Vegetable fermentation at Casa Almeida

Learn how to make delicious and nutritious lacto-fermented vegetables, getting to know the process and biological principles and a range of techniques. I will introduce some fermentation traditions from around the world and the potential health benefits you can get from eating fermented foods. There will be a range of fermented treats for you to taste.

This is a practical workshop so everyone will be making some ferments to take home. We will be using lovely organic vegetables from Biodiversus in Ponte Lima .

This workshop is for open to all levels, total beginners to experienced fermenters wanting a refresher. Please bring a chopping board, knife and a bowl. Tea and coffee, jars, fermented vegetables and vegetables for fermenting will be provided.

The workshop fee is 50€ per person.
Sign up to book – you will be asked to pay a deposit to secure your place. This workshop will be held in English.

Why ferment your vegetables? Having a healthy gut flora (your own colony of microbes who help you digest) is associated with multiple health benefits. These include: protection against diabetes and certain cancers, better immune response, reduced anxiety and less inflammation. The process of fermentation make the nutrients in the vegetables easier for your body to take up (some new nutrients are even created) while the good bacteria help you digest the other food on your plate better to and increase your own gut flora.
Fermented vegetables are fun to make, can add both sparkle and depth to your meal and come with a whole line of health benefits that we are only beginning to understand (although we have been fermenting for thousands of years).