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Mexican Fermentation

Oaxacan rooftops, Yucatan pits, Puebla escabeche shelves, and the Tlaxcala tinacal turned into living crocks, brines, starters, pastes, and cultures.

salt, time, temperature, submerged vegetables, and a room that stays patient.

Mexican fermentation
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Methods
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Fermentation to build from

pulque tinacal Mexican reference batch pulque tinacal
01 pulque tinacal first shelf 25 min 02 tepache jar winter shelf 45 min 03 masa madre market surplus 1 day 04 fermented chile mash family batch 3 days 05 cacao ferment holiday jar 2 weeks 06 corn masa starter weeknight reserve 3 days-3 years
tepache jar winter shelf tepache jar masa madre market surplus masa madre fermented chile mash family batch fermented chile mash

Open the pantry by problem.

Start with the thing you need to solve: a quick jar, a long cure, a safer shelf, or a batch that makes the season last.

Same method, different pantry

Same pantry, different method

Mexican Fermentation

Mexican fermentation guide: living crocks, brines, starters, pastes, and cultures, safety notes, shelf logic, and recipes from Oaxacan rooftops, Yucatan pits,

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