Fermented Tomatoes, juice is tasting really sour, normal ?

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Fermented Tomatoes, juice is tasting really sour, normal ?

Postby DrKeksimus on Tue May 25, 2021 10:07 am

Hi,

So a Joshua Weissman video convinced me to try fermenting tomatoes..

He really goes on about how umami the taste of the juice is, mine is however not at all. Really sour and tomato-y. You would never put this on toast or shrimp like he does.

Is he making things look better then they are to score some likes for visibility, or am I doing something wrong ?

I fermented in a vacuum bag, 2% salt, 5 days. First 2 of witch I left the bag in a to cold room. (10°C - 50°F), after that 3 days in 18°C - 65°F room

The bag was pretty inflated, although not as much as in the video.

If I roasted the tomatoes first, then tried fermenting would that still work, or would it kill all the bacteria and no ?
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Re: Fermented Tomatoes, juice is tasting really sour, normal

Postby Christopher Weeks on Wed May 26, 2021 5:17 am

I haven't done that, but expect to have a bunch of tomatoes later this summer, so I'm interested. My default reaction would be to assume you didn't ferment enough, but I'm coming from the vegetable world where my youngest ferments are five weeks and 2-3 years isn't out of line. But if your bag inflated, it's obvious that something was going on.
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Re: Fermented Tomatoes, juice is tasting really sour, normal

Postby DrKeksimus on Wed May 26, 2021 11:44 am

it was inflated, but not all that much

gonna try a new one with a higher fermentation temp
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