Sauerkraut (: ) is finely shredded cabbage that has been fermented by various lactic acid bacteria, including Leuconostoc, Lactobacillus, and Pediococcus. It has good keeping qualities and a distinctive sour flavour, both of which results from the lactic acid that forms when the bacteria ferment the sugars in the cabbage. The word comes directly from the German language, which literally translates to sour cabbage. In 1776, Captain James Cook was awarded the Copley Medal for demonstrating that s… (More on Sauerkraut)