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Cabbage Mama traditional and caraway sauerkraut made with fresh cabbage and carrots in Sydney

What Does Caraway Sauerkraut Taste Like? Tradit...

Traditional or Caraway? Both start with cabbage, carrots, salt and filtered water. Caraway adds a warm, slightly earthy note. Here is how to choose your jar.

What Does Caraway Sauerkraut Taste Like? Tradit...

Traditional or Caraway? Both start with cabbage, carrots, salt and filtered water. Caraway adds a warm, slightly earthy note. Here is how to choose your jar.

Fresh cabbage, carrots, salt and filtered water used to make Cabbage Mama sauerkraut.

I Counted Every Ingredient in My Sauerkraut. Th...

I counted every ingredient in my Classic Sauerkraut. There are four: cabbage, carrots, salt and filtered water. No vinegar. No shortcut.

I Counted Every Ingredient in My Sauerkraut. Th...

I counted every ingredient in my Classic Sauerkraut. There are four: cabbage, carrots, salt and filtered water. No vinegar. No shortcut.

Meet the Reset Shot: A Little Bottle of Sauerkraut Brine

Meet the Reset Shot: A Little Bottle of Sauerkr...

Every time I finish a jar of sauerkraut, I look at the brine left at the bottom and think: that's the best part. In Eastern Europe nobody throws it out....

Meet the Reset Shot: A Little Bottle of Sauerkr...

Every time I finish a jar of sauerkraut, I look at the brine left at the bottom and think: that's the best part. In Eastern Europe nobody throws it out....

Fresh sauerkraut actively fermenting in a glass jar, bubbles rising through the brine - a sign it's alive and keeps best in the fridge.

Why Is My Sauerkraut Fizzy? And How Long Does I...

Bubbles, pressure and a little leaked brine are usually normal signs of live fermentation. Learn what fizz in your jar means, how to open an active sauerkraut and when it...

Why Is My Sauerkraut Fizzy? And How Long Does I...

Bubbles, pressure and a little leaked brine are usually normal signs of live fermentation. Learn what fizz in your jar means, how to open an active sauerkraut and when it...

Alive in the Tub: Why I Never Heat My Sauerkraut

Alive in the Tub: Why I Never Heat My Sauerkraut

Real sauerkraut is alive. Here's where the bacteria come from, why I never heat mine, and how to tell the difference at the shop.

Alive in the Tub: Why I Never Heat My Sauerkraut

Real sauerkraut is alive. Here's where the bacteria come from, why I never heat mine, and how to tell the difference at the shop.

Freshly shredded cabbage and carrot prepared for Cabbage Mama sauerkraut fermentation.

We Sent Our Sauerkraut to a Lab. Here Is What W...

We sent Traditional and Caraway sauerkraut to an independent food microbiology lab. Here are the bacteria counts, pH results, and what they mean in plain language.

We Sent Our Sauerkraut to a Lab. Here Is What W...

We sent Traditional and Caraway sauerkraut to an independent food microbiology lab. Here are the bacteria counts, pH results, and what they mean in plain language.