Culture, Identity & Fermentation Arts
£37.00
Do you ever wonder why certain cultures are associated so strongly with certain foods or practices? Do you wonder what an Ulster culture identity exactly is, or even more, what may have been missed?. Through the traditions of fermentation, come explore the possibilities available through our modern lens, as cultures fuse in this unique event.
Join Author Kristen Shockey and chef Mara King in the beautiful landscape of the Ulster Folk Museum, as we demonstrate how to harness wild yeasts to make vinegars and summer inspired sodas. This is a deep dive into exploring how fermentation helps us find a sense of place.
There will be plenty of tastings and demonstrations to install a life long skill of flavour, experimentation and connection to both our landscape and heritage traditions.
This is an evening event.
Wild soda tasting from 6pm.
Further details provided upon booking.
We look forward to warmly welcoming you to share in this experience.
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This event draws on the diverse background of our guests to explore how fermentation helps us find a sense of place, as we engage with the stunning setting of The Ulster Folk Museum to to create some suitably seasonal fermented summer drinks.
ABOUT OUR GUESTS
Kirsten K. Shockey is the author of award-winning Homebrewed Vinegar, coauthor, with her husband, Christopher Shockey, of award-winning The Big Book of Cidermaking; award-winning Miso, Tempeh, Natto & Other Tasty Ferments; Fiery Ferments; and the best-selling Fermented Vegetables.
The Shockeys got their start fermenting foods over twenty-four years ago on 40 acres of wooded hillside on unceded Takelma territory which grew into their organic food company. Kirsten realized that her passion lay in the desire to both teach people how to ferment and push this culinary art to new flavors.
She leads experiential workshops worldwide and online helping people to make, enjoy and connect with their food through fermentation. She is a mother, grandmother and co-founder of The Fermentation School a women-owned and women-led benefits corporation supporting the voices of independent educators to empower learning and build culture. She can also be found musing at fermentnerds.substack.
Mara King was born and raised in Hong Kong. She has spent her 20+ year career as a food professional learning, practicing and sharing knowledge around Good Food. In 2011, she co-founded Ozuké, a fermented foods company that distributes nationally in the US. In 2017, Mara helped to produce a series of short films on Southwestern Chinese fermentation practices with Sandor Katz and Mattia Sacco Botto and is currently working on a book about Chinese fermentation practices. In 2021 she joined IE Hospitality, an impact driven Colorado based restaurant group and grain mill, as Director of Fermentation. She is excited to infuse her passion for traditional arts to enliven and amplify the restaurant group’s fermentation and zero waste programs.
This event is part of the Symbiosis Tour 2023.
If you are interested in this event, you might also be interested in the others. Throughout June, Kirsten Shockey and Mara King, along with other inspiring ferment professionals, are hosting a range of diverse ferment-related events in Wells, Somerset & London (UK) and Dublin. Each event is different in style and content and over the tour we will be covering a fantastic array of ferment and food-related topics for different audiences.
Click here to find out more about the other Symbiosis Tour events being held.
Looking forward to welcoming you to this one-off event.
