Fermenting Tips From Sandorkraut

James Colquhoun JAMES COLQUHOUN

"Sandor Katz shows you why an act as practical as making your own sauerkraut represents nothing less than a way of engaging with the world." - Micheal Pollan 


Sandorkraut is an intimate portrait of Sandor Katz, America's foremost fermentation revivalist. A native New Yorker, Sandor abandoned a life in politics in the early '90's after a health crisis. He relocated to an off-the-grid queer community in rural Tennessee, where his love of gardening and an overabundant cabbage harvest led him to make his first batch of sauerkraut. An intense personal obsession with fermented foods was born.

Many of our most ancient and beloved foods - bread and cheese, wines and beers, miso, yogurt, pickles, even coffee and chocolate - are the products of fermentation. Sandor has explored the fermented delicacies of cultures from around the globe for over 20 years, working as an author, teacher, and activist; his third book, the art of fermentation, became a New York Times bestseller. Sandor’s expertise and willingness to share has made him an underground hero to home cooks and celebrity chefs alike.

Through rich visuals and warm, informal interviews, Sandorkraut introduces us to Sandor’s life and surroundings in rural Tennessee, his daily rituals of food making, his humor, and philosophy. As Sandor shares his world, he gradually reveals how his connection with the natural processes of fermentation has transformed his understanding of life and death.

 

 

James Colquhoun

BY JAMES COLQUHOUN

James Colquhoun is the filmmaker behind Food Matters, Hungry For Change, and Transcendence Seasons 1 & 2 and founder of Food Matters and FMTV. Along with Laurentine ten Bosch, James founded the Food Matters community following the release of the 2008 documentary, giving people the tools (films, books, articles, and guided programs) to take charge of their own health. From here, FMTV was born! It was designed as a place where you can access vital information by watching all of your favorite inspiring documentaries, expert interviews, & recipe videos in one place, and in early 2020 FMTV found it's new home on Gaia.