Reviving Traditional Foods
Preserved lemons enhance the cooking of North Africa with their pronounced saltiness and a sourness that is oddly mellowed, rather than enhanced, through fermentation. Even with no other ingredients but salt and lemon, preserved lemons take on other unique and complex flavor profiles that can become even mint-like over time and after proper fermentation. While [...]
At Nourished Kitchen, I write a lot about probiotics, lacto-fermented foods and their value in a nutrient-dense diet. Indeed, the topic seems to weave itself through nearly every post from unconventional ways to fight colds and flus to healthy treats for kids. At home, I strive to include a probiotic, lacto-fermented food or beverage at [...]
Sour pickles are a mainstay at our summer dinner table. Naturally fermented, sour pickles are rich in beneficial bacteria and food enzymes, offering a dairy-free source of probiotics. Vinegar pickles lack the beneficial bacteria and many of the heat-sensitive vitamins found in traditional, sour pickles. You see, real pickles are naturally fermented through [...]
If you’ve read Nourished Kitchen for any length of time, you know how much I value nutrient-dense, probiotic foods. Fermented foods are deeply nutritive and contribute significantly to overall wellness. It is the beneficial bacteria in this foods that help to ensure the proper development and stimulation of the nervous system. Couple that [...]
Fermented food, enjoyed across the globe, conveys health benefits through lactic acid fermentation. The fermentation process can transform the flavor of food from the plain and mundane to a mouth-puckering sourness enlivened by colonies of beneficial bacteria and enhanced micronutrients. While fermented food like yogurt, sauerkraut and kefir are well-known many other lesser-known foods also [...]
I always look forward to August. The tomatoes and melons and cucumbers are finally coming into season here when most of the country has been enjoying these summer foods for at least a month. Beyond the serpentine Armenian cucumbers and the cute lemon cucumbers, I love the pickling cucumbers most and they are [...]
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