Day 5 of hard rain and crazy cold.. It was close to freezing last night at there was snow all around us in the hills, .. Everything is starting to get water logged and mold.. In keeping with that were on a fermented food kick.. Totally by accident, i might add.

It all started with natto.. The japanese fermented soybean 'delicacy' . I say that in quotes because to soem folks it tastes like old socks. I love it.. But then again. I love old socks. I had a bunch of natto during my trip to japan earlier this week. After i mentioned to my friend Nobu-san that I liked natto.., he disappeared into a convenience store and came back with a bag of dried natto. .. Ive been eating them since i got back.. I like them.. Bit no one else in the house will touch them… They say they taste like rotten soy beans .. Which they do.. But its ok, .. More for me !

Fermentation food number 2 come up by coincidence.. We dropped by to hang out with our friends tom and beth in essex. Tom built an old fashioned icehouse a few years back,. we were down there looking at the ice.when he reached in to a box a d came out with two jars.. One deep purple and one florescent orange..He's been making his own kim-chi.. A potent fermented cabbage product. The stuff was really tasty .. Especially if you like rotting cabbage… Which i do ! We had some then. And had some for dinner.. Yum.

Speakig of dinner.. All that kimchi talk got us hankering for hot dogs with sauerkraut.. Another rotting cabbe product… But one more culturally familiar, i suppose.. Diane got out the grill and cooked hot dogs for gabe And luke… And soy dog s for us.. And we covered them … With kraut..

We also dolloped on live culture probiotic yogurt… And then i washed it down with fermented grapes aka wine..

,our internal floran and fauna are rejoicing now.. I swear, en my mind feels better..

Im feeling kinda… I dont know… Kinda cultured i guess 🙂

(Groan)

 

Ok .. More tomrrow..

speaking of tomorrow.. In case you didn't see it on Facebook. We will be marking what would have been Sam's 21st birthday tomorrow with a low key gathering The invite is here Were going to attempt to climb bolton mountain at 2 pm… Then all come back here to the house at. 5 for a potluck.. Please come help us remember our beautiful boy…

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Nite sll, nite sam,

-me