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Whatever Tepache

Just no Dairy. With Chocolate Pozol Recipes.
Jun 22 • CulturesGroup


Slaked

Hot or bothered doesn't require alcohol
Jun 20 • CulturesGroup


Kahm Yeast Does Not Exist

There is no microbe called kahm yeast. Folklore does not replace knowledge, experience, or science, or any combination of them.
Jun 18 • Kitchen Confrontational


Fig and Pumpkin Tepache

A lush cold drink. The dried dregs (lees)are seasoning superstars. A sample recipe before the upcoming booklet (next few posts).
Jun 12 • CulturesGroup


Regenerating Umami and Creating Flavor

Don't throw food out. Ever.
Jun 11 • CulturesGroup


Risi e Pisi

In tempeh form. Sweet Peas and Arborio Rice. Prego!
May 31 • CulturesGroup


Buckwheat Tempeh

(Video 00:38) And Variations. Gluten Free. Tasty
May 30 • CulturesGroup


Sweet Lupin and Grass Pea Tempeh

(Video 7:74) Soybeans are not required. Christine Krauss demonstrates.
May 29 • CulturesGroup


The Other White Mold

Rhizopus Species and Strains
May 27 • CulturesGroup


Green Soybean Miso (or any fresh bean)

Video (50:13). Marika Groen shares a recipe for making a sweet and gentle type of miso, using fresh green soybeans (edamame) instead of dried. This…
May 26


Mary Had a Little Plant

Killer Plants: This is a real problem And it’s effecting vegans, vegetarians, non-flesh eaters.
May 25 • CulturesGroup


Koji Fermentation

(Video 12:58) Miso and Shio Koji and Koji with Nick Repenning. Roasted Corn Miso by Ken Fornataro
May 24 • CulturesGroup


Do Oil and Water Based Fermentations Mix?

Here’s a public access paper I think is just brilliant, wildly useful to food scientists - and to home fermenters. Yes, it demonstrates that LABs are…
May 23 • CulturesGroup


A Squash, not a Shrub

(Video 7:01) Or tepache, wine, or amasake for that matter. Recipes included.
May 23 • CulturesGroup