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"Canning is a method of preserving food in which the food contents are processed and sealed in an airtight container. Canning provides a shelf life typically ranging from one to five years, although under specific circumstances it can be much longer. "
Urbandictionary describes a variety of "very painful" things. But let's not get into those. They have nothing to do here. I never even thought of them when creating this chapter.. Ever.
Let's get to it. The food. For a lot of people this truly is an odd, scary and totally outdated form of handling food. Unfortunately! Because it makes so much sense, is budget friendly and especially the well fermented foods are so beneficial for health, to replenish our gut with the good bacteria it needs to digest well.
When I got a full crate of canned food ready for our trip most of it fermented, some preserved, , most people shook their head laughing at me. Almost as ridiculous as Ondrej's famous 5kg bag of crushed chilis :D. And I get it, I get it. In fear of them being right, I gave a lot of glasses away as gifts before our take-off.
And then PAHA, I'm laughing in the face of danger! This really worked incredibly well. Both preserved and fermented foods kept well in our trunk - through all temperature differences and even the hottest desert. Our ferments were eaten up quite quick - we had kimchi, brussel sprouts, shiitaki mushrooms and even hot sauce. One of our highlights for sure was the 'preserved lemon'. We got hooked on them eating out at 'Casbah', a Moroccan restaurant in Calgary. Following the book 'Homemade Summer' displayed above, we added lemon slices to our dishes and the brine to salads - this is how you spice up your roadtrip food. Wow! Preserved we had lots of garlic and onion, always handy for cooking. No peeling, no slicing.
We even traveled with our dear baby Franz. He was our Sourdough, born in a late Calgarian Summer 2014, died in an early New Orleans Summer 2015. He lasted longer than we thought he would, and kept giving for all different sorts of breads. Also use the website provided on top to learn about sourdough.
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