Sichuan Paocai Pickling Kit (2.5L Mouth-Blown Glass Jar for Lacto-Fermentation)

This artisan-made, mouth-blown Chinese pickle jar is as beautiful as it is functional. In addition to the 2.5 liter jar, this Sichuan pickling starter kit includes Sichuan's specialty pickling salt, a small bag of Sichuan pepper for flavoring and our meticulously tested recipe and instructions for making lacto-fermented pickles the Sichuan way.  The Jar Designed thousands of years ago to be the ideal form for naturally fermenting vegetables, the shape of the Sichuan pickle jar has two inherent advantages: 1) The narrow opening and wide shoulders of the jar help keep the contents below the brine—which is key for mold-free natural fermentation—without the use of weights, and 2) The moat around the opening holds water that makes a natural seal, allowing the carbon dioxide released during fermentation to escape while sealing out unwanted oxygen and contaminants.  For this particular jar, the hot glass is literally blown by mouth from the end of a hollow tube into a mold to form an incompar