Without even thinking about it, we eat fermented foods every day; from yoghurt and cheese for breakfast, coffee at work, sandwiches for lunch to a slice of sausage with a beer in the evening. Everything is fermentation.

Mister Wateetons takes you into this wonderful world of food-changing microbes. About Rot - written smoothly and with humor - is the result of thorough research and describes all facets of fermentation. It is therefore the fermentation manual for the hobby chef (and professional) and shows you step-by-step how fun, tasty and adventurous it is to get started at home: brew your own beer, cider, wine, learn Thai fish sauce or prepare Indonesian tempeh, make your own blue cheese for a slice of sourdough bread and surprise your table companions with a thousand-year egg with their fermented tea.

Of course, Mr. Wateetons will teach you how to make your own fermentation supplies with simple tools and error analyzes are also included.