Fermented vegetables like sauerkraut, kimchi, and pickles, have gained popularity in recent years for their numerous health benefits and unique flavors. But almost any type of vegetable can be fermented. While popular ones often steal the spotlight, there is another fermented delicacy that deserves equal attention – fermented red onions. These tangy and slightly sweet […]
If you google “how to make kimchi” no two recipes will be the same and some will be quite involved and complicated. In this post, I’m going to demonstrate how to make an easy kimchi recipe. I’ve read that there are over 100 types of kimchi in Korea, kimchi’s country of origin. This is a testament […]
A few weeks ago I was perusing my local Asian food store when I came across a few different brands of Thai soda. Not surprisingly, when I looked at the ingredients, they were mostly chemicals. But it inspired me to try making a REAL version at home. What I mean by a REAL Thai Soda […]
When my friend Stephen showed up at my house last week with a bottle of fermented mango soda, I knew I had to make a batch of my own. Imagine a big, luscious, juicy mango but as a light and refreshing carbonated drink. Add a squeeze of lime and some mint and you’ve got yourself one […]
I can’t believe that this recipe for a fermented lemon lime soda is my SIXTH fermented soda post. But I was so pleasantly surprised with how delicious my first attempt turned out, a fermented blueberry soda, that I’ve just kept making them. And I’ll probably continue to make more. Which is a little weird, I admit, […]
Of all the fermented sodas I’ve made, this homemade cream soda recipe is the simplest of them all. Besides sugar, water, and a starter culture, all you need is one simple ingredient. Vanilla extract. That’s it! Or if you really want to be a purist, you can use real vanilla beans instead. Either way, vanilla […]
When I was a kid my favorite flavor was grape. You name the artificially colored, artificially flavored, high fructose corn syrup-sweetened junk food, I wanted the grape version of it – grape candy, grape juice, grape jelly and of course, grape soda. But I could never understand why none of it ever tasted like grapes. […]
Want to be the hit of your next potluck? Forget the boring old potato and macaroni salad. Make lacto-fermented soda from fresh summer fruit. Better yet, make lacto-fermented watermelon soda. Folks will not only love it but it’s also a great conversation starter. Trust me, people will have a million questions for you. In fact, […]
Every now and then I come up with a recipe so stunningly fantastic that the more common recipe I’ve adapted it from seems to pale in comparison. This is exactly the case with Japanese fermented cucumber pickles. Seriously, I don’t know that I can ever enjoy regular ol’ dill pickles ever again. Just seems so […]
I promise you won’t find another homemade blueberry soda anywhere online like this one. Every other blueberry soda recipe is made using simple syrup, in this case, a blueberry syrup of fresh blueberries, sugar, and lemon juice. That syrup is then added to some type of carbonated water. That’s all fine and dandy but it […]
Kvass is a traditional fermented beverage from Russia that typically uses rye bread. But you can also make kvass from fruits and vegetables as well. In the traditional food world, you’ll frequently see beet kvass a lot, a simple tonic of beets, salt and water which is great for digestive issues. But beet kvass isn’t […]
Oh, how I LOVE lacto-fermented pickles in the summertime. There’s just something about a cool, salty pickle spear on a blistering hot summer day that is oh-so-satisfying. But you know what I love even more than lacto-fermented pickles? The juice of lacto-fermented pickles. I know that makes most people squirm, but a salty swig of […]