Lemon and Ginger Water Kefir

Ingredients: 3 1/2 cups water kefir 1 Tablespoon fresh lemon juice  Fresh Ginger root, 3cm juiced, or grated or tenderized.  Method: Pour the water kefir into good airtight bottle(s). Add lemon juice and ginger root. Cap/seal your bottles and ferment them for a further 1-3 days at room temperature.  Once the flavour is...

Apple and daikon radish sauerkraut

What you need: Sharp knife, large bowl/bucket, chopping board, cabbage, carrots, Symbiota Kraut Mix, Symbiota Salt. 2-2.5gm non iodised salt to every 100gm produce   Ingredients per 2L Symbiota pot size: 2l pot requires 1 cabbage head, 1 cup of slides daikon radish, 1 cup of sliced carrot and 2...

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How Fermented Foods Can Contribute To Your Mental Health and Make You Happier

  Many studies have confirmed that truly there’s a strong link between what we eat and our mental wellbeing. While many people understand how their diet can affect the state of their gut, most aren’t clear about the effect the food they take have on their mental health.  Back in...

COVID-19 and Fermented vegetables

COVID-19 and fermented foods   An interesting study carried out by European researchers suggests that COVID-19 mortality rates are lower in countries where diets are rich in fermented vegetables. The paper is a preliminary report and is undergoing peer review.   Fonseca at al (2020), acknowledge that age structures, timings...