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title: How to Cook with Fermented Foods
date: 2021-06-22T11:00:00+02:00
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# How to Cook with Fermented Foods

## Cookies Cream's masterclass on how to use fermented products in a restaurant kitchen

 06/22/2021 

 

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When it comes to using **fermented products** and developing unique flavors, **Cookies Cream** is without any doubt the place to look at. This MICHELIN-starred restaurant in Berlin has made fermentation its go-to cooking technique for the foundation of a new fine-dining vegetarian culinary identity.

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 ### Meet Cookies Cream

The protagonists of our [Choco Chef Lab fermentation masterclas](https://choco.com/us/stories/fermented-products-cooking-with-cookies-cream-choco-chef-lab)s Stephan Hentschel and Jan Rzehak have a soft spot in their hearts for fermentation. And it’s not just a matter of riding the wave of the latest culinary trend: using modern techniques to process and preserve foods in respect of seasonality and with a focus on regional produce has been the mission of [Cookies Cream](https://cookiescream.com) since its opening in 2007.

The rules of their **vegetarian fine-dining** cooking are today well defined - for instance, their kitchen serves no pasta dish but rather focuses on extracting unexpected flavors and obtaining different consistencies from fewer key preparations like fermented vegetables, sauces, or marinades.

 

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 ### Cooking with fermented products

We challenged the chefs from Cookies Cream to create two **recipes with fermented products** from Markus Shmizu’s fermentation lab, mimi ferments - take a look at our masterclass preview to get a glimpse of their culinary creations.

 

 

 

  

 

 

 In our masterclass, the chefs presented two recipes that showcase the **flavor-boosting properties** of ama miso and shiō koji. These fermented ingredients were used to marinate and highlight the taste of cucumber and beetroot, resulting in an explosion of flavors and a playful combination of textures.

### Learn more about cooking with fermented products

Discover the **[Choco Chef Lab](https://choco.com/chef-lab/masterclasses/mastering-cucumber-miso-beetroot-miso)** and master your culinary techniques together with experts from our community of chefs, artisans, innovators, and storytellers. Let's connect and collaborate!

 

 

 

 ##  more about fermentation 

 

 

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##  The Ultimate Fermentation Lab 

Meet your fermentation instructor Markus Shimizu and join Choco Chef Lab

 

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##  Discovering Shiō Koji 

The fermenting fungus that wound up in everything

 

 ](https://choco.com/us/stories/what-is-shio-koji-fermentation-food-science) 

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##  Like Beats, Like Yeasts 

From green music influencing yeasts growth during fermentation to the latest creation of the fermentophone

 

 ](https://choco.com/us/stories/fermentation-music)