Of Cabbages and Kimchi Linguistics

Of Cabbages and Kimchi LinguisticsA playful and accessible guide to fermenting at home James Read is on a mission to smuggle bacteria into our kitchens. In Of Cabbages & Kimchi, he takes the ten greatest 'living' ferments fermented foods that are neither cooked nor pasteurized and places them under the microscope, before cooking with them in all their delicious versatility. From the fiery funk of kimchi to the velvet tang of kefir, James describes the microbial process, then shares

When things take a darker turn

'Bursting with warmth' Kirsty Greenwood

the essayists in this volume use their own vulnerability to guide readers on excursions that unfold on uncomfortable edges

A side door bursts open

Day after day he waits with all the other animals and dolls for somebody to come along and take him home

a flower-child of the 1960s

Not so Sloppy chronicles a career in journalism and business that started with a small boy’s pledge to his parents

scary GIANT

who arrived just as the new probation system started and who was forced to work in the treacherous coal mines

Probably the most important thing I owned

opening when the sun comes up and closing when it sets

She wants her to be her girlfriend