Real Food Fermentation: Preserving Whole Fresh Food with Live Cultures in Your Home Kitchen, Paperback/Alex Lewin

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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, creme fraiche, 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