In this show, we hear an interview with Aya Hirata Kimura about her new book Fermenting for the Future: Japanese Pickles and Microbial Foodways. This interview was recorded at a Fermentation Gathering on August 1, 2026 at Yesfolk Tonics and was co-organized between Darich Perez Reyes of Wild Culture Kitchen, Yiyi Mendoza and Adam Elabd of Yesfolk Tonics and I. In this interview, Aya references photos of tsukemono, or Japanese pickles, that she shared at the event. For visual references of these pickles, please see the links below. After her interview, we hear some music compiled by Aya that accompanies the book as well as other tsukemono-inspired tunes. 

Visual references for the tsukemono discussed in this show: 
Shibazuke
Senmaizuke
Narazuke
Sugiki

Playlist
Sukiyaki / Kyu Sakamoto
Kyoto Bojo (Reflections in a Palace Lake) / Baden Powell
Cumbia de Monte Fuji / Minyo Crusaders & Frente Cumbiero
tradition / CHO CO PA CO CHO CO QUIN QUIN
Leave it to Time / Sachiko Kanenobu
Pickles Are Great / Mozku
The Song of Nukazuke / Tomodachi
Takuan / Yukadan
Spring Awakens in Eternity / MONDO GROSSO