Cultures for Health Podcast

On today’s episode, our fermentation hostess with the mostess will be speaking with Elena from Shared Cultures in San Francisco, California. Listen to them as they deep dive into the world of koji, miso, and shoyu. You will learn about the foraging, fermenting, and selling process of all 3!

“I think that's the most important thing, that when people see ferments or just artisan goods in general, that maybe are two, three, four times more expensive. Look at the why because I guarantee you that why is worth it.”

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In today's episode, wecontinue the conversation with Beesham the Baker !

In this episode, the conversation covers freshly milled grains, sourdough hydration percentages, and some of Beesham's favorite equipment.

"Why are we baking sourdough bread? Because we want the health benefit of it. Of course, it's a lot of flavor... but if the fermentation goes slowly, then it's easier for us to digest... It said the minimum time for fermentation should be around 15 hours. Then you can't digest the bread and your body can absorb all the minerals, the nutrition, the vitamins and everything..."

Want to make your own sourdoughat home? It's seriously way easier than you think.Cultures For Healthoffers DIY kits and a variety of starter cultures to make at-home baking and fermentation super simple. Best of all, we are offering 25% off when you use the code CFHPODCAST.

In today's episode we welcome Beesham the Baker ! Beesham is the Head Chef at Waldorf School and also hosts workshops and shares his knowledge in Sourdough baking with people from all over the world. With over 25 years of experience, needless to say he's an expert chef and artisan baker!

Want to make your own sourdough at home? It's seriously way easier than you think. Cultures For Healthoffers DIY kits and a variety of starter cultures to make at-home baking and fermentation super simple. Best of all, we are offering 25% off when you use the code CFHPODCAST.

In this episode, we speak withsmall business owner, Taylor, with by the Brook Tempeh.His companymakes hand-crafted, ethically sourced, live culture protein.

Tempeh is an extremely versatile protein source that lends itself to those who are looking to get creative in the kitchen.

Cultures for Health has everything you need to get start making your own tempeh at home! Use the code CFHPODCAST to get 25% off.

Make sure to go visit Taylor on Instagram for some amazing recipe inspiration! His handle is:bythebrook_tempeh.

In this episode, we speakwith a big name in the sourdough community: Food 52's resident baker and the creator ofThe Perfect Loaf...Maurizio.

Want to make your own sourdoughat home? It's seriously way easier than you think.Cultures For Healthoffers DIY kits and a variety of starter cultures to make at-home baking and fermentation super simple. Best of all, we are offering 25% off when you use the code CFHPODCAST.

There are tons of flour varieties out there. Learn what works best for your baking styles by experimenting! Customization is the best part about homemade bread. You can even mill your own flour for unlimitedflavors and varieties!

How often do you have to feed your sourdough starter, anyway? It's different for everyone! Maurizio gives a few troubleshooting tips when it comes to temperatures, feeding schedules, and discards.

FindMaurizioon Instagramfor baking inspiration!

If you're interested in making your very ownsourdough at home,Cultures For Healthhas everything you need to get started! Use the code CFHPODCAST to get 25% off. Subscribe to our podcast to stay in the loop with all things fermented and cultured foods! See ya next time!

In this episode, we speakwith a big name in the sourdough community: Food 52's resident baker and the creator ofThe Perfect Loaf...Maurizio.

This episode will help you take yoursourdough baking to more advanced levels. Cara and Maurizio talk about hydration levels, dutch ovens, mix ins, steam injection, and recipe development.

Maurizio doesn't work in a traditional bakery...he uses his kitchen! He's a recipe developer for Food 52 and King Arthur Baking Company. He sharessome baking inspirationsources and tells us a little about his most recent recipe development: Dark Chocolate Cherry Sourdough Loaf.

FindMaurizioon Instagramfor baking inspiration!

If you're interested in making your very ownsourdough at home,Cultures For Healthhas everything you need to get started! Use the code CFHPODCAST to get 25% off. Subscribe to our podcast to stay in the loop with all things fermented and cultured foods! See ya next time!

Here's a little SCOBY sized bonus episode for you all! Grant (of Homebucha) and Cara had a little postscript chat after we recorded our last episode and we wanted to share it! Take a listen to get an inside look at Cara’s culinary science background and what all she does here at Cultures For Health.

Make sure to stop by Grant's Instagram and say hello, you can find him @home.bucha. If you're interested in making your very own kombucha at home, Cultures For Health has everything you need to get started! Use the code CFHPODCAST to get 25% off. Subscribe to our podcast to stay in the loop with all things fermented and cultured foods! See ya next time!

In today’s episode Cara welcomes a friend from Durham, NC. Grant runs his very own traditionally fermented kombucha shop called Homebucha . Homebucha has been killing it in the kombucha scene for 7 years and we get to hear all about its origin story. Want to make your own kombucha at home? It's seriously way easier than you think. Cultures For Health offers DIY kits and live SCOBYS to make at-home brewing super simple. Best of all, we are offering 25% off when you use the code CFHPODCAST.

In today’s episode, Cara speaks with Amanda Sauceda , a gut health nutritionist and registered dietician. Some of you may know her from Instagram as the gutheatlh.nutritionist .

They address the main differences between prebiotics and probiotics, diet diversity, and Amanda’s Mindful Gut approach to food.

When it comes down to it, it’s all about listening to your body and finding what works best for you.

If you're looking to improve your gut health in the new year, Cultures For Health has all your probiotic needs for a happy and healthy gut and new year. Visit culturesforhealth.com and get 25% off when you use the code CFHPODCAST. Thanks for tuning in and we’ll see you next time!

In today’s episode we continue the conversation with Asher Jordan, who some of you may know as The Sourdough Dude on instagram.

Listen to find out what Asher has experienced that he would not recommend trying. Hint: it has to do with perfection and what types of recipes to trust.

At the end of the day, the theme is practice, practice, practice!

Want to make your own sourdough and kombucha at home? Enter to win Cultures For Health’s 2022 New Year Giveaway!

We believe everyone’s life can be improved by adding more homemade probiotics from cultured and fermented foods to their diet. Start 2022 off right by learning a new process in the kitchen and adding those healthy microbes to your life! The prize package includes: Holiday Spice and Cranberry Kombucha Flavor Kit + Live Kombucha Starter Culture, Artisan Sourdough Kit.