I'm not familiar with the process. I don't think it's something we would like.
Could you give some examples?
One of our kids do the fermenting thing. They try different recipes all the time. They drink it daily. On their last trip here to visit us they left some for us. I am not a fan. We did drink all that they left here (I think it was a couple quarts) to see if there was some health benefit that we could notice. But noticed nothing bad or good. There are hundreds of recipes I guess on the internet. We will not be doing it. Neither my wife nor I liked the two flavors we tried. Of course everyone likes different things. Supposedly many people find health benefits drinking it. And maybe we would have too over a longer period of time drinking it. While it wasn't for us, it is an option for others to try. I am talking about kombucha but maybe there are other things too.
Sauerkraut is one. I have several fermenting books. Fermented Vegetables by Shockey is a good one. I ferment vegetables a lot. I plan to ferment my pickles this year rather than to can them. It's better on your gut. A spoonful of fermented veg with every meal leads to a healthy gut.
I hate store bought sauerkraut and would never eat it. Once I did my own - wowza. I eat it daily now and always have a new batch going. There are tons of youtube videos out there.
This is what I'm talking about, however, kombucha, to me, tastes disgusting.Sauerkraut is one. I have several fermenting books. Fermented Vegetables by Shockey is a good one. I ferment vegetables a lot. I plan to ferment my pickles this year rather than to can them. It's better on your gut. A spoonful of fermented veg with every meal leads to a healthy gut.
I hate store bought sauerkraut and would never eat it. Once I did my own - wowza. I eat it daily now and always have a new batch going. There are tons of youtube videos out there.
What fermented foods do you like?This is what I'm talking about, however, kombucha, to me, tastes disgusting.
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This is what I'm talking about, however, kombucha, to me, tastes disgusting.
Thanks for the encouragement, but that stuff tastes like butter milk, and it makes me gag. Buttermilk is one of the things my mother really liked and forced me to eat or drink, never again.Experiment with it. Use different teas and let it sit for different times. The less time the sweeter it will be. The more time the more like vinegar.
Thanks for the encouragement, but that stuff tastes like butter milk, and it makes me gag. Buttermilk is one of the things my mother really liked and forced me to eat or drink, never again.
and it may be a toss up about fermented foods because I don't like sauerkraut, what was I thinking.
In my limited experience, pickling uses vinegar for it's brine, fermenting uses a salt water brine to keep only the bad bacteria from growing. You CAN have fermented pickles, but I think most have a vinegar brine. I make sweet pickles, bread-and-butter, garlic dill, etc. - all use a vinegar brine. When I make sauerkraut there is no vinegar involved. Just salt, water, and maybe some spices.