Milk Kefir
Milk kefir (pronounced keh-FEER, or KEE-fur, I’ve even heard it as KEFF-er) is made with the help of a colony of bacteria and yeasts (aka a SCOBY) which is organized …
Jun
Jun (joon) is a fermented tea drink similar to kombucha, that is made with green tea and honey as the sweetener. The SCOBY is the culture responsible for transforming the tea into a …
Curtido
Curtido (sometimes spelled cortido) is a Salvadoreña (from El Salvador in Central America) version of sauerkraut. The word encurtido means pickle in El Salvadorean Spanish. In its native country, the …
Chiles in Escabeche
Escabeche has a fascinating history. The word originally comes from the Persian al-sikbaj, literally meaning “vinegar food”. After mingling with the Spanish, it eventually became part of the Spanish and …
Oregon Fermentation Festival
It seems like there are fermentation festivals popping up all over the nation. (Well, we’ll take credit for at least a few of them.) The Oregon Fermentation Festival is a …
Ponytail Radish Kimchi
Young radish (yeolmu 열무김치) aka “ponytail” kimchi is a summer delicacy. Use the whole veg, stems and all! Traditionally it is made with fresh green and red chiles. I substituted red …
Cucumber Kimchi (Oi Sobagi)
Kimchi can be made with so more than just cabbage! There are almost 200 varieties of kimchi in Korea, using different vegetables and ingredients. This style, known as oi sobagi …
Ginger Ale
Theron Spornhauer Colón (left) and Kevin Wohlmut (right), aka The Beer Fairies, gave a presentation at the 2015 San Diego Fermentation Festival about making your own homemade sodas! Here is …
Beet Kvass
Beet kvass is a fermented vegetable tonic, made with beets and other veg which are “steeped” in a brine for a few weeks. This recipe includes onion and cabbage for …
2015 San Diego Fermentation Festival
We’re excited to be producing the first San Diego Fermentation Festival in America’s Finest City. Sunday, February 1, 2015 10am to 3:30pm The Ranch 450 Quail Gardens Drive Encinitas, CA …
