Fermented red onions
I cut them into pieces and submerge them in a salty brine. To prepare the brine, I dilute the salt in water by boiling both and then allowing them to…
Best chili pepper sauce
One of the standard ferments you can find in my fridge, is the much admired fermented chili pepper sauce. It's perfect for adding extra spiciness and flavor to dishes like…
Fermented chard
Some time ago, I discovered a fantastic fermented spinach recipe in a fermentation cookbook (I'll share the recipe once I have the next batch of spinach ready to photograph). The…
Fermented celery
I fermented this celery using the sauerkraut approach. I cut it into small pieces and mixed it with untreated sea salt, letting it soak for about an hour. Then, I…
Fermented aubergines
When in Greece, I came along fermented eggplants/aubergines. I was not aware that you can ferment them. What a great way of preparing them. A little research revealed that also…
Fermented strawberries
A new experiment is ongoing! I got some very ripe, sweet strawberries that were in the section fruta de compota. But instead of straight doing marmelade, this time I want…
Crunchy fermented cucumbers
They are soooo good!!! To ferment your cucumbers, slice them and add plenty of spices such as juniper, peppercorns, fennel seeds (but feel free to be adventurous and try different…
Best fermented plums
One of my favourite recipes! It is from Japan and just so delicious. It takes a bit more time than a "fast brine" but it is worth the effort!! I…
Salt lemons
An essential in the fridge for seasoning all kind of foods from salads to stews to pasta, curries. A salt lemon is just a great addition for some sour, salty…
Best lemonade – water kefir
Just so bubbely, perfect subtle sweetness but not at all sweet (I hate lemonades and would not like the kefir otherwise) and sooo versatile. Whatever taste you like (green tea,…
Amba (fermented mango sauce)
My favourite food from Israel. Brought there by Iraqui Jews its just the best, most flavourful sauce on this planet combining the incredible taste of fermented mangos with all sorts…
Kimchi
Never getting old. There is always a type of kimchi in my fridge - otherwise I don't feel whole. Its like an emergy food. It upgrades every salad, works very…
Watermelon skin in salt brine
One of my favourite zero waste recipes! (since I am one of the persons that could survive in summer on water melon only great little way of transforming the white…
Sea fennel in salt brine
One of the perks of living at the Atlantic, is having a sheer endless amount of sea fennel in front of the doorstep. It has the classic fennel-taste but also…
Pickled mangos
When on La Palma, I tried to ferment green mangoes in salt brine with herbs (laurel, rosmary). Their taste was far from the sweet yellow mango but very exciting and…