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Behind the Pass with Douglas McMaster – Part 2: Koji-based Fermentation

Having introduced us to the ethos of Silo in last week's episode of Behind the Pass, Douglas now takes us behind the scenes to meet the restaurant's head of fermentation research and development, Ryan Walker. Ryan explains how important koji-based fermentation is to achieving zero waste, before guiding us through some of his current fermentation 'projects'.

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