Sauerkraut is simply raw cabbage fermented in salt water brine. Massage shredded cabbage and salt together until it releases liquid, then put all of it in a jar. Store your jarred cabbage in a cool, ...

This is how I bottle my homemade fermented sauerkraut. This batch took me about 10 days of fermenting to get the taste just ...

Everyone should be making their own homemade sauerkraut. Not only do you get all the benefits of those fermentation-induced probiotics, but you ditch all the preservatives from canned and jarred ...

Fermenting food is a process, and it all begins with the right vessel. Food & Wine / Amazon Fermentation requires very little equipment to get started, but a crock or a jar is essential.

Learn to make fermented food you’ll actually eat with these easy recipes for sauerkraut, (real) deli-style pickles, and salsa. The goal of any fermentation is to allow bacteria to run free – but you ...

If you’ve ever wanted to try making your own sauerkraut but felt a little intimidated, this one’s for you. It’s ...

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In the days before refrigerators, chemical preservatives, and fossil-fueled transportation, starving to death in the winter was a much more pervasive fear. Fermentation first arose more than 10,000 ...

The somewhat-green sauerkraut on the left has just been made and fermentation hasn’t begun. The white sauerkraut in the middle was made 2 to 3 weeks ago and is ready to enjoy. The brown sauerkraut is ...

Fermented foods like sauerkraut and kimchi, and beverages like kombucha and kvass, have been shown to help balance the bacteria in the intestinal tract, boosting the good bacteria that protect the ...

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