What does «fermento» mean in Spanish?
- Organic agent that produces the fermentation of a substance.
Examples of use in Spanish: "las enzimas ofician de fermento".
"La fermentación del vino se produce por el concurso del azúcar, del fermento, del agua y de cierta temperatura".
"Para hacer el fermento, disolver la levadura en la leche tibia, agregarle el azúcar y la harina".
- That which excites, gives rise to or maintains the agitation or alteration of the spirits.
Examples of use in Spanish: "fermento de discordias".
"sus escritos fueron un importante fermento revolucionario".
- Primary ferment. Also called starter culture, they are those lactic acid bacteria responsible for acidifying the milk by fermenting lactose to lactic acid, so that the milk reaches the pH necessary for the subsequent stage of enzymatic coagulation, or curdling, thus producing cheese.