Fermenting Adventures: Eating my fermented sauerkraut

Back in August, I prepared my fermented sauerkraut, check out the post if you want to see the entire process I went through to create my own kraut.

I made over 15 pounds of kraut using my super heavy 30+ pound crock. This crock is made by TSM and is a 15L Fermenting Crock. Since it’s a fermented crock system, you can’t smell the produce as it ferments.

Four months later, I’m finally getting around to eating some of that delicious food. First, this does not taste like the traditional sauerkraut that you purchase in the stores. I added a lot of different spices and herbs to this blend. Garlic, whole black peppercorns and whole cardamom were just a few of the many different herbs and spices that I added to this yummy kraut and I must say that I’m pleased with this combination.

In the above picture you can see me eating about 1/2 cup of the kraut and I must say that this turned out really good. My daughter even likes it a lot.

Since I’m a firm believer in cleansing, the herbs/spices that were added to this blend, were solely added because of their healing benefits. Was it effective? I would like to think so. I know that yesterday I had the ticklings of a cold, but now that’s gone thanks to eating a big bowl of fermented kraut. Normally, on the rare occasion I feel the symptoms, of a cold I’ll reach for garlic, ginger or oil of oregano, but this time I simple ate some fermented foods. For those who don’t know, fermented  foods (and beverages) can be very effective at combating common ailments.