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CounterCulture Fermenting Workshops
Learn how to ferment through the knowledge and wisdom of our ancestors, and culture new variations tailored to your dietary needs and taste. Fermentation is a way of preserving the fruits of our labour from our gardens, and cultivating essential nutrients and probiotics for gut and overall health. Counterculture Fermenting Workshops are designed to empower you with the skills and confidence to apply the principles of creating living and healing foods, and demystify culturing your own fermented foods. Science is Fun! In-Person or Online Workshops Available! |
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Spirit of Asia Culinary Workshops
w/Dinner Gatherings Learn how to make authentic Asian cuisine in these unique culinary workshops. These classes will explore a wide variety of Asian food preparations and cooking techniques, as well as how to make healthy and flavourful foods. Specific attention will be paid to Asian table-setting, eating practices and etiquette. Sessions will also focus on the individual history, geography and religions of the different Asian regions, and how these have influenced the many cuisines of Asia. Each workshop will culminate in a gourmet feast in which you will have the pleasure of enjoying the culinary fruits of your labour. Doubly-nourished by generous helpings of Asian cuisine and Asian culture, you will have feasted on the true Spirit of Asia! |
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Live Cultures: Kombucha SCOBY, Jun SCOBY, Milk Kefir Grains, and Sourdough Starter
Buy and make your own healthy, organic live cultures full of good bacteria, yeasts and probiotics. It is cost effective, and healthier for you than store-bought versions. These cultures will produce indefinitely as long as you nourish them as they nourish YOU! Rediscover traditional fermented foods, as well as learn how to create your own masterpieces, continuing the ancient preserving methods of our ancestors! Local Pick Up or Free Shipping Available. Note: Fresh Sourdough Starter, Kombucha & Jun SCOBYs are only available for local pickup all year round. They are NOT available for shipping from November 15 - April 1. Milk Kefir Grains and Dried Sourdough Starter are available all year round. |
Beginner’s Fermentation 101 Private Workshop
CA$65.00
In this Beginner’s Fermentation 101 workshop, learn how to make fermented foods full of probiotics, nutrients, and flavours, and to add variety to your daily diet. Discover how easy it is to safely and cost-effectively make ferments with beneficial live bacteria and yeasts for your gut health. Through this class, you will gain an understanding of the science behind various preserving techniques of saurkraut, kimchi, kefir, kombucha, and other ferments, and well as how to transform your garden’s bounty into Mother Nature’s probiotics with confidence.
Private In-Person or Online Workshop Available!
Private In-Person or Online Workshop Available!
Kimchi Fermentation Private Workshop
CA$65.00
In this Korean kimchi class, learn how to make one of the World's top five Healthiest Foods. Rich in probiotics, vitamins, and minerals, Kimchi aka kimchee is made by fermenting vegetables with a variety of seasonings using the Lacto Fermentation method. You will learn how this method of preserving vegetables, when partnered with their spices and flavourings, will be reborn uniquely into their own combined characteristics. This probiotic Live Food will turn into a powerhouse detoxifier that will go a long way towards re-establishing your gut health.
Private In-Person or Online Workshop Available!
Private In-Person or Online Workshop Available!
Kombucha Fermentation Private Workshop
CA$65.00
In this Kombucha class, learn how to brew this magical elixir, including adding flavourings and natural fizz. Discover how to transform this thirst quenching tea-based probiotic-rich ferment into a health-packed effervescent Live Drink to boost your immune system. Rich in beneficial antioxidants, nutrients, enzymes and acids, booch improves digestion, increases energy, detoxifies, and boosts immunity.
Private In-Person or Online Workshop Available.
Private In-Person or Online Workshop Available.
Zen and the Art of Sushi Workshop
CA$75.00
In this Zen and the Art of Sushi class, you will learn how easy it is to follow the basics of Japanese sushi making in this hands-on class.
You will transform traditional rice balls into delicious treats by accenting them with such nutritious and tasty highlights such as smoked salmon/chicken and fried shrimp.
