatoes with mint leaves and garlic, and also mint leaves with onions. The tomatoes were so darn good they were basically like a sauce all by themselves, not even heated! My favorite kraut included shredded beets. 😋

[limadeltazulu]

Fermented cucumbers are very healthy, the water from these cucumbers contains a lot of needed vitamins. You should eat such a cucumber once a day and drink this water from the jar. Every year, we make about 20 kg of these pickles, fermented. :)

[nessaandeo]

Thank you for sharing. I have never seen fermented cucumbers in germany, didn't know that this is possible.
What I realy like about your video is that you speak clearly and in the right speed, so a viewer with english as foreign language can follow.

[emilygoudie]

Thank you, so very much for educating us on the benefits of fermentation. Your presentation is clear and concise. It has inspired me to give it a go.🙏🏽

[apiecemaker]

Like others, I thank you for such an in depth but easily understood explanation. I too subscribed immediately after watching this video and intend to go back and watch your fermenting videos. I’m 56 and have been gardening, preserving, and pickling for 35 plus years but fermenting always intimidated me. I hope to learn and try this summer with my garden produce. 👩‍🌾💙☀️

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[condoriris]

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[pawshands]

This is exactly what I have been looking for. Never new there was a difference before. I am very into fermented foods. Pickles are the best.

[jameswalters]

Your cabinet color makes me so happy! Ok, now back to the video….

[marksanney]

Thank you for taking the time to clearly break down the difference, along with the benefits, of both fermented and pickled products.

We have many years of canning experience. However, I am just beginning to immerse myself in the business of fermentation.

Greatly appreciated, my friend and have a great weekend. 👍🏻

[LisaLisaAtl]

Thank you. I hate vinegary pickles and veggies. I'll search for fermented veggies instead. I THINK YOU CHANGED MY LIFE!