Best of Make: Volume 2

Three-Day Kimchi

Piquant, fiery, and fast to make, this lacto-fermented version might just get you hooked.

Written by Wendy Jehanara Tremayne Photographed by Gunther Kirsch

Time Required:

30 Minutes Prep,

3 Days Ferment

Cost:

$5–$10

Materials

» 1 head of your favorite cabbage

» 1lb carrots

» 8 cloves chopped garlic or chopped onion

» 2 Tbsp minced ginger

» 2 Tbsp sesame oil or fish oil

» 2 tsp salt

» ½ tsp dry red pepper flakes

» Juice of 2 limes

» 1 pint whey from kefir, yogurt, or live cheese. Making cheese and other dairy products produces a ...