Two home cooks have used social media to showcase their paocai, Szechuan pickles that are lacto-fermented in a water-sealed jar. The lacto-fermentation process creates a self-sustaining microbial ...

“I’m willing to bet this jar of pickles is older than you” is a statement that will stop you in your tracks. Once you realize that the aforementioned jar of pickles — which is often opened so its ...