Wild Fermentation

by Katz, Sandor Ellix

• ISBN13: 9781931498234
• ISBN10: 1931498237
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2003-09-01
• Publisher: Chelsea Green Pub Co

Summary

Takes readers on a whirlwind trip through the wide world of fermentation, with basic and delicious recipes - some familiar, others exotic - that are easy to make at home.

Table of Contents

List of Recipes	ix
Foreword by Sally Fallon	xi
Acknowledgments	xiii
Introduction. Cultural Context: The Making of a Fermentation Fetish	1	(4)
Chapter 1. Cultural Rehabilitation: The Health Benefits of Fermented Foods	5	(8)
Chapter 2. Cultural Theory: Human Beings and the Phenomenon of Fermentation	13	(7)
Chapter 3. Cultural Homogenization: Standardization, Uniformity, and Mass Production	20	(8)
Chapter 4. Cultural Manipulation: A Do-It-Yourself Guide	28	(10)
Chapter 5. Vegetable Ferments	38	(19)
Chapter 6. Bean Ferments	57	(16)
Chapter 7. Dairy Ferments (and Vegan Alternatives)	73	(19)
Chapter 8. Breads (and Pancakes)	92	(18)
Chapter 9. Fermented-Grain Porridges and Beverages	110	(14)
Chapter 10. Wines (Including Mead, Cider, and Ginger Beer)	124	(17)
Chapter 11. Beers	141	(11)
Chapter 12. Vinegars	152	(6)
Chapter 13. Cultural Reincarnation: Fermentation in the Cycles of Life, Soil Fertility, and Social Change	158	(9)
Appendix: Cultural Resources	167	(2)
Notes	169	(6)
Bibliography	175	(6)
Index	181