Fermented

//fɹ̩ˈmɛntʰəd// adj, verb

adj, verb ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Verb

1
simple past and past participle of ferment form-of, participle, past

Adjective

1
Produced by fermentation.
"During the Goguryeo kingdom (37 B.C. to A.D. 668), the Maek people in the northern Korean Peninsula ate maekjeok, a dish of grilled pork marinated in doenjang, a fermented soybean paste. Years later, maekjeok evolved into neobiani, a dish of broad, thin slices of beef tenderized and grilled over flames. A feature of royal court cuisine during the Joseon dynasty (1392 to 1910), neobiani is considered a predecessor to today’s beloved bulgogi."
2
Of food or drink, turned sour due to unwanted fermentation.

Synonyms

alcoholic bad rancid sour sour soured

Antonyms

Example

"The smell of fermented soybeans sickens him."

Related phrases

Chinese fermented rice Chinese fermented sweet rice Chinese sweet fermented rice Thai fermented rice Thai fermented sweet rice Thai sweet fermented rice Vietnamese fermented glutinous rice Vietnamese fermented sticky rice Vietnamese fermented sweet rice fermented glutinous rice fermented rice fermented sticky rice

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