Both techniques make food sour and tangy, but they're not the same. If you've used the terms "pickling" and "fermenting" ...

The terms pickling and fermenting are often used interchangeably, but they are quite different. The methods do have some overlap even though they are independent of each other. Regardless, they are ...

Pickled foods go beyond just pickles. Explore the vast world of traditional and cultural pickled foods, from Korean kimchi to ...

Yet for years Western tourists seemed quite hesitant when it came to our fermented specialties such as sauerkraut, dill pickles, soured milk and żur soup; many of them found Polish cuisine to be quite ...

If you can’t get your hands on baking staples right now, or are looking for a stay-at-home food project that’s a bit more nutritious, consider pickling and fermenting. By making your own ...

If making homemade ferments with seasonal produce, gut health and learning about food preservation cultures are topics that interest you, attend a fermentation, pickling or kombucha crafting ...

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Pickled beets, pears and cake(!), kimchi, and flavored vinegar are on top of some cottage foods menus this year. You can make them safely by following standard recipes and testing pH.

Do you ever wish you could hold and capture a season, or bottle it to keep it for later? Well, that’s what preserving is all ...