What should you do if something is bad? Fermented foods should never look or smell bad. It’s quite rare to have a ferment go bad. In my many years of fermenting, I’ve had to throw out about 5 things… and I make a lot of fermented food Here are a few pieces of advice to hel...
All you really need for many veggie ferments is the food you want to ferment, salt, and a vessel to put it all in. If you have that (or even if you don’t, yet), let’s dig into the weird world of fermentation and get pickling. ...
Culture Starter: Rejuvelac is a bit different than other ferments in that you are not using a specific culture starter, like you would when making other fermented food recipes. It is considered a "wild fermentation" because the beneficial microorganisms needed to successfully culture the water are...
You can add more sesame oil to keep the tofu submerged, and store for up to a year! Tips: 1. It is required to press the tofu overnight. If you do not do this step, the tofu will be too moist and the bacteria will not have the proper environment to ferment the tofu at room te...
Regular probiotics which can be bought online or at the health food store is all you need to ferment nuts into cheese. You’ll be blending the macadamia nuts, water and probiotics in a blender. Once the macadamias, water and probiotics are blended, this is what you’ll end up with. ...
Refrigeration will bring fermentation to a standstill, but you don't want to stop fermentation too soon. Three days in, the flavor of the food may have begun to change, but the fermentation process should go longer, to the "tangy-sour" stage, in order for the food to be properly ...
The same kinds of helpful bacteria that we use to ferment foods in the outside world, alongside many other microorganisms, are involved in digesting the food you eat. This has led to suggestions that eating fermented foods containing these helpful microbes could enhance your digestive system’s ...
" For example, if you put a bowl of sugar water or orange juice out on the counter, that is exactly what would happen. It turns out that the starch in bread flour is something that not a lot of bacteria can easily handle, while sugar is (seeHow Food Worksfor some details). Yeast,...
How much fibre do we need? Adults need 30g a day, according to the NHS – but most only get about 20g.1 Check your food labels: 3g of fibre per 100g is a “source of fibre”, and 6g per 100g is “high fibre”.3 How to eat more fibre You’ll need to increase your intake...
How do you make homemade kimchi? You can try making your own at home using this simple recipe below. How to make kimchi is really not as hard as you might think! How to Eat If you’re wondering where to buy kimchi, you can find jarred kimchi in health food stores and specialty Asia...