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Fermenting french fries results in powerfully pungent potatoes (video)

Allan Rose Hill
Feb 19, 2025
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EastByMike fermented french fries for a week in a jar of salt brine and cabbage leaves. Video below.

"The result: french fries that tasted like salt and vinegar chips," he says, enticingly.

From his recipe:

When you're ready to cook, discard the cabbage leaves and drain the fries. Patting them fry with paper towels. I patted them dry and wen…

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