Fermented Food Adventures & Recipes
As a kid, when we moved to Georgia, I started noticing many restaurants had bottles filled with little peppers and clear liquid. It became pretty clear all the “country,” “southern,” “soul,” and “barbecue” restaurants always had a bottle at every table. I came to learn it’s a classic southern condiment […]
In spite of the fact that it’s been a scorching summer (or maybe because of it), I started thinking of all the delicious fall foods I love. Moreover, I started thinking of fall foods that have yet to exist and how I could maybe change that a bit… And then […]
That’s right! This post is for two – count ’em – two pineapple kimchi recipes. The cubed pineapple kimchi (kkakdugi) is so delicious, you’ll be lucky if you can resist eating it all before the blending stage to make it an epic sauce. Kkakdugi normally is the cubed, firm & […]
Like mole, this sauce relies heavily on dried peppers. They can indeed be used in fermentation, but you need sources of fresh produce in there – I advise roughly 50% – in order to provide the healthy bacteria that makes fermentation possible. Although the sweetness of traditional mole comes in […]
My fruit sriracha explorations continue. This was made with sweet frozen black cherries. Frozen foods have marketing challenges in that they may seem inferior to fresh. But there are some good things about frozen: So grab yourself a pound of high quality frozen cherries (I’d recommend a well-received organic brand) […]
Really, who doesn’t want to try pho-spiced ketchup? (Besides my wife, I mean.) I’m telling you, it’s absolutely brilliant. Or a Russian dressing made with said pho ketchup, in which the dressing is also made using your own delicious, Paleo-friendly mayo, fermented hot sauce and fermented horseradish? Which then goes […]
I wanted to make a sauce to celebrate Atlanta, as part of the “culture swap” at the recent 3rd annual Fermentation Fest Atlanta. The sauce was a pretty big hit and I got a lot of great booty in return. And by that I do just mean homemade delicacies. Sometimes […]
If you start looking online for sauce equipment, you can find anything from small batch hobbyist supplies to big rigs for professional producers. Everything on this site is geared towards the home hobbyist. These are products that I own and use except where clearly noted. For example, I don’t use […]
I first had amba on falafel and schwarma when I visited Israel at the age of 16. Oh what an age! My inexperienced taste buds were confused when I tasted this sauce, as I assumed that “mango sauce” would be very sweet. In fact, amba has just the slightest hint of sweet […]
Picking peppers and other ingredients for your hot sauce can be a very rewarding and creative endeavor, even if you live in an area with limited selections. But even with limited options, you may still wonder what and how to choose. This article will focus on two areas of hot […]