Articles: Fermentation

Umami Bomb: Caramelized Miso Cheese

If you read our post about growing koji in your kitchen, you’re probably itching to try out those new koji skills!…

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Miso under Electron Microscope

The Complexity of Membranes and the Beauty of the Unseen

It can be comforting to define things using strict categories; black and white, tasty or gross, good or evil. Sandor…

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The Power of Fermentation: A Bubbling Transformation

Fermentation revivalist Sandor Ellix Katz has spent a lot of time thinking about fermentation. Stemming from his personal obsession with…

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Chestnut koji with macro lens.

Fermentation as Metaphor

If you’re a foodie, then you’re probably familiar with fermentation; sauerkraut, kimchi, cheese, and beer are just a few of…

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Apples on apple trees

Honoring the Cider Making Process

Cider making seems like a lot of work (and it is) but it makes itself more than you may know.…

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Become a Fermentation Sensation with these 8 Recipes!

Fermentation can take any ordinary ingredient and turn it into something amazing and delicious! To prove it to you, we’ve…

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koji

Welcome to the Wonderful World of Koji

What if we told you there’s a world of flavor that you’ve never tasted before? There is, and it all…

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Resilient Living: 12 Must Have Books

Are you looking to grow and prepare your own food, conserve energy, and be more resilient? Maybe you’re looking for…

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Kimchi in a bowl

RECIPE: How to Make Three Kinds of Kimchi

If I may be graphic for a moment—my mouth is watering, literally, as I type this. I have a new…

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jars of fermenting food

Fermentation 101: Just Add Salt

Fermentation isn’t just for highly skilled experts, at its core, fermentation is actually pretty simple. Once you’ve mastered the basics…

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Sweet Fermentation: Strawberry Kvass

Fresh fruit is a great source of nutrients and flavor, especially when it’s berry season–specifically strawberry season. Take this sweet…

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kombucha in pitcher and glass

Make Your Own Kombucha: The Tea Beast Lives

Kombucha. The tea beast. The new and trendy health drink. The combination black tea and bacteria ball that is known…

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A hand wearing a rubber medical glove holding a tray with pink bacteria inside

Bacteria: Our Ancestors and Coevolutionary Partners

Fermentation is the transformation of food by various bacteria, fungi, and the enzymes they produce. People harness this transformative power…

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Chelsea Green 2018 Blog in Review

Chelsea Green Publishing: A Year In Review

It’s been quite the year here at Chelsea Green! We opened our first international office in London, England, launched a…

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Northeastern Kvass

When you’re on a fall hike, taking in the colorful leaves, sharp snaps of twigs beneath your feet, marveling at…

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hops

To Hop or Not to Hop?

For you IPA-loving readers, you may be asking yourself if there is any legitimacy to our query: The answer, of…

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beer

The Magic of Beer: Science Behind The Miracle Brew

Think back to science class… remember those lessons on photosynthesis? We sure don’t, which is unfortunate as we now know…

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kimchi

Strong, Spicy, and Pleasant: Wild Green Kimchi

Experiment with what you have, anything from the mustard family will work extremely well.

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Fermented Foods: Health Benefits & Cultural Rehabilitation

When we talk about “culture,” we’re talking about everything humans have ever created to make their lives a little nicer,…

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pickles in three jars

A New Kind of Pickles! Hurray, Hurrah!

Your pregnant girlfriend loves them. Your mother loves them. Your friends and your house guests and your children love them.…

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Recipe: Sour Pickles

Growing up in New York City, experiencing my Jewish heritage largely through food, I developed a taste for sour pickles.…

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