Substitutes for fermented

23 cards, each with the best swap and the amount to use. Open one for every option, stamped.

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7 options
Out of Curtido
Use Sauerkraut with Mexican oregano and shredded carrot
1 cup drained sauerkraut plus ½ tsp Mexican oregano and 2 Tbsp grated carrot per cupWorks
7 options
Out of Escabeche
Use Canned or jarred pickled jalapenos
Same amount, drainedWorks
7 options
Out of Green olives
Use Capers or caper berries
2 tsp drained capers per ¼ cup chopped green olivesYou'll taste it
6 options
Out of Kimchi
Use Sauerkraut plus gochugaru and garlic
1 cup drained sauerkraut plus 1 to 2 teaspoons gochugaru plus 1 small grated garlic clove per 1 cupYou'll taste it
6 options
Out of Kkakdugi (cubed radish kimchi)
Use Napa cabbage kimchi plus raw diced daikon
3 parts chopped napa kimchi to 1 part raw diced radish, by volumeWorks
6 options
Out of Kombucha
Use Diluted apple cider vinegar
Same amountYou'll taste it
7 options
Out of Pickled garlic
Use Roasted garlic cloves with a splash of vinegar
Same amount by cloveYou'll taste it
6 options
Out of Pickled ginger
Use Homemade quick pickled ginger
One 3-inch piece fresh ginger plus ½ cup rice vinegar plus 3 tablespoons sugar plus ½ teaspoon salt makes about ½ cupWorks
6 options
Out of Pickled jalapenos
Use Pickled banana peppers or pepperoncini
Same amountWorks
7 options
Out of Pickled okra
Use Dilly beans (pickled green beans)
Same amount by piece or volumeWorks
6 options
Out of Pickled red onions
Use Quick pickle them yourself
1 thinly sliced red onion plus ½ cup vinegar plus ½ cup hot water plus 1 tablespoon sugar plus 1 ½ teaspoons salt makes about 1 ½ cupsWorks
7 options
Out of Pickled turnips
Use Pickled daikon or pickled radish
Same amountTweak it
6 options
Out of Pu-erh tea
Use Another Chinese dark tea (liu bao, liu an, hei cha or Tibetan brick tea)
Same amountWorks
5 options
Out of Red fermented bean curd
Use Miso paste
Same amountWorks
6 options
Out of Rice koji
Use Barley koji (mugi koji) or soybean koji
Same amount by weightTweak it
6 options
Out of Sake kasu (sake lees)
Use White miso plus sake and a little sugar
2 tablespoons white miso plus 1 tablespoon sake plus 1 teaspoon sugar for 3 tablespoons sake kasuTweak it
6 options
Out of Sauerkraut juice
Use Dill pickle brine
Same amountWorks
6 options
Out of Suan cai
Use Sauerkraut, drained and briefly rinsed
Same amount by weightTweak it
6 options
Out of Takuan
Use Danmuji (Korean yellow pickled radish)
Same amountWorks
7 options
Out of Tsukemono
Use Asazuke you make in 30 minutes
2 cups sliced cucumber or napa cabbage, 1 tsp salt, then 1 tsp rice vinegar and a pinch of sugarWorks
6 options
Out of Ya cai
Use Mei gan cai or mui choy (preserved mustard greens)
Same amountWorks
6 options
Out of Yellow pickled radish (danmuji)
Use Japanese takuan (pickled daikon)
Same amountWorks
7 options
Out of Zha cai
Use Takuan or danmuji (yellow pickled daikon), rinsed and shredded
Same amount, rinsedTweak it

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