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.

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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A mason jar packed with cultured or fermented vegetables at your local urban provisions shop will likely set you back $10 to $15. Given that the time and materials involved are no more than five ...

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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I love fermented foods. I love that you can leave something out on the counter, in the refrigerator — forget about it, even — and it just gets better. But why do some foods improve with age, while ...