After reading Pollan's Fermentation chapter in Cooked, and the discussion in class, I realize that I skimmed over what some people found interesting. For example, on page 330, the argument for children born cesarean vs. children born vaginally is quite interesting. I had never really heard of this argument before but it does make sense with the amount of flora that is housed within the female's vagina. Although, within my family, my sister and I both were born cesarean but neither of us have any allergies. Perhaps on a larger scale the trend he mentions in the book would become more prevalent.
The documentary, How Beer Saved the World, was mentioned in class and I watched it a few days later. The documentary was very cool and interesting that how beer was made from fresh barley hundreds of years ago was actually beneficial to your health. Fermentation was actually quite important for humans hundreds of thousands of years ago and that is very cool that we are still doing the same processes today, albeit for different reasons. The documentary showed how diseased ridden water could be fermented into beer which could be consumed safely and had several health benefits.
A question in class was brought up, "is fermentation important to you." I was surprised at how many people said no. It could just be my northern European descent coming out, but I love cheese, cabbage, and ethanol isn't bad either. So that would be a resounding yes, I love fermentation and its byproducts.
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