Recipes

Growing up in Israel, I loved roaming the rows of falafel stalls, gazing at the mounds of fermented vegetables, each breathing their tangy freshness onto me, a respite from Summer’s... Read more...

Kkakdugi

I have come across many different recipes for kkakdugi and a variety of different spellings (e.g. kakdooki, khakdugi, et etcetera). What draws me to this particular ferment is the ease of... Read more...

Water Kefir with Berries

Many people think about kombucha when they think about fermented drinks, but less people know about kefir, especially water kefir. I knew kefir originally as milk kefir, a popular drink... Read more...

Curried Sauerkraut with Golden Raisins

At the June fermentation workshop, Hadar served several different krauts for us to sample, and I was amazed at the variety of flavors. Even better, we each got to take... Read more...

Goulash with sauerkraut

I’m delighted to share the goulash recipe I made recently because it manifests another method of preserving food, and is so timely for a January winter day. Goulash, or gulyás, is the... Read more...

Nukazuke

A traditional Japanese technique of fermenting fresh variety of vegetables using toasted rice bran, water, and salt. A traditional Japanese technique of fermenting fresh variety of vegetables using toasted rice... Read more...

Sriracha

About twelve years ago, I began adventures in fermentation. I became curious about the possibility of making a fermented sriracha. Store bought, unfermented options of the enticing sauce left me... Read more...

How to Make a “Mean” Pickle

My grandfather ran a small grocery store in Brooklyn for many decades. He would naturally ferment cucumbers for his customers, and I remember hearing stories about his “famous” pickles from... Read more...

Basic Fermented Kimchi

My kimchi recipe is basic, as there are many variations of kimchi in the different regions of its origin birthplace Korea. Read more...

Basic Fermented Sauerkraut

This recipe is a foundation, on which you can add endless herbs and spices, or add additional elements like kale, or dry and fresh fruits like apples or cranberries. Read more...