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Food fermentation is a process whereby microorganisms such as bacteria or yeast interact with ingredients in a way that improves the nutritional profile taste and shelf life of food. We re known for our oak barrel fermentation process.
We only use fresh non gmo ingredients and organic spices to traditionally ferment vegetables in american white oak barrels.
Cultured and fermented foods. Traditionally cultured foods are those that have been fermented. Food fermentation is a process whereby microorganisms such as bacteria or yeast interact with ingredients in a way that improves the nutritional profile taste and shelf life of food. Examples of cultured foods that you re likely familiar with are yogurt.
Vegetables such as cabbage carrots beetroot and even garlic can be fermented into delicious cultured foods that maintain their lactobacillus count for as long as 6 months after preparation. Vegetables can be cultured with whey or celtic sea salt and taste like pickles or sauerkraut. Some of the health benefits associated with cultured vegetables include reducing symptoms of conditions such as colic give your baby a bit of the vegetable juice to build up their beneficial digestive.
Every traditional cuisine has developed some sort of naturally fermented or cultured food. There s japanese miso bulgarian yogurt polish sauerkraut indian lassi and korean kim chee. And each of these plays a central role in that culture s cuisine and for good reason.
Sign up for get cultured. Fermented and cultured foods it s a hands on pcc cooks class taught by birgitte antonsen n t p. You ll help make cultured vegetables sauerkraut fresh salsa fruit chutney ginger root beer and more.
Registration begins april 2. The classes in pcc classrooms will be taught in july. Most fermented vegetables are cultured via the process of lactic acid fermentation or lacto fermentation which occurs when veggies are chopped and salted.
Fermented veggies contain high acidity and low ph that usually make them shelf safe and safe to consume for longer than fresh vegetables. Fermented foods are not new or novel or elitist. They are uncooked cultured and teeming with health promoting bacteria.
They are the foods that many of our grandparents grew up on for example sauerkraut kimchi pickles beet kvass and curds and whey. Fermented foods fall squarely in the realm of the home cook. Launched in 2016 cultured guru is louisiana s first commercial fermented foods company.
We re known for our oak barrel fermentation process. We only use fresh non gmo ingredients and organic spices to traditionally ferment vegetables in american white oak barrels.