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Three-Ingredient Fermented Rye Porridge

Lena Bergströmcurious cook

EXPERIMENT

Rye flour, water, salt — fermented for 36 hours. No dairy, no sweetener, no shortcuts. Does fermentation alone create complexity?

RESULT

Yes. By hour 36, the sourness was balanced by something almost nutty. With brown butter poured over it was extraordinary. With nothing — still very good. This is the most Nordic thing I have ever made and I'm not sure if that's a compliment.

sourbittersalty
30 minEasy4 ingredients