Fermented Organic Sourdough and Yogurt Starters

With a tangy taste, it’s sure to strike a chord with those that like trying new and interesting foods. These Organic Freezedried Sourdough Starters can be used whenever you’re ready, making it a great gift for a fermenting-loving foodie. A mature, well-aged sourdough starter has a much stronger and distinctive sourdough flavour than one recently started from scratch. We have worked hard to obtain the very best sourdough from across the world. These Organic Yogurt starters come sourced from starter cultures that have been passed on and many are heirloom varieties.

FFSDCB- Colorado Brown Sourdough Starter

Sourced directly from the USA, it found its way from the Rocky Mountains in Colorado to a small bakery in San Francisco. It makes a very firm dough, with a tart, almost vinegar-like flavouring that comes through into the loaf. Something new for the sourdough afficionado to try. £8.50

FFSDGF- Gluten Free Sourdough Starter Culture

For those who struggle with gluten you don’t have to miss out. This delicious gluten-free sourdough. is known for it’s fuller texture compared to other gluten-free bread options. If bread is something that you’ve had to remove from your diet, you might want to give this a try! Its based on brown rice flour. £8.50 Gluten Free

FFSDSF- San Francisco 100 year old Sourdough Starter Culture

Bring the heart of San Fran into your home and replicate the city’s famous sourdough loaf with this San Francisco Sourdough Starter. It produces a distinctive vinegar-like flavour which cannot usually be replicated outside of the city and comes from the Fishermans Wharf area. £8.50

SalsT1- White Hampshire 100 year old Sourdough Starter Culture

The heritage of this Hampshire sourdough has been traced back over a century to the New Forest and been used in kitchens across the UK ever since. A true heirloom variety that has only been fed on plain white flour. It produces a classic tasting white sourdough loaf that has a mild, subtle flavour. £8.50

FFSDAL- Alaskan 100 year old Sourdough Starter Culture

From Fairbanks in Alaska, with a mild flavour for a sweeter sourdough. Anyone that has spent any time around Alaskan old-timers is likely to have heard about a sourdough starter that has been handed down from the Gold Rush era. Sourdough is such an important part of Alaskan culture that people who have lived in Alaska for more than one winter are often referred to as “Sourdoughs”. However this sourdough is sweeter in flavour than the SanFrancisco starter. £8.50

FFYOCS- Caspian Sea Matsoni Yoghurt Starter

Also goes by the name of Matsoni, of Armenian and Georgian origins. It found its way to the Cocassos region between the Black Sea and Caspian Sea where it gained popularity and became know as Caspian Sea yoghurt. Its a slightly tart yogurt with a unique consistency and can be cultured at room temperature. Just combine milk with the starter culture. No yoghurt maker required £9.50

FFYOGR- Greek Yoghurt Starter

Traditional Greek yoghurt is made with goat’s milk and strained to remove any whey to produce a very thick cultured milk product. This starter is a heirloom “Greek-style” yoghurt starter which means it can be recultured time and time again. It produces a very airy, thick yoghurt that is often full of bubbles. It can be made at home without the need to add sugar, preservatives or emulsifiers. This is a thermophilic yoghurt and requires a yoghurt maker. This can be picked up online reasonably cheap (less than £20). £9.50

FFYOFS- French Set Yoghurt Starter

This French farmhouse set yoghurt is traditionaly made in small glass jars, with limited ingredients. What makes it unique is that they are made in small batches and each small serving is cultured separately for eight hours. The consumers then eat the yoghurt directly out of the jar it was cultured in. It is a thick, unstrained variety, is said to contain less protein than Greek yoghurt and often has more sugar. This is an ideal yoghurt to make at home. This rich, creamy thick-set yoghurt has a translucent colour and a fantastic taste. A yoghurt maker is required. £9.50

FFYOIC- Indian Cooking Yoghurt Starter

Indian cooking yoghurt, also referred to as Indian curd is a plain somewhat lumpy thermophilic yoghurt used in traditional Indian cooking. Indian cooking yoghurt can also be enjoyed cold like any other yoghurt can be. This yoghurt is usually prepared from cows milk, but goat and buffalo milk is also used. This yoghurt is great in curry and a must-have for any enthusiastic cook. A yoghurt maker is required. £9.50