Potty Talk: Squatting vs. Sitting
The “Bottom” Line: Along with eating fermented foods daily, I highly recommend this or another squatting device as part of a holistic way to practice healthy digestion and elimination. A few …
The “Bottom” Line: Along with eating fermented foods daily, I highly recommend this or another squatting device as part of a holistic way to practice healthy digestion and elimination. A few …
You always remember your first 💚! For me, my first fermented love was sauerkraut. In fact, ten years ago this month, I experimented with my first batch of slow-fermented cabbage. …
I’ve combed the interwebs to come up with some interesting sited and links relating to the scientific and biological processes involved in fermentation. In researching these links, I aimed to …
Q: Do fermentation and chocolate ever go together? A: YES, actually. What we taste and enjoy as chocolate would not be possible without fermentation! When the cocoa beans (the part …
Ever curious about the microbial universe, I began to look for scientifically backed research to demonstrate the antiviral properties of fermented foods. The different studies I found vary in factors …
As air travel is a necessity for most of we globetrotting fermenters, I thought I’d share my techniques for traveling with jars of pickles, kimchi and sauerkraut. Except when I’m …
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 …
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). …
Soaking seeds, nuts, legumes and grains neutralizes phytic acid [1], which is found in the bran of all cereal seeds grains. Phytic acid regulates the release of minerals needed by …
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 …