Umeboshi (Japanese Pickled Plums)
Umeboshi (梅干) is salted Japanese pickled plums. They take a good level of effort to make properly, but well worth it. Packed with umami, saltiness, and subtle floral aromas, a …
Umeboshi (梅干) is salted Japanese pickled plums. They take a good level of effort to make properly, but well worth it. Packed with umami, saltiness, and subtle floral aromas, a …
We’re always looking for ways to incorporate fermented foods into other dishes. Here’s a nice way to flavor hummus, using fresh dill and fermented garlic dill cucumbers. Like any legume, …
In the pantheon of pickledom, must they ALL be sours? Is there any room for a bread and butter, sweet pickle, at least a respectable old-fashioned (read: fermented) version? The …
Last autumn, I got to pick some fresh olives from a friend’s trees! (I think they were Mission and maybe Arbequina varietals.) Some were green, some were black, and others …
Using three chile peppers in various forms, these no nukes cukes hold some heat, while simultaneously being balanced by the inherent coolness of the cucumber. Want it hotter? Leave the …
When you think of preserving sweet fruits like strawberries, The most obvious is, well, preserves. Since that does not involve fermentation, that was a non-starter. WINE! I once watched Sandor …
You’ve never made homemade fermented dill pickles? They’re simple and sublime! Be warned: once you have, you’ll never buy pickles from the grocery store again. And if you’re a certain …
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 …
Always looking for ways to preserve the harvest, I look at all the clever techniques we have developed: salting, canning, fermentation, freezing, dehydration, etc. Having spotted garlic dill flavored snacks …
This may be the easiest fermented veggie recipe. It’s a great way to get kids started on both making and consuming fermented vegetables! It’s simplest to cut the carrots into …
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