This is a fun workshop utilizing the ancient art of zen. You will understand how to “eat with your eyes” through the theory of colour, good placement and garnish.
You will transform traditional rice balls into delicious treats by accenting them with such nutritious and tasty highlights such as smoked salmon/chicken and fried shrimp.
This is a fun workshop utilizing the ancient art of zen. You will understand how to “eat with your eyes” through the theory of colour, good placement and garnish.
SouthEast Asian Culinary Workshop
CA$75.00
In this SouthEast Asian Culinary Workshop, you will learn how to uncover the subtle secrets of Thai, Malaysian, Indonesian, Vietnamese, Laos, and Filipino cooking, recognized world-wide as outstanding and healthy cuisines. You will also have the opportunity to discover how the geography and history of these countries have united their cuisines into a tasteful marriage. By the end of this class, you will have developed your skills in the art of balancing herbs and spices to create the delicate, yet fragrant flavours that are uniquely South-East Asian.
Fundamental Basics of Chinese Culinary Arts Private Workshop
CA$75.00
In this Fundamental Basics of Chinese Culinary Arts Workshop, you will learn how to prepare basic, yet popular Chinese dishes by mastering the fundamentals of Chinese food preparations, such as slicing, dicing, chopping, steaming, braising, and stir-frying.
Working with special herbs and spices, you will discover how to awaken sleeping taste buds, and how to use texture, size and shape to tantalize the palate.
By the end of this class, you will know how to stock a pantry that will allow you to create quick, healthy, and inventive gourmet delights.
Live Organic Milk Kefir Grains
CA$25.00
Kefir grains are a living organic culture made up of proteins, sugars, and fats, and contain living colonies of various yeasts and bacteria existing in a symbiotic relationship. These microorganisms ferment the lactose in the milk over the course of about a day, and the result is a sour, effervescent drink beneficial for its probiotic qualities and gut health.
Local Pick Up or Free Shipping Available. Milk Kefir grains are available all year round for free shipping.
Local Pick Up or Free Shipping Available. Milk Kefir grains are available all year round for free shipping.
Live Organic Kombucha SCOBY
CA$25.00
Make your own homemade kombucha brew with our healthy organic SCOBY and Starter Tea. Our Kombucha SCOBY is an old heirloom originally from the Himalayas. It makes the most delicate effervescent (fizzy) kombucha, and although will get more tart in time, it never tastes vinegary.
Local Pick Up or Free Shipping Available. Shipping is only available from April 1- November 15. Local pick-up is available all year round.
Local Pick Up or Free Shipping Available. Shipping is only available from April 1- November 15. Local pick-up is available all year round.
Live Organic Jun SCOBY
CA$30.00
Make your own homemade Jun brew with our healthy organic SCOBY and Starter Tea. Jun, is the champagne cousin of Kombucha. It is made with raw honey instead of sugar, and ferments much faster than Kombucha. This sparkling live drink is lighter in colour and more delicate in taste. Refreshingly effervescent, this fermented health tonic is full of live enzymes, acids and loads of B vitamins, all essential to a healthy microbiome.
Local Pick Up or Free Shipping Available.
Shipping is only available from April 1- November 15. Local pick-up is available all year round.
Local Pick Up or Free Shipping Available.
Shipping is only available from April 1- November 15. Local pick-up is available all year round.
Fresh Live Organic Sourdough Starter Culture
CA$20.00
FRESH, non-dehydrated, Live organic fermented sourdough starter to create the tangy flavour and hearty aroma of sourdough bread. It is descended from a starter that's been lovingly nurtured and fed regularly. You will be rewarded with many healthy and aromatic breads for as long as you keep your starter alive and strong.
Local Pick Up or Free Shipping Available.
Shipping is only available from April 1 - November 15. Local pick-up is available all year round.
Local Pick Up or Free Shipping Available.
Shipping is only available from April 1 - November 15. Local pick-up is available all year round.
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All photos are the property of Rachel Thoo unless otherwise stated. Permission may be granted for usage with appropriate credit.