Fermentation as Metaphor: From the Author of the Bestselling "The Art of Fermentation"

May not be for everyone since he brings in actual current sociopolitical thoughts and compares them to fermentation, but I loved it! I don’t think he means to preach(in fact he says he doesn’t follow everything he discussed perfectly), but rather he is explaining that everything works the same from the micro to the macro and vice versa.

Sandor Katz is a great food writer, but more importantly, has a thoughtful, kind, and intellectually rigorous worldview and a curious mind that spans the world's food traditions. This extended essay is an indispensable addition to any fermenter's library, and is recommended for anyone who cares about food as a metaphor for nourishment generally.

It’s not about anything but poetic metaphors about fermentation. A coffee table book maybe, but not for learning.

I love the authors other stuff but I guess I didn’t pay attention when I got this. I was thinking more like cookbooks of old, story books with recipes in it. Just insight. I mean, it was good to sit back and think but not what I wanted.

Sorry Mr Katz,but the book didn't do it for me. I've read other books using one perspective to analyse own thoughts about ways of the world, (as example - Lines: A Brief History by Tim Ingold), but Fermentation as Metaphor lacks the academic style research and referencing that would make it more than collected thoughts in text. All very well if that is what one seeks, but I needed more depth. The book was also filled with many photos, some of which aren't so impressive. I don't really feel enriched after reading the book, which is a pity because The Art of ... was so good.

I was disappointed in the book. I believed it to be one of information regarding the various bacteria and how they performed but all I got was a book of pictures of bacteria. They were pretty but beyond that, I fail to see what value it contributes to fermentation.

Not about fermentation of anything in particular, just the authors opinions on basically everything. One area in particular I found incredibly uneducated and dangerous to the point that I cannot trust any other statements made by the author. Glad I purchased used at least…

It's difficult to pigeon hole this book into a category. It's about food but not a cookbook, it's poetic but not a book of poems. The images are artful but also scientific.It's timely. Sandor expresses what many of us have been sensing: 2020 is more than the tragic year of COVID. This stressful, chaotic year has also set the bubbles in motion for social transformation and regeneration. There is hope.

As science demonstrates that Sandor Katz work in promoting fermented foods really does have health benefits as well as flavour benefits, this beautiful little book for lockdown suggests that maybe metaphorical social fermentation could be equally good for us and our planet. It's given me something to think about and I'm grateful. To be honest I think I'd buy it for the pictures - "only" bacteria and fungi but stunning when seen through the microscope

Bacterias are not our enemy, they are our co-workers. They are here before us, they help us to enjoy life. Feel them in beautiful close up photos with Sander's heartful writing.

Buena calidad de materiales y contenido muy interesante

Excelente livro sobre fermentação!