About this Event
Limited amount of participants (only 7).
If you like hot sauces and spicy food, this workshop is for you! Only 90 minutes from Los Angeles, in the beautiful mountains near Wrightwood.
Learn from one of the top forager and fermentation expert in North America! Author of 4 bestselling books related to fermentation: The Wildcrafting Brewer, Wildcrafted Fermentation, The New Wildcrafted Cuisine and Wildcrafted Vinegars
Let’s make a delicious fermented hot sauces using organic ingredients, wild or commercial. And guess what? Unlike store-bought hot sauces, these will be a good source of probiotics.
But the real bonus are the flavors you can achieve my mixing various chili peppers, savory plants, spices (wild or not) and even tasty seeds and grains.
Who knows? Maybe you’ll invent the next “Sriracha” and make a fortune!
During this workshop we’ll make together a basic fermented hot sauce (you’ll take some home) then, if we have some time left, I’ll demonstrate how to make a “Tabasco”-style hot sauce using fermented ingredients.
You don’t need to be a fermentation expert to attend. All the ferments will be made in regular jars, no need for special equipment
In this workshop, you will learn:
How to make a quick lacto fermentation culture starter
How lacto fermentation works
How to create a basic fermented hot sauce and create from there
How to integrate spices and various ingredients together
Food safety when fermenting with little to no brine
Fermenting in Jars
And much more!
WHAT YOU GET:
Fermentation workshop
Fermented and wild food snacks. Drinks too!
Goats visit and petting.
Feel free to hang around afterwards, go on a hike or visit the beautiful mountain town of Wrightwood only 15 minutes away.
If you have one of my books, bring it and I’ll sign it!
WHAT TO BRING:
Bring with you a pint jar (500 ml) with top .
I’ll take care of the rest.
LOCATION:
The workshop is taking place at Angeles Crest Creamery in my pottery and wild food research studio. Angeles Crest Creamery is a beautiful 70-acre goat ranch in the San Gabriel Mountains just 90 minutes from LA and 13 miles to Wrightwood.
The actual fermentation workshop is from 10:30 AM to around 1:30 PM (maybe a tad more), with a quick plant walk and visiting the goats, we should be done around 3PM.
We meet at the Mile High Café where you can park your car and walk from there to my studio located on the other side of the street. The address for the Mile High Café is 20033 Big Pines Hwy, Valyermo CA 93563
I'll be there to welcome you and show you where to park.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
20033 Big Pines Hwy, 20033 Big Pines Highway, Valyermo, United States
USD 95.00
