... G'day All, It's nearly spring for you, eh Ross? I should like to try this pickle. I am curious if you followed the original recipe with 1/2 cup each salt ...
Hi group, I am wondering if anyone knows if there are any traditional ferments from the south american tradition. I am thinking of going to volunteer at a...
G'day Deanna, ... I hear thunderstorms, so it must be spring :-) ... Yes, I did pretty much as per the recipe, except for the asafoetida powder (as it always...
Buenos Días Ross, ... I use asaoetida on rare occasions anyway. I guess I am not that reactive to the odd bit of gluten. ... Both of these pictures are just...
G'day Deanna, ... Lucky you. My DW didn't think she was, until she realised that some of her problems were triggered by glucose *derived* from wheat, i.e....
Just guessing here: How about Kombucha made with yerba mate? Om Shanti (May Peace Prevail) Namaste. Stephanie, Mommie to Clara and Bella We don't inherit the...
Would mate work? Doesn't it have "matteine" instead of "caffeine"? Maybe this stimulant wouldn't feed the kombucha.. just a thought... very interesting...
You might wish to take either dried water kefir grains or dried milk kefir grains to reconstitute when you get there. Or both, if you think you might find a...
my second batch of fermented pickles did not turn out as well as my first batch. the flavor is great and they are crunchy, but its like they are hollow inside...
One common reason for hollow pickles is that the pickling cukes are a bit old when you pickled them. There are some bugs that can cause gas in the pickles, but...
I just followed it to the letter. My "sun table" got dismantled, because of house painting, so it hasn't been out in the sun. I just shake it every so often....
Ross, I just purchased and am using a solar cooker so the temperature of things cooked in the sun has become of interest to me. What would be too hot for the...
G'day Connie, ... This particular lemon pickle isn't really cooked, it's more a fermentation. The heat of the sun is used to help create a nice warm ...
... This is way too hot for fermenting or pickling. At that temperature you will be killing off the desirable micro-organisms phil Philip Gelb shakuhachi...
Yerba mate works fine with kombucha although it is NOT my favorite. Lately, I have been "booching" a combination of white tea and blackberry herbal that is to...
i never heard of anyone adding miso to nuka! Is that a good idea? how does one make gobo miso moromi or shoyu moromi. Moromi? Nan desu ka? not familiar with...
Hi all, This is not a fermented recipe, but I am making seaweed soup with local seaweed found on the beach of my island that I bought in Chinatown. I don't ...
Katherine, dis you find you got a subtle psychoactive kick [as an "upper"] with "Yerba mate" [crazy herb] KT? I do, and I am wondering if others are finding...
"I am making seaweed soup with local ... Any suggestions, my friends? Anything ... IMHO, Onions! What is a soup without onions? Small sliced scallions, ...
... this morning i made a simple soup with seaweed kombu and shitake soaked in water overnight. Removed hte kombu and shitake and added a bit of mirin and ...
... Broth, of course! And kimchi! I have been making some outstanding broth with my new electronic-stainless pressure cooker. I fill it with bones, turn it up...
... Being one to never leave well enough alone, I made a hybrid of the IFR lime pickle and NT preserved lemon. I used the Indian recipe ingredients, except 6...
Jasmine, a couple of cubes of sufu ["dou fu ru", "fuyu", "funan" or preserved bean curd] goes very nice with a chicken/seaweed soup dish you explained. I have...
... psychoactive kick [as an "upper"] with "Yerba mate" [crazy herb] KT? I do, and I am wondering if others are finding the same. That's a scary thought. I'm...
Yerba mate is stimulating (about as much as coffee), but does not have any psychoactive attributes. It is extremely popular in South America and is commonly...
Katherine, I'm glad I brought that up. I was not consiousely aware of your pregnancy. Yerba mate is not recommended during pregnancy. Here's a report-- ...
Dom...the article you posted found no correlation between mate consumption and SGA. "In conclusion, prevalence of daily ... And the link simply suggests...