BOOKISH: Yummy Bacteria: Mr. Kraut talks fermentation, 6/5

Learn about the health benefits of fermentation with the undisputed King of Kraut, Mr. Sandor Katz, tomorrow at the Free Library's Central Branch

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BOOKISH: Yummy Bacteria: Mr. Kraut talks fermentation, 6/5

POSTED: Monday, June 4, 2012, 10:00 AM

Filed Under: Arts Books

Bacteria is bad for you. When food starts smelling, it's time to throw it out. These age-old kitchen rules are generally good ones to live by, except for the hundreds of foods and drinks that actually require the growth of bacteria to make them taste the way we do — we're talking cheese, wine, cured meat and beer. As author Sandor Katz (aka Sandor Kraut) proclaims, “Eating bacteria is one of life's greatest pleasures.”

The unofficial "King of Fermentation," Mr. Kraut preaches the probiotic gospel, bringing ancient secrets of food preservation into contemporary kitchens. More than a food fad, Sandor points to fermented foods as a major contributor in his own continuing battle against HIV/AIDS. His books Wild Fermentation and The Revolution Will Not Be Microwaved are both classics in the world of grassroots and alternative food activism, filling a void in the literature on yummy bacteria. Tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. at the Central Branch of the Free Library (1901 Vine St.), he'll read from his latest, The Art of Fermentation, providing recipes and ideas for the at-home live-culture foodist.

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