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​7 Health Benefits of Fermented Vegetables

Published 29 days agoΒ β€’Β 1 min read

Fermentation Made Easy!

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Hey Reader,

My taste buds never did a happy dance πŸ’ƒ when I saw an assortment of fermented vegetables on my dinner plate many years ago.

I was teaching πŸ‘©β€πŸ« at a military base in Germany back in the late 1980s, and just about every meal that I ate out at our local Gasthaus included a bland-looking assortment of pickled vegetables.

Fast-forward to where I eagerly await each vegetable πŸ‘©β€πŸŒΎ as it comes into the season so that I can transform it into a delicious probiotic powerhouse. Not only am I enjoying their crunch, but they are full of goodness and worth adding to your diet.

​7 Health Benefits of Fermented Vegetables {Backed by Science}​

Did you know that during fermentation, pesticide residues and other toxins present in what is being fermented break down and degrade?

πŸš€ How cool is that?

​​https://www.makesauerkraut.com/benefits-fermented-vegetables/​

In A Pickle! Dive into the World of Perfectly Pickled Vegetables

Learn the insider techniques of my Perfect Pickle Process to master brine fermentation and fill your fridge with crunchy vegetables such as Giardiniera, JalapeΓ±o Slices, and Dilly Bean Pickles.

πŸ€” Reader Question of the Week

I am attaching a picture looking down into my crock making cabbage sauerkraut and am wondering if I should be concerned over these white things floating on top?
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When you see something growing in your ferment, it's either Kahm yeast or mold. Kahm yeast tends to cover the whole surface as a thin white powder, while mold, at least at the beginning, appears in separate spots in a variety of colors.
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What I see looks like bits of mold.
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Scoop them out. Unless there are noxious odors, it is OK to eat.

More here:

​https://www.makesauerkraut.com/sauerkraut-fermentation-gone-bad-troubleshooting-tips/​

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For fabulous ferments powered by bodacious bacteria and marvelous microbes,
Holly

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