Kimkraut

Fermented food is very good for you: sauerkraut in particular is credited with all sorts of medical applications, packing an antioxidant, antibacterial, probiotic, vitamin-stuffed punch. We’ve all eaten it, but making at home is different: it feels all odd setting out to ferment stuff deliberately.

Kimchi, for the uninitiated, is Korean sauerkraut: fermented, spiced cabbage. Equally good for you, although we will take the story about it being a possible remedy for bird flu with a (l