Adding a daily dose of fermented foods to your diet can have an extraordinary effect on your health. It has been shown to promote digestive ease for people suffering with inflammatory disorders, help manage sugar and carb cravings, decrease incidence of allergies and sensitivities and generally boost the immune system and contribute to an overall sense of well-being.

Motivated by an unquestionable belief that food is medicine and that what we eat can promote great healing or cause great harm, in The Cultured Club fermentation advocate Dearbhla Reynolds shows how to turn simple ingredients into superfoods using one of the world’s oldest methods of food preservation.

In The Cultured Club, which begins with a brief history of fermentation and a guide to maintaining gut health, you will learn basic fermentation techniques using simple ingredients and discover numerous recipes for sauerkraut, kimchi, kefir, condiments, dips, tapenades, breads, nut cheeses and tonics that promise to restore vitality.

Learn the simple art of fermentation, enjoy its delicious, vibrant flavours and watch your health flourish. 

‘This is the book I have been waiting for. It’s more than a book about fermentation. This is a book about life, health and delicious food. Dearbhla’s words of wisdom will seamlessly transport you into the world of fermentation and well-being. Thank you, Dearbhla! You’ve done us all a great service by writing this book,’ Domini Kemp

‘This book is a wonderful and accessible introduction to fermentation. Dearbhla’s clear directions and enthusiastic encouragement will put you at ease and help you see just how simple fermentation can be. Read this book and be part of the fermentation revival,’ Sandor Ellix Katz, author of Wild Fermentation and The Art of Fermentation

‘Dearbhla Reynolds is a culinary radical, and The Cultured Club offers a dynamic, empowering approach to food and fermentation that mainlines the ways in which we can connect with the health and energy of our ingredients. Packed with original and delicious ideas, The Cultured Club will shake up your kitchen,’ John McKenna

‘Dearbhla is a flavour fiend. This is a book packed with ideas, rituals and skills that will make your food life fizz,’ Catherine Cleary