With her new book, “Ferment Your Vegetables” (Quarto Publishing Group), Philly-based author Amanda Feifer helps familiarize today’s home cooks with an age-old food preservation method. Feifer contends ...

Vegetable fermentation transforms ordinary produce into tangy, probiotic-rich foods that last for months. The process relies on beneficial bacteria naturally present on vegetables, which multiply in ...

Mara King, director of fermentation for the Wolf’s Tailor, Brutø, and Hey Kiddo, shares how to create the perfect pickle. Lacto-fermentation, a bacteria-based method of creating basic pickles, kimchi, ...

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Some people have personal trainers. Some seek the advice of life coaches. Me, I have a fermentation guru. She's Petra Mayr-Brown, a communications professional by day and culinary mad scientist on ...

One of the oldest food preparation techniques known to man is back. At a recent Science on Tap event at National Mechanics restaurant in Philadelphia, scientists and interested participants gathered ...

Fermentation is an easy, healthy way to preserve fresh vegetables. GREAT BARRINGTON — A curious collection of jars sits atop a small bookcase in Michelle Kaplan's loft apartment, each containing ...

On first glance, you may not believe Andy Reed knows anything about eating healthy. But, after listening to him talk about fermenting vegetables, it is clear his appearance defies his knowledge. This ...

A good pickle is a very pleasing thing, but branching out from fridge pickles can seem a little intimidating if you’ve never fermented anything before. But lacto-fermentation—which requires nothing ...