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DictionarysauerkrautFermented cabbage
noun

sauerkraut

SOW-er-krowt/ˈsaʊərkraʊt/

Finely cut cabbage fermented in brine.

Finely shredded sauerkraut ferments beneath the brine in the glass jar.

A clear fermentation jar filled with finely shredded pale cabbage submerged in brine, with small fermentation bubbles and a glass weight keeping the cabbage below the liquid.
Etymology
sauerGermansour
+krautGermancabbage, vegetable

The pieces mean “sour cabbage”: the name describes the sourness produced by fermenting salted cabbage, rather than a particular variety of cabbage.

In context

George Kao40:15
can do to start inputting nutrition is you know try to go for fermented foods fermented foods are have more viable nutrition so sauerkraut is actually one of the greatest sauerkraut uh fermented kefir
ABC Wisdom Hour #1 -- Karen McMullen, Stephen Dynako, Rino Soriano

More examples

  • The sauerkraut tastes pleasantly sour and a little salty.
  • We serve pork chops with sauerkraut and mashed potatoes.
  • Keep the opened jar of sauerkraut in the refrigerator.