Miso Soup (Vegan)
One of the quintessential Japanese flavor enhancers, miso paste, plays a prominent role in this classic simple soup. Ichiban dashi (first stock) is the light, flavor-rich broth made from kelp …
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Hey, Fermenters! We just joined Yummly, whose mission is to be the smartest and most helpful food platform in existence! It’s a feature rich platform where you can customize recipes …
Book Review: Yummy for Our Tummy
Yummy for our Tummy is a fun and beautiful book you can read to toddlers. Get ’em hooked early, I say! (on gut-healthy fermented foods, that is!) This was definitely …
Dill Pickle Popcorn
Enjoy this healthy meta-meta snack! FIRST: It starts here, with garlic dill pickles THEN: you make the garlic dill seasoning. FINALLY: You pop some popcorn and sprinkle it on top! …
Citrus Ginger Hopped Pickles
Here’s a riff on the classic garlic dill pickle recipe. It uses hops ginger and citrus peels. It’s bright and just a bit hoppy. I’ve used kirby pickling cukes, and …
Probiotics Primer
It seems you can’t pick up any newspaper or health magazine lately without coming across a mention of probiotics. They’re known to clear up upset stomachs. They show some effectiveness …
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). …
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 …
Ginger Beer Starter
I recently started a new ginger bug! It’s not really an insect ?, but rather a wild starter that’s made from water, sugar and fresh grated #ginger. Natural airborne yeasts …
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 …
