What if we could transform the humblest of ingredients - vegetables, but also grains, legumes, seeds, and nuts - into living, health-boosting probiotics, nutritional powerhouses, and carriers of new complex aromas and profound umami experience?
Are you ready to discover how?
This evening invites you into the luminous crossroads of culinary delight and microbial science, where ancient wisdom meets contemporary food innovation. Hosted by Zoa Culture, this exclusive workshop explores the dynamic tension and synergy between wild and cultured fermentation, shedding light on how plant-based ingredients, from vegetables and beyond, can become deeply nourishing, richly flavorful, and functionally transformative.
🧬 A Journey Through Microbial Alchemy
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Wild vs. Cultured Fermentation:
Discover the microbial ecosystems that define each process, from ambient spontaneity to purpose-driven culture design, and the distinct gastronomic and nutritional profiles they create.
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The Biotic Continuum: Prebiotics, Probiotics, Postbiotics:
Unpack the cutting-edge science of gut health, immune modulation, and metabolic balance through the lens of microbial symphony.
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The Architecture of Umami:
Trace the enzymatic breakdown of plant proteins
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What if we could transform the humblest of ingredients - vegetables, but also grains, legumes, seeds, and nuts - into living, health-boosting probiotics, nutritional powerhouses, and carriers of new complex aromas and profound umami experience?
Are you ready to discover how?
This evening invites you into the luminous crossroads of culinary delight and microbial science, where ancient wisdom meets contemporary food innovation. Hosted by Zoa Culture, this exclusive workshop explores the dynamic tension and synergy between wild and cultured fermentation, shedding light on how plant-based ingredients, from vegetables and beyond, can become deeply nourishing, richly flavorful, and functionally transformative.
🧬 A Journey Through Microbial Alchemy
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Wild vs. Cultured Fermentation:
Discover the microbial ecosystems that define each process, from ambient spontaneity to purpose-driven culture design, and the distinct gastronomic and nutritional profiles they create.
-
The Biotic Continuum: Prebiotics, Probiotics, Postbiotics:
Unpack the cutting-edge science of gut health, immune modulation, and metabolic balance through the lens of microbial symphony.
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The Architecture of Umami:
Trace the enzymatic breakdown of plant proteins into glutamate-rich compounds that yield deep, resonant flavor, the kind that lingers on the palate and nourishes far beyond the plate.
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Beyond Vegetables: The Forgotten Fermentables:
Engage with fermentation techniques for a variety of pulses, grains, nuts, seeds, and vegetables, expanding your culinary and nutritional repertoire.
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Precision Meets Intuition:
Discover delicious and easily replicable techniques for fermenting at home or with friends, combining foundational principles with the intuitive rhythm of microbial life.
🌿Your Evening Includes:
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🫙 Personalized Ferments to Take Home
(Please bring at least 2 clean glass jars)
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🍽️ Curated Tasting
Sampling both wild and cultured fermented creations that reveal flavor depth and microbial vitality
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📖 Instructive Handouts
With a step-by-step guide, tips and tricks, and recipe ideas to get you inspired for continued exploration
Price:
This workshop is an invitation to taste the invisible, to work with Nature’s most sophisticated chemists and allies, and to harness fermentation as a powerful Nature's gift, for Transformation and transformative nourishment.
Join us. And taste the Alchemy of Life!
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