Homemade sauerkraut making in Latvia
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This is just like I do it here in Pennsylvania, USA-only I use a baseball bat to pound the cabbage- I keep it just for the purpose. Thank you for the inspiring video!
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I t must be a caraway, no - cumin. No way. A cumin has a different taste, doesn't go together well.
In Poland, where sauerkraut [kiszona kapusta] is extremaly popular, sometimes is made with carrot, apples but always with a caraway [kminek], though.
In Northern European countries, where winter is long and harsh the sauerkraut is a great source of vitamin C., and used to keep people healthy and saved from scurvy.
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I only asked because I struggled with this word too and my family from the Czech Republic puts caraway seeds (kmin).
Why do you put whole apples in there?
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@apaulanarius we are also making various pickles and currant juices. Maybe some day I'll film those processes as well :)
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@apaulanarius we are also making various pickles and currant juices. Maybe some day I'll film those processes as well :)
What is that thing called he's using to push down the cabbage? I tried googling "pestle" and nothing like that came up.
evi410 2 weeks ago
@evi410 In Latvian it is 'stampa'. English - might be pounder?
Agzass 1 week ago
Are you sure it's cumin or is it caraway seeds?
4straker 5 months ago
@4straker Both cumin and caraway translates as "ķimene" in Latvian for some reason. Just looked up wikipedia - it looks more like caraway indeed.
Agzass 5 months ago
so how long do you leave it like that? doesn't it rot if not in a freezer?
Luiyi385 10 months ago
@Luiyi385 The main thing is to have enough juice. First it looks like it's too much of it and it can even go over edges of the container, later it is very needed. Thus it can be collected in bottle first and afterwards poured back.
Normally sauerkraut are good for at least half-a-year. Might be a year, but not always.
Agzass 5 months ago