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👋 Hi there

Let's be fermentation friends!

An everyday fermentation market, bakery, and cafe in Portland, Maine. All are welcome.

cathartic cookies, jangs of jubilee, magnificent misos, juicy jams, vivacious vinegars, sultry soy sauces, funkalicious fish sauces, hawt hot sauces, tasty tamaris, kindred kojis, silky sourdough, kool kefirs, awesome achars, saweet sauerkrauts, knockout kvass, puckering preserved lemons, krisp kimchis, captivating chocolates, naughty nattos, coffee is coffee, terrific teas,

Onggi online

Shop for fun & fermenty stuff from home!

Tsuru Bishio Soy Sauce (Small) Yamaroku $24.00

Tsuru Bishio Soy Sauce (Large) Yamaroku $50.00

Wild Maine Blueberry Sriracha Ewing Fruit Co. $13.00

Quincannon Organic Apple Cider Vinegar Eden Acres Family Farm $12.00

Fruit & Flower Vinegar West Maquoit Vinegar Works $12.50

Wild Maine Blueberry Cider Vinegar Ewing Fruit Co. $11.00

sold out

Maine Sea Salt (Pouch) Maine Salt Farm $24.00

Dashi Soy Sauce Kikutsuyu Yamaroku $20.00

Tomato Vinegar West Maquoit Vinegar Works $12.50

sold out

Chili Moromi Sauce Moromi $22.00

Rye Soy Sauce Moromi $22.00

Wild Fermentation Sandor Ellix Katz $29.95

COME BY

Our market & cafe

Come stop by our shop in Portland and grab some stuff for all your fermentation fantasies.

131 Washington Ave
Portland, ME 04101

Market open hours:
Wed-Mon: 9-5

Cafe open hours:
Wed-Mon: 9-4

More info

The bakery & matcha bar

We've got fermentation-forward pastries & drinks for ya!

Pastries feature some of our classics (hello, sourdough chocolate chip cookies) and a rotating list of other goodies. Served from opening til sellout!

Our drinks include delish matcha, hojicha, and of course, coffee!

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And shop online!

We have a portion of our fermenty stuff available online for shipping straight to the comfort of your sofa or local pickup.

Hopefully shopping here will feel a little like coming into the shop to chitchat with your fermentation friends (us).

Take a gander

11/11 - 11/15

Pre-orders

Thanksgiving Pie Pre-orders!

Our fave time of year! Pre-order some Thanksgiving goodies from the Onggi cafe for pickup on 11/27 between 9AM-3PM. Pre-orders close on 11/15.

❁ Hōjicha pumpkin pie
❁ Miso caramel banana cream pie
❁ Pumpkin spice & black sesame butter mochi 8" cake (gluten-free)
❁ Set of sourdough chocolate chip cookies

Happy Thanksgiving!!

Pre-order now

11/23 @ 9AM

Workshop

Matcha 101 with KinKa

We are absolