Makes ~0.5L

Ingredients

• 14oz carrots, julienned into 4" sticks
• 2 garlic cloves, smashed
• 1 tsp five spice powder
• 0.5 tsp kosher salt
• 1/4 cup fresh lemon juice
• 2 tbsp white vinegar
• 1/2 cup water

Instructions

1. Peel and trim carrots. Julienne to 4" sticks
2. Place garlic in jar then pack in...

Makes ~0.5L

Ingredients

• 13 oz shallots
• 3" orange zest
• 2 tbsp shaoxing wine
• 1/4 cup + 2 tbsp white vinegar
• 1 tbsp sugar
• 1 tsp kosher salt
• 1/4 cup cool water

Instructions

1. Bring water to a boil in a saucepan
2. Blanch shallots for 2 minutes, until tender. Rinse under cool water
3. Pack the orange...

Ingredients

• 5 kg napa cabbage
• 2.5-3 cups salt
• 5 tbsp flour
• 2 cups koch’u karu (dried/powdered korean red pepper)
• 1+ cup sugar
• 3 tbsp lemon juice
• 1-3 red peppers, 1/4"-wide matchsticks, then chopped crosswise
• 1-3 hot peppers, 1/4"-wide matchsticks, then chopped crosswise
• 1-2 bunches...

Makes ~500mL of mustard

Ingredients

• 100g mustard seed
• 375g water
• 13g salt

Instructions

• Mix water and salt completely
• Add in mustard seed, stirring
• Cover lightly and let sit, 4-6 days
  • Note: I found that it off-gassed by sulphury, but that will not be present in the final product
• After...

Ingredients

• 1.5kg small potatoes
• fresh rosemary
• garlic
• salt
• 1L mason jar

Fermentation

1. Rinse and cut the potatoes into halves or quarters. The chunks should be fairly small (around 1/2"-1")
2. Peel and halve the garlic cloves
3. Layer the garlic, rosemary, and potatoes into the mason jar....

Makes ~2L.

Ingredients

• 450g carrots
• 450g cucumber (any kind will do)
• 3 tsp pickling salt
• 1.5 cups white vinegar
• 3 cups water
• 0.5 cup sugar
• 2 shallots or 1/2 a large yellow onion
• 2 jalapenos
• 1 tsp cumin seed

Instructions

1. Trim and peel carrots and cucumbers
2. Julienne the carrots and cucumbers...

Makes 1L of pickles

Ingredients

• 5-6 short persion cucumbers
• ~20g pickling salt
• 500mL water
• spices to taste
• 1 small carrot
• 1-2 small red radishes
• white vinegar (optional, to taste)

Instructions

1. Rinse cucumbers, radish; peel and top the carrot
2. Slice cucumbers into quarters or eights according to...