Mother and daughter Shihoko Ura and Elizabeth McClelland, founders of the blog Chopstick Chronicles, reveal the key to amazing Japanese cooking-fermenting your own miso, amazake and more. Sweet, salty, tangy and rich, these ingredients add subtle layers of flavor to dishes like Ultimate Miso Ramen, Vibrant Rainbow Roll Sushi and Japanese Curry with Summer Vegetables and Natto. It's easy to enjoy the health benefits of fermented foods, known for aiding...

The Shockeys present recipes for a tongue-tingling array of condiments sure to heat up your table. From ginger pickles to chocolate cranberry mole, you'll find new ways to make fiery ferments part of any meal!

Giving a modern twist to age-old techniques, this book shows how to master 25 different cooking and preserving process, from fermenting to cheese making, hot smoking to sourdough baking.