Himalayan Fermented Foods: Microbiology, Nutrition, and Ethnic Values

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CRC Press, Aug 17, 2009 - Technology & Engineering - 216 pages
The magnificent Himalayan Mountains, the highest in the world and home to the famed Mount Everest and K2, are also imbued with a rich diversity of ethnic fermented foods. Dr. Jyoti Prakash Tamang, one of the leading authorities on food microbiology, has studied Himalayan fermented foods and beverages for the last twenty-two years. His comprehensive
 

Contents

chapter one The Himalayas and food culture
1
chapter two Fermented vegetables
25
chapter three Fermented legumes
65
chapter four Fermented milks
95
chapter five Fermented cereals
117
chapter six Ethnic fish products
139
chapter seven Ethnic meat products
161
chapter eight Ethnic starters and alcoholic beverages
187
chapter nine Antiquity and ethnic values
229
chapter ten Prospects of the Himalayan fermented foods
247
Bibliography
255
Back cover
285
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Dr. Jyoti Prakash Tamang, a leading authority in food microbiology, has been studying the Himalayan fermented foods and beverages concerning microbiology, nutritional aspects, functionalities, and food cultures for the last 22 years. He earned a B.Sc. (honors), M.Sc., and Ph.D. from North Bengal University, followed by post-doctoral research at the National Food Research Institute (Japan) and the Institute of Hygiene and Toxicology (Germany). Dr. Tamang was awarded the Gold Medal by North Bengal University in 1985, the National Bioscience Award of Department of Biotechnology of Ministry of Science and Technology of India in 2005, and became a Fellow of the Biotech Research Society of India in 2006. Dr. Tamang has published more than 75 research papers in peer-reviewed international and national journals, has filed a patent, and is currently guiding several students. He has presented his works in 17 different countries and is a member of several prestigious national and international academic and scientific organizations. He is a chief editor of Journal of Hill Research, and he is a regular reviewer of many reputable national and international scientific journals and books. Dr. Tamang is the president of the Centre for Traditional Food Research at Darjeeling, a team leader of the Food Microbiology Laboratory, and a senior visiting faculty in microbiology at Sikkim Central University.

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