REAL FOOD FERMENTATION: PRESERVING WHOLE FRESH FOOD WITH LIVE CULTURES IN YOUR HOME KITCHEN

Preserve your favorite foods through every season with Real Food Fermentation. Control your own ingredients, techniques, and additives. Learn a practical food-preparation skill you’ll use again and again. And express yourself by making something unique and whole.

Inside you’ll find:

• All the basics: the process, the tools, and how to get started
• A guide to choosing the right ingredients
• Sauerkraut and beyond: how to ferment vegetables, including slaw-style, pickles, and kimchi
• How to ferment dairy into yogurt, kefir, crème fraîche, and butter
• How to ferment fruits, from lemons and tomatoes, and how to serve them
• How to ferment your own beverages, including mead, kombucha, vinegar, and ginger ale
• A primer on fermented meat, fish, soy, bread, and more
• Everything you need to know about why the recipes work, why they are safe, what to do if they go wrong, and how to modify them to suit your taste