I know of two kinds of beans that one ferments in cooking:
(1) soy beans, to make black bean sauce in Chinese cooking,
and probably other things (maybe soy sauce or tofu).
(2) mung beans, to make dhosas in Indian cooking.

Which beans can one ferment, in general, and how does one do it?
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