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rosellas became jam and violet cake
I added too much water when boiling the calyxes to make jam, so it was sieved out. The juices had an intense raspberry …
grape leaves and dolmades
The grape vine was growing out of control and need a prune... and what do you do with all these fresh grape leaves? Di…first kombucha, first fermentation
The SCOBY is looking pretty healthy, so it's about time I make some actual beverages.
purslane is yummy, unlike pigface
Purslane, yogurt, citron confit, cumin works well together in a tzatziki. Purslane itself when raw is really crispy and…
fermented family
Left: Red cabbage, dill, kaffir, black pepper, starry apples (thanks, Ppf). Centre: Pigface, lime. Right: Papaya, kaffir…
re-cultivating a scoby
Starting date: 25 August. Black tea with cane sugar, cooled, mixed with the leftovers of two store-bought Buchi kombuch…citron confit
I harvested a couple of lemons from this particular neighbourhood tree I've had my eyes on. These lemons are unlike…
sauerpawpaw (fermented green papaya)
fermented green papaya - sounds too normal papaya-kraut - doesn't make sense (since it just means "papaya cabba…
from radish to yāncài
This is [mildly made] yāncài fried rice. Pull radish out of soil. Wash radish. Blanch radish leaves, cut it up finely, …