Lacto fermented vegetables contain probiotics full of all kinds of friendly bacteria that help us maintain a healthy gut and overall health.
It doesn’t take that much time, particularly if you let a food processor do your chopping. And there are countless ways to vary it once you get the idea down. You can make your own lacto-fermented salsas, your own dill pickles, your own relishes. You can even make the most colorful...
After that experience, I completely changed my gardening style. I started growing lots ofstaple crops. Things likepotatoes, winter squash,sweet potatoes, and other root vegetables have lots of calories and don’t require lots of extra processing, such as canning or freezing, to store for months...
Once a fermented food has soured (gone tangy), it can be repacked into clean jars and stored in the refrigerator for at least four to five months, assuming there is any left. This is doubtful, because fermented vegetables are so delicious and nutritious that they become the go-to food ...
If there is mold on the surface of the brine, it can safely be removed without having harmed the fermented vegetables. Here’s a brine calculator to help you make sure your brine is salty enough. Kahm yeast is a free-range yeast that isn’t dangerous. It forms a thin layer across ...
When it comes to fermentation, salt performs a few important functions. First, salt helps to create an environment that favors lactobacillus bacteria. Those are the beneficial bacteria that make fermented vegetables both tasty and healthy. It also helps to keep other microbes like mold at bay ...
Sauerkraut is one of our top favorite fermented food recipes to prepare and we have been making it homemade-style for many many years. One of the benefits to handcrafting your own is that you get to select from the wide variety of vegetables, spices and seasonings that correspond with your...
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You surely are familiar with kimchi if you decided to read this. As a dish that is, at its most basic, simply fermented vegetables (and usually gochugaru Korean chili pepper spice), there are a boatload of different types of kimchi. The most famous is of course based on napa cabbage —...
Unlikehomemade yogurt, which is easy to make, sour pickles can be finicky. Sometimes it's a totally normal aspect of fermentation. But other times it's a sign that you may need to make some adjustments. You might see a white film develop.Kahm yeastis common in fermented pickles. Don'...