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Wild Fermentation
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Wild Fermentation is a personal blog at wildfermentation.com. Since 2011, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 6 times. The last post was in 2022, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this fermentation blog, which is tied to Sandor Katz's book The Art of Fermentation. One commenter calls the blog interesting and recommends the book.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Resources for fermenting a vast range of nutritious and delicious live-culture foods and drinks.
What Hacker News says?
I highly recommend The Art of Fermentation [1] to anyone interested in making this and other fermented food and drinks. It's a huge, encyclopedic book on everything fermentation-related. The author also has an interesting blog.[2] [1] - https://www.amazon.com/Art-Fermentation-Depth-Exploration-Es... [2] - https://www.wildfermentation.com/
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on “The Art of Kimchi (2009)”Submitted A Slice of Bread as a Yogurt Starter? (2022) as a story · 13 points
HN discussionOn the subject of lids, at least for fermentation, a search for "fido lids"[1] will lead you to all sorts of options. You don't even need a lid as such for some fermentation methods. I'd also recommend Sandor Katz's work, like The Art of Fermentation [2] for getting a thorough understanding of the subject. [1] - https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=fido+lids [2] - https://www.wildfermentation.com/the-art-of-…
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on “Why everyone’s hoarding Mason jars”Submitted Economics of Fermentation as a story · 2 points
HN discussionI love to cook. Focusing on chopping carrots, caramelizing onions, stirring and tasting, etc. is a good antidote to hours spent worrying about abstractions of abstractions. I'm also drawn to "project" cooking, stuff that involves aging and/or fermentation. Making cheese, various kinds of pickles, growing tempeh and yogurt, sourdough, etc. I also homebrew (beer and mead). If you like being a mad scientist in the kitc…
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on “Ask HN: How many hackers (or even tech enthusiasts here) love to cook?”Submitted Searching for Koji in Paraguay as a story · 1 points
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