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72 reviews for:
Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods
Sandor Ellix Katz
4.35 AVERAGE
72 reviews for:
Wild Fermentation: The Flavor, Nutrition, and Craft of Live-Culture Foods
Sandor Ellix Katz
4.35 AVERAGE
emotional
hopeful
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
medium-paced
I loved and devoured this book. It kicked off my interest in fermenting and was way more accessible and personal than any resource I’d previously seen. I loved the touching poetic connections to life, death, social change, and the author’s own health. Plus the recipes are easy to follow and inspire a love of ferments.
This is my "go to" book for all things related to home fermentation -- pickles, kraut -- you name it. Sandy Katz's voice comes through clearly -- very approachable, knowledgable and easy to understand. I always enjoy reading this book and use it as a reference frequently. Plenty of inspiration and practical information -- I even got copies for my sister, brother and mom!
A short but enthusiastic manual on fermentation. It's got me back making sauerkraut and I'm also keen to have a crack at sourdough bread and yoghurt.
Note: I read the second edition.
This book featured 50 pages of repetition before digressing into political rantings. The author places dangerous activism on a pedestal then calls the person a hero.
The far reaching correlations this author makes further our turbulent racial divide. Then to top all this off, uses terms that feel out of place as if trying to ‘keep relevant’.
Very little of the this was pertinent to the topics at hand and left me with a sour (pun intended) taste in my mouth.
This book featured 50 pages of repetition before digressing into political rantings. The author places dangerous activism on a pedestal then calls the person a hero.
The far reaching correlations this author makes further our turbulent racial divide. Then to top all this off, uses terms that feel out of place as if trying to ‘keep relevant’.
Very little of the this was pertinent to the topics at hand and left me with a sour (pun intended) taste in my mouth.
informative
inspiring
reflective
I love this book. All the recipes are simple and many are fun to make and try simply because of the "old ways" aspect of creating, digestible food. When I first started fermenting, I struggled and in emailing Sandor Ellix Katz, not only did he respond personally and quickly, he set my mind at ease and paved a road for a love of all things fermented.
I picked this up hoping I could learn a bit about wild ferments as opposed to ones who need active starters. That being said, I was wonderfully surprised when this turned out to be more like an academic cookbook. I unfortunately have to give this copy back to the library, but I might pick a copy for my home shelf if I ever see it available. I haven't yet had a chance to use any of the recipes for myself, but definitely plan to.
I genuinely squealed with glee when I opened this on Christmas and I cannot wait to try the recipes in here.
Inspiring read...and I have two things fermenting away in the kitchen as I type.