Course: WVA 103 Fermentation Methods

Audio Visual

Michael Pollan and Sandor Katz on Fermentation

By Science Friday and Sandor Katz. | By Sandor Katz.

Watch the videos regarding fermentation, and the importance of fermentation from cultural, historical, and practical perspectives. In the first two videos, Michael Pollan discusses the link between cooking, food, and culture while explain the process for making cheese and kimchi based on his research. In the second selection of Videos, Sandor Katz, the author of the Art of Fermentation discusses the importance of fermentation for health and demonstrates how to make sauerkraut.

- Michael Pollan Argues Importance of Making Your Own Food (7:24)
- Michael Pollan reads an excerpt from his new book, "Cooked," in which he tells the story of how he learned to make kimchi (2:51)
- Fermenting Vegetables with Sandor Katz (6:33)
- Fermenting with Sandor Katz (2:13)

Click here to access the Michael Pollan's videos at the PBS website.
Click here if you cannot view the Fermenting video by Sandor Katz.
Click here if you cannot view the Fermenting Vegetables video by Sandor Katz.