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Michelin-Starred Restaurant Serves 'Ant-Wich' Made from Centuries-Old Ant Yogurt Recipe

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Source: Live Science
Michelin-Starred Restaurant Serves 'Ant-Wich' Made from Centuries-Old Ant Yogurt Recipe
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Anthropologists and food scientists recreated 'ant yogurt' using a centuries-old Balkan recipe involving live wood ants and warm milk, discovering that the fermentation process involves bacteria similar to those used in sourdough bread, and showcasing traditional food practices with modern culinary applications.

Topics:top-newsscience#ant-yogurt#biodiversity#fermentation#food-science#science#traditional-methods
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  1. Anthropologists make 'ant yogurt' from centuries-old recipe, serve it as an 'ant-wich' at Michelin-star restaurant  Live Science
  2. Ant Yogurt Is a Traditional Recipe That Crawls on 6 Legs  The New York Times
  3. Scientists used ants to make yogurt. Diners in a Michelin-starred restaurant ate it  CNN
  4. To make a tasty yogurt, just add ants (and their microbes)  Science News
  5. ‘Surprisingly creamy’: as a fermentista, how could I resist making ant yoghurt?  The Guardian

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