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Ferment: Simple Recipes from My Multicultural Kitchen

Ferment: Simple Recipes from My Multicultural Kitchen

Table of Contents: Introduction Preservation 101 Ferments Lacto-fermentation Kimchi Miso Pickles Kombucha Cheong Recipes How to Cook with Pickles and Ferments Starters Mains Desserts Cocktails Index Review Quotes: Kenji demystifies...

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Table of Contents:

  • Introduction
  • Preservation 101
  • Ferments
    • Lacto-fermentation
    • Kimchi
    • Miso
    • Pickles
    • Kombucha
    • Cheong
  • Recipes
    • How to Cook with Pickles and Ferments
    • Starters
    • Mains
    • Desserts
    • Cocktails
  • Index


Review Quotes:
Kenji demystifies fermentation, so now you too can make fermenting as instinctive as reaching for salt. This book is an open-hearted collection of stories, practical tips and excellent recipes.--Ottolenghi Test Kitchen

Review Quotes:
I know I'm in safe hands with Kenji's fermentation wisdom and approachable yet exciting recipes--I can't wait to get stuck in.--Leyla Kazim, travel and food writer

Review Quotes:
Ferment is a gentle, open invitation to discover fermentation with Kenji. In fact, reading this book is like spending time with him in the kitchen while he shares stories and knowledge. It is a fresh, creative, generous offering of techniques and enchanting recipes to inspire both practiced and novice cooks and fermenters.--Kirsten K. Shockey, author of Fermented Vegetables

Review Quotes:
For two decades now I've worked with fermented foods as a chef, educator, and researcher. I've seen, smelled, and tasted some fantastically funky foods in my day; when I say that Ferment is one of the funkiest and freshest guides to fermentation I've come across, I mean it. Get ready to bask in the delicious benefits of microbes with Kenji as your guide.--Jeremy Umansky, coauthor of Koji Alchemy

Review Quotes:
The remarkable payoffs of fermented flavors . . . [and] luscious-looking color photos of fermented dishes don't betray the unappetizing-sounding side benefit of eating them: gut health.--Shelf Awareness

Review Quotes:
Finalist for the 2025 Foreword INDIES Book of the Year Awards
Finalist for the Fortnum & Mason Rising Creator of the Year award


"This book is a beautifully crafted and illustrated guide to the subtle arts of preserving food that will make us all feel ready to start fermenting today.--Tim Spector, author of Spoon-Fed and founder of the nutrition app ZOE

Publisher Marketing:

Ferment gives you all that's needed to start your fermented foods adventure--whether you want to make simple pickles, dive into lactofermentation, or discover flavor-packed meals to cook with your homemade (or store-bought!) ferments.

Pickles and ferments bring so much flavor and variety to meals, and they're much easier to make than they seem. Enter third-culture cook and fermenting expert Kenji Morimoto, who shows just how simple it is to introduce homemade kimchi, sauerkraut, kombucha, miso, super-quick pickles, and more into your everyday cooking with delicious, gut-healthy results.

Recent research encourages us to eat thirty plants a week to help our microbiome to thrive. Thanks to Kenji's inventive, globally inspired recipes, eating fermented foods becomes a pleasure as well as the healthiest choice. Whether it's Kimchi Onion Bhajis served with Cilantro and Mint Miso Chutney, Green Bean Miso Soup with Curried Crispy Lima Beans, Kombucha Sorbet, or Preserved Rhubarb and Mixed Berry Pound Cake, this is flavor-forward food like you haven't seen before.

Part one shows you how to make your own ferments and pickles, giving you all the trouble-shooting advice and step-by-step guidance you need, plus plenty of Kenji's unique spins: think Watermelon Rind Kimchi, Pumpkin Miso, and Koji Chimichurri. Part two introduces easy and irresistible apps, dinners, desserts, and even cocktails to make with them. (Or, if you prefer, you can prepare them with your favorite store-bought products instead.)

Ferment is a stylish and practical cookbook that will help you bring this ancient technique into your own kitchen.

This edition has been adapted for the US market.



Review Citations:

  • Shelf Awareness 11/03/2025 (EAN 9798893030778, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:Morimoto, Kenji
Kenji Morimoto is a fourth-generation Japanese American currently based in London. Food is an essential part of his cultural identity; as a child, he was in charge of making tsukemono (Japanese pickles) for family gatherings, and as an adult his passion for exploring global fermentation traditions has only grown. During the pandemic, he started his Instagram @kenjcooks to document his interest in fermentation and connect the dots between diasporic food traditions and his own. Since then, he's cooked in fermentation-focused kitchens in Poland, run fermentation-based supper clubs, led workshops on koji and kimchi, partnered with companies such as MOB, Tasty UK, and Sous Chef, and worked with the Ottolenghi Test Kitchen as a guest chef. He was a finalist for the 2023 BBC Food and Farming Digital Creator of the Year Award.


Author: Morimoto, Kenji
Publisher: Experiment
Binding: Hardcover
Pub Date: 2025-09-02
BISAC: Cooking|Methods|Canning & Preserving|Cooking|Specific Ingredients|Vegetables|Cooking|Regional & Cultural|Southeast Asian|Health & Fitness|Diet & Nutrition|Nutrition
Weight: 2.1 lbs
ISBN: 9798893030778
ASIN: -
SKU: SP-9798893030778

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