Naturally fermented foods use salt (or a culture starter in some cases) to create a welcoming environment for good bacteria. This process, known as Lacto-fermentation, naturally preserves the ingredients and provides the familiar sour taste in sauerkraut, yogurt, and sour pickles. No heat or vinegar is used, the resulting ferment is teeming with healthy probiotic flora, and the vitamins and digestive enzymes are retained.

In this hands-on workshop Rebbeka Hutton of Alchemy Pickle Company will cover all of your pickle and fermentation questions while you prepare your own custom hot sauce for you to ferment at home. We will taste plenty of homemade samples to find your inspiration, including the classic Alchemy hot sauce, a smoked paprika hot sauce, and a super special batch of the original hot sauce Rebekka made at the end of 2021 for the recipe that was included in The Depanneur cookbook.

Expect to take home at least two hot sauce variations of flavours you create yourself! Seasonal, local organic produce, and jars will be provided. We will be sourcing most of the ingredients from the farmers market a few days before the workshop, so it’s hard to know what will be available, but in the very least we will have a few kinds of fruits, several types of hot and sweet peppers, fresh and dried herbs and spices, and fresh garlic. Feel free to bring along any special ingredients or jars you’d like to use.

$59 + HST

Tickets include a complimentary 1/2 pint of Henderson’s beer (including their NonAlc beer) or a seltzer!

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Rebekka Hutton is the pickle maker and owner of Alchemy Pickle Company. Rebekka brings unsurpassed skill and passion for sharing knowledge and sustainable, healthy food in order to help grow the good food movement in Canada. Her experience as a cook, program facilitator, fundraiser, and urban farmer are the key to building a food business that draws people who want to learn more about what they put onto their plate. Alchemy Pickle Company produces regional and seasonal fermented vegetable pickles, sauerkraut and kimchi, and naturally carbonated kombucha with produce purchased direct from local organic farms since 2012. @alchemypicklecompany

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Henderson Brewery was founded in 2013 to bring craft brewing values and techniques to beer that anyone would be happy to find in their fridge day after day. Since then we’ve brewed hundreds of different styles, hosted hundreds of thousands of people, packaged millions of litres of beer, and won dozens of brewing awards. Henderson is a thriving hub for local food & beer lovers with food pop-ups, workshops, and four exciting annual festivals: Winter Warmup, Under the Big H, Block Party and Picklefest.

@hendersonbrewing | Get your Tickets to Picklefest 2024 | OCT 5 & 6

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The Depanneur is Where Interesting Food Things Happen. For more than a decade The Dep has been showcasing Toronto’s remarkable culinary diversity through thousands of unique food events as well as the forthcoming Depanneur Cookbook. After more than 10 years at its iconic College Street location, The Dep is now bringing all new Interesting Food Things to exciting venues all across the GTA. @TheDepanneur