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 to 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