Tag: sauerkraut

Do you have extra brine from your last batch of sauerkraut? One of the ways I like to use sauerkraut brine is to make a probiotic lemonade. It’s the first drink I have in the morning before breakfast. Along with lemon juice, I’ll add maple syrup as a sweetener. You can also add fresh mint…

Fermented foods have been around for centuries. Sauerkraut is thought to have been introduced to China around 200 BCE during the building of the Great Wall. It was originally fermented with white wine as a food source during the non-growing season. Genghis Khan then brought it to Europe about 1000 years later. When sauerkraut was…