Homemade Sauerkraut

Everything you need to know about how to make sauerkraut at home, including the science and process behind it, as well as the equipment required to make it safely (and deliciously!), and the best recipe for homemade batches.

Quick Curtido (Salvadoran Cabbage Slaw)

What sauerkraut is to a dog and kimchi is to a Korean pancake, curtido is to a variety of Latin American dishes. Traditional curtido is prepared days in advance of when it'll be eaten, enabling it to develop a fermented tang. This shortcut version is a nice fallback when you don't have time to think ahead.

Spicy Cabbage Slaw

This spicy cabbage slaw, somewhere between what you'd get at a Mexican taqueria and a Haitian-style pikliz, is flavored with habanero chili and a hint of allspice. It's essentially a quick-pickle recipe that comes together in minutes, but goes a long way to adding crunch, freshness, and heat to sandwiches, tacos, or burgers.

Fermented Radish Slices

Fermented radishes are crisp, tangy and require just salt, water and sliced radishes to make. Beneficial bacteria transform the sugars and starches in the veg into tart lactic acid, creating a pickle that tastes good and is good for your digestion to boot.

Baechu Kimchi (Napa Cabbage Kimchi)

Spicy, fermented Napa cabbage kimchi can be eaten at any stage of the fermenting process: My preferred aging time for baechu kimchi is between two and three weeks, when it has acidic funk and slight effervescence, but the vegetables retain their textural crunch.

Lacto-Fermented Dill Pickles

Use lacto-fermentation to produce classic dill pickles.

Shredded Kohlrabi Quick Pickle

This quick pickle made with kohlrabi can be served as garnish or, with just a drizzle of olive oil, as a salad.

Everyday Cabbage Salad

A terrific, highly versatile Everyday Cabbage Salad. Think of it like Coleslaw - minus the mayo dressing. Pairs brilliantly with light dishes like fish and seafood, as well as as rich hearty meals like roasts and

Asian Pickled Cabbage Restaurant Appetizer

Many Chinese restaurants will serve pickled cabbage as a complimentary appetizer. Pickled cabbage is sweet, sour and refreshing to wake up your taste buds

Bran-Fermented Vegetables from 'Mastering Fermentation'

Even if I'd never tried making salami or kombucha before doesn't mean I haven't put it into my body at some point. But these bran-fermented vegetables are a different story. Called nuka in Japan, they're traditionally made by burying relatively dense vegetables, like daikon or carrot, in a salty fermented rice bran mixture fortified with kelp, miso, and/or beer. The vegetables take only a day or so to ferment, and emerge from the bran relatively crisp, tasting lightly of salted sourdough.