Table 1.

Fermented foods worldwide (adapted from [2])

Group	Food examples	Regions of production
Dairy	Cheese; Yogurt: kefir, kurut	Europe, North America, Middle East
Beverages	Beer, coffee, tea, cocoa, wines, cider	All parts of the world
Cereals	Rolls, bread, doughnuts, idli, dosa, pancakes, tape ketan	All parts of the world
Fish	Bagoong, paak, fish sauce	Eastern Asia, South-East Asia, Europe
Meat	Salami, jerky, pepperoni, pickled meat, country ham	Middle East, Europe, India, North America
Legumes	Soy sauce, miso	India, South-East Asia