Extra! Extra!

At the beginning of January I sat down with writer Natasha Pickowicz to talk about lacto fermentation (and winter coping strategies!). Here's her article for the Montreal Gazette. That's not me in the photo, it's Leyla Majeri, home-fermenter extraordinaire.

Holiday Puces Pop and a special announcement!

Elves have been working away in the 100%ferments kitchens... Come taste their new wintery creations! Sour spiced beets, zesty salt-cured lemons, winter kimchi, horseradish sauerkraut and all of the old standards are back for another round of Puces Pop!

And, an important announcement:

Introducing the "Culture Club" Pickle/Kraut Share!

Sign up to:

• Receive one jar (500mL) of lactofermented vegetables per month, from January to May – five different blends artisanally made from seasonal Québec vegetables, spices, and creativity. Pick-up in the Mile End, on the second Monday of the month. Starts January 9!
  
  
• Participate in a hands-on workshop where we will discuss different methods of vegetable fermentation while we make two different vegetable blends that you will take home with you. Date to be determined – in February or March.
  
  
• Support a young entrepreneur who looks forward to growing her business while working with local producers, seasonal produce, and traditional and multicultural methods.

This is a great deal for $45! There are only 40 spots, and it all starts January 9th!

To sign up, email haley[at]100ferments[dot]com

curtido 2

It's a bird! It's an egg! It's curtido!

Fig. 1. Curtido hangin' at its pal's. 

cold storage

Puces Pop is long gone, but fondly remembered. Bread-making has resumed full-force. Sour beets are on the horizon. Sauerkraut, mushroom and onion pierogis have been assembled. And since last posting, a second (huge!) batch of sour pickles matured and departed. Fall  Winter is in the air.

Documentation is forthcoming.*

*my camera has been gobbled up by Parc Jarry.

Pop Puces

With fall frostiness comes... Pop Montreal. If you're around next weekend, don't miss out - check out some shows, but also drop by Eglise St-Michel at 105 St-Viateur West for Puces Pop, the craft-sale extraordinaire. I'll be there hawking my goods, including sauerkraut, curtido, kimchi, and pickles, from 11am-6pm on Saturday and Sunday, September 24-25. Come to visit and try something tangy. I hear pickles-on-sticks are excellent sustenance for long, arduous musical journeys.

curtido

Your favourite Salvadorian condiment - spicy and zippy. For all your taco/latino breakfast/sandwich/anytime needs.

sour pickles 2

They're ready. Tangy and crunchy. Delicious. I'll be hawking their siblings at Puces Pop, September 24-25. Come on down to share in the fun.

Fig. 1. Sour pickles, moments before their inevitable disappearance. 

sour pickles

These cukes are comin' at you real, real soon. Scared?

Fig. 1. Dilly, garlicky sour pickles, day two. Grape leaves for extra crunchy cucumbers.

Puces Pop

English version below...


Pour tous et toutes à Montréal, je serai à la foire artisanale de Puces Pop cette fin de semaine, le 4 et 5 juin, de 11h à 18h, à l'Église St-Enfant de Jésus (coin St-Joseph et St-Dominique). J'aurai du pain, kimchi, choucroute, et levain à vendre. Venez y goûter!


For those folks in Montreal, I'll be at the Puces Pop craft sale next weekend, June 4th & 5th, 11-6PM at the St-Enfant de Jesus Church (corner St-Joseph et St-Dominique), selling bread, kimchi, sauerkraut, and sourdough starter. Hopefully you'll come by for a taste...