Caring for your ginger beer plant

Caring for your ginger beer plant culture

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Caring for your water kefir culture

Caring for your water kefir culture

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Caring for your Milk Kefir culture grains

Caring for your milk kefir culture

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Flavouring Kombucha

Kombucha flavours

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Symbiota Milk Kefir Cornbread

Love cornbread? Well why not try our milk kefir cornbread!YUM! Ingredients 4 TBS soft/slightly melted but cooled butter 1 1/2 cup milk kefir  2 eggs 4 TBS raw honey 1 1/4 cup fine ground cornmeal 1 cup unbleached all purpose flour 1/2 tsp fine sea salt or Himalayan salt 3 tbsp thyme Instructions In one bowel: mix butter, honey, eggs and milk...

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Yummy summer water kefir recipes!

Been loving your water kefir this summer? How about trialing some new flavours? If you haven’t already made water kefir, be sure to check out our water kefir kit or if you already in the “know how” and just needing a new water kefir culture grab that here.   Once...

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4 fermented foods to add to the Christmas spread

Christmas is coming! A day where we all overeat, overdrink and indulge in sweets and treats. It’s a great time for friends and family, but not such a great time for our gut. If you’re looking for healthy Christmas food alternatives for your festive spread, read on. We’ve got some...

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All about kefir

Fermentation is not just about turning your vegetable garden into something deliciously healthy to eat. You can also make your own drinks and snacks, such as kefir. It’s a great source of probiotics and calcium, easy to make and a good alternative for those suffering from lactose intolerance. But what...

Symbiota Sauerkraut Recipe

Sauerkraut can be eaten in many different ways. It is versatile and ever-so yummy. Check our blog here on the different ways to eat 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...

Fermented Lunchbox Treats

If you’ve started your fermentation journey, chances are you know the importance of feeding your bodyhealthy, nourishing food. It’s even more important when we consider our little ones. Whether your children goto daycare, kindergarten or school, providing them with food that fuels their body and mind likewise isessential to support...

Fermented foods. What's the point?

Fermentation is an ancient technique of preserving foods. Fermented foods include yogurts, kimchi, cheeses, sauerkraut, kombucha, kerfir, wines and many more. Fermented foods are rich in probiotics, vitamins, minerals and are associated with a variety of health benefits. After all, majority of our immune system resides in our gut, while...

Ginger Bug Recipe

Ginger Bug Our ginger bug has shown to be really popular and a must in our household. Since running fermentation classes, I have noticed the enthusiasm to make ginger bugs, so I thought I would include the recipe on the Symbiota Website for people to follow and make their own....

Fermentation Pots

Symbiota is really excited to introduce fresh and beautiful looking fermentation pots to the New Zealand market. Symbiota fermentation pots are easy to clean, with no deep grooves or hard to reach places. Additionally, included with each pot are glazed weights so you no longer have to worry about mould...