High-Alcohol Water Kefir
Under the right conditions, you can coax the tibicos (aka water kefir grains) to create a high-gravity (higher alcohol than normal) version of water kefir. There are now several commercial …
Mustard Leaf Kimchi
After perusing the Korean market’s fresh vegetable aisle, I found some mustard greens, which resemble green kale. A common type of kimchi, mustard leaf (gat) kimchi (갓김치) is made from …
Pineapple Ginger Kombucha
Got any extra pineapple scraps lying around? Why not make some tropical kombucha? Inspired by tepache (a Mexican boozy pineapple based beverage), using scraps such as cores and peels infuses …
Pumpkin Spice Kombucha
There are an infinite number of ways to flavor kombucha. Here is a seasonal (autumn/winter) idea using pumpkin puree, as well as the classic “pumpkin spices”: cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, cloves, …
Make-Ahead Kimchi Paste
The kimchi “paste” is the heart and soul of kimchi, as you slather some lucky vegetables with the iconic flavors of garlic, onions, ginger, and chile pepper. I find that …
Book Review: Bone Broth: 101 Essential Recipes
As “real food” advocates, we believe slow-cooked broth from properly raised animal bones is a highly nutritious and ancestral food. Our friend (and one of the founding members of Fermenters …
Book Review: The Well-Fed Microbiome Cookbook
The Well-Fed Microbiome Cookbook is for you if any of these are true: You’re looking for a basic lesson in how our guts and the billions of good microbes that …
Fermentation Device Comparison (aka “Smackdown”)
With the increased popularity in home fermentation, there is a slew of new gadgets available to assist in small-batch fermenting (for our purposes, “small-batch” means amounts a half-gallon or smaller). …
Wild Microbes and Wild Weather at the 2016 San Diego Fermentation Festival
Written by Curt Wittenberg. Reprinted with Permission. Mead, beer, cider, sauerkraut, kimchi, and cheese were all in full bloom, blowing in the wind and dancing between the raindrops at the …
Sprouted Flour Kefir Pancakes
If you’re a real food-ist, you most likely have learned the concept of delayed gratification, as many foods traditionally took longer to prepare. If you want pancakes, for example, you …
