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On the food program, we love people driven by obsession.

They're the ones who dig deep, who push the boundaries of what we know,

individuals who end up taking the rest of us into new undiscovered worlds. This program is about one of the most powerful food

obsessions I've witnessed and it's delicious. I have spent nearly two decades

exploring the realm of fermentation.

I do not have a background in microbiology or food science.

I'm just a food-loving back to the land generalist who became obsessed with fermentation, spurred by a voracious appetite,

a practical desire for food not to go to waste, and a willful desire to maintain good health.

Sandal cats his teachings and writings on fermentation have

changed lives around the world. I'm about to tell his story because I think he can

also change yours. He's what you might call a demystifier.

Sometimes I feel like a mad scientist tending to as many as a dozen different bubbly fermentation experiments at once.

Sometimes I feel like a game show host.

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