Do Ferment
Gut boosters and foods that fizz.
Matthew Pennington & Nicola Cradock
Know your kimchi from your sauerkraut? Your kefir from your kvass?
Fermented food is now an essential part of our diet – it’s tasty and we know it’s good for us. Even better, we can make it ourselves.
Drawing on years of creative experimentation at the award-winning Ethicurean restaurant, Matthew Pennington and Nicola Cradock show you how to transform humble ingredients – like vegetables, fruit, milk and grains – into vibrant foods and nutritious drinks.
From classic kimchi to beetroot and caraway sauerkraut, elderflower water kefir and ‘peackles’, you’ll learn the basic techniques to ferment almost anything. Discover:
- The remarkable power of lactobacillus
- Why fermented foods are key to gut health
- Fun recipes for kids and wild cocktails for adults
- How to build a weekly rotation of ferments in your kitchen
With stunning photography, Do Ferment will make fizzy ferments part of your everyday. Just grab some salt, a few jars and get started...
Available to pre-order now. Orders will ship just before publication on 4th Sept 2025.
This paperback purchase includes a free ebook download.
Reviews
A joy on every page. Full of adaptable principles for newcomers and delicious ideas for the more experienced.
Mark Diacono, author & founder of Otter Farm
Neat, practical, inspiring. Even includes recipe for fermented snozzcumbers. I’m in!
Kathy Slack, food writer & veg grower
So excited for this book! Matthew and Nicola have been a huge source of knowledge for me for so many years. And it’s no secret that I loved their restaurant The Ethicurean.
Grace Mandeville, presenter & co-founder, The Little Holding
Beautiful, accessible and joyful!
Anna Koska, author of From Field & Forest
A wonderful book and right up our street. Can’t wait to get inspired to ferment more!
Anja Baak, Great Glen Charcuterie
About the authors
Matthew Pennington was a founder of the award-winning Ethicurean restaurant, renowned for its commitment to sustainable practices and innovative approach. Together with his partner Nicola Cradock, he now runs Ethicurean Life, an online platform and community exploring regenerative food, microbiome health and the art of wholesome living. They travel the UK teaching classes on fermentation, foraging, cooking, and making wild drinks. They live in Edinburgh, Scotland, with their lurcher, Lint.
Product details
- Published: 4th September 2025
- Dimensions: 120 x 178mm
- Extent: 160 pages
- ISBN: 978-1-914168-52-9
- eBook ISBN: 978-1-914168-53-6
Artwork
Colour photography by Remco Merbis
Paper & print details
Paperback editions printed by OZGraf Print on Munken, an FSC-certified paper
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