Sandor Katz and the Tiny Wild (Food Heroes, 4)

Sandor Katz and the Tiny Wild (Food Heroes, 4)

Martin, Jacqueline Briggs | Lee, June Jo

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PICTURE BOOK BIOGRAPHY OF THE FERMENTATION REVIVALIST, FROM THE AWARD-WINNING AUTHORS OF CHEF ROY CHOI AND THE STREET FOOD REMIX. Best Picture Book Biographies, 2022 Kirkus Reviews Best Childrens Books of the Year 2023 Bank Street College of Education, Childrens Book CommitteeSandor Katzs love of fermented food started with kosher dill pickles he ate as a New York City kid. As an adult, he left the busy city and moved to a queer community in the mountains of Tennessee. There, his friends grew their own food, cooked and ate together, and sometimes danced in drag when the work was done. One day, the cabbages were all, ALL ready to be harvested. What to do? Sandor tried to make sauerkraut. Delicious! He kept experimenting, finding old recipes, combining old ideas to make something new. Then, he shared what he learned in bestselling books, in classes, and with a growing group of friends around the world.Written by award-winning authors Jacqueline Briggs Martin and June Jo Lee, Sandor Katz and the Tiny Wild folds timely themes of ecology, community-building, and resilience into a lively biography that closes with a hands-on recipe: just chop, salt, pack, and wait for tiny, wild, invisible microbes to turn raw ingredients into zingy, zangy foods that we love. Sandor believes that making fermented foods connects all, ALL of us on planet Earthpeople, plants, and The Tiny Wild. Wont you join Sandors crew and share your own dash of dazzle with the world?Read less

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Sandor Katz's love of fermented food started with a kosher pickle in New York City and grew into a lifelong obsession that made him the world's most celebrated fermentation revivalist. This award-winning picture book biography, named among the best of 2022 by Kirkus Reviews, introduces young readers to his story with warmth and scientific curiosity. A small book about a big idea: the microbes that have been transforming food for thousands of years.