Sandor Katz

There's still time to donate part of your sourdough microbiome to science. Sampling info here: http://robdunnlab.com/projects/sourdough/ …

A big crowd gathering to march in Nashville. https://www.instagram.com/p/BPiOKk5gDjK/ 

Tai O, fishing village, with many houses on stilts in the water, on Lantau Island, in Hong Kong. https://www.instagram.com/p/BPSh0JigPXI/ 

Salted duck egg yolks in Tai O. Yolks are separated, placed on netting atop salt in a basket,… https://www.instagram.com/p/BPShkZ5AlVB/ 

Fermented shrimp paste in Tai O, Hong Kong. Shrimp is mixed with salt (about 5% but variable… https://www.instagram.com/p/BPShHnSA7EJ/ 

Shrimp paste fermenting in barrels outside the shop where it is made in Tai O, Hong Kong. https://www.instagram.com/p/BPSguN3AvYK/ 

Wanda Huang, forager, herbalist, fermenter, and all-around knowledgeable guide in Tai O, an old… https://www.instagram.com/p/BPSgcx_Ai7f/ 

With students at the International Culinary Institute in Hong Kong. https://www.instagram.com/p/BPSfuDjAdpR/ 

Busy week in Hong Kong! Here, chefs at @mo_hkg taste different ferments prepared by lantaumama… https://www.instagram.com/p/BPSfU8mgcCV/ 

My Tokyo fermentation workshop. https://www.instagram.com/p/BO7iUH8gOjn/ 

Another nare zushi (fermented sushi), this one called hatahata zushi, Japanese sandfish salted,… https://www.instagram.com/p/BO4eaa2gdOV/ 

Small wooden barrel for fermenting miso that Hiromi had made by a local Kyoto-area barrel-maker.… https://www.instagram.com/p/BO3hKangHs5/ 

One great thing Hiromi showed me was how to make mirin. Steam 1 kg sticky rice. Once cooled mix… https://www.instagram.com/p/BO3bmMJgeiQ/ 

Suguki, a special Kyoto-style fermented turnip. Simple and delicious! See previous photo to see… https://www.instagram.com/p/BO3ZZwYA0cL/ 

Kyoto fermentation revivalist Hiromi Yamagami, who teaches classes in pickling, miso-making, and… https://www.instagram.com/p/BO3ZKOfAJCS/ 

Inside a bicycle garage in Kyoto. https://www.instagram.com/p/BOzqkklAbrO/ 

Tomoko Ogawa, who I met in Ames, Iowa 4 years ago when she was a grad student there and my… https://www.instagram.com/p/BOzqcuEg09-/ 

Hi-tech koji-making. After last week's posts of Terada Honke brewery's very traditional saké… https://www.instagram.com/p/BOzpRV6gAGd/ 

Pickling section at a Japanese hardware store. It's all about plastic. https://www.instagram.com/p/BOzoNGCgMVM/