Fermented fish and fish products: Snapshots on culture and health

Microorganisms and Fermentation of Traditional Foods

Volumn , Issue , 2014, Pages 188-222

  El Sheikha, Aly F ^a,b   Montet, Didier ^c  

^a Minufiya Government   (Egypt)

^b AL BAHA UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

^c CIRAD   (France)

Author keywords

African fish products; Asian fish products; Fermented dried salted fish; Fish paste; Fish sauce; Health hazards; Latin american fish products; Starter cultures benefits; Traditional fermentation

Indexed keywords

EID: 85008251000     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1201/b17307     Document Type: Chapter

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