Do Ferment

Know your kimchi from your sauerkraut? Your kefir from your kvass?

Fermented food is now an essential part of our diet – it’s tasty and we know it’s good for us. Even better, we can make it ourselves.

Drawing on years of creative experimentation at the award-winning Ethicurean restaurant, Matthew Pennington and Nicola Cradock show you how to transform humble ingredients – like vegetables, fruit, milk and grains – into vibrant foods and nutritious drinks.

From classic kimchi to beetroot and caraway sauerkraut, elderflower water kefir and ‘peackles’, you’ll learn the basic techniques to ferment almost anything. Discover:

• The remarkable power of lactobacillus
• Why fermented foods are key to gut health
• Fun recipes for kids and wild cocktails for adults
• How to build a weekly rotation of ferments in your kitchen

With stunning photography, Do Ferment will make fizzy ferments part of your everyday. Just grab some salt, a few jars and get started...

‍About the authors

Matthew Pennington was a founder of the award-winning Ethicurean restaurant, renowned for its commitment to sustainable practices and innovative approach. Together with his partner Nicola Cradock, he now runs Ethicurean Life, an online platform and community exploring regenerative food, microbiome health and the art of wholesome living. They travel the UK teaching classes on fermentation, foraging, cooking, and making wild drinks. They live in Edinburgh, Scotland, with their lurcher, Lint.

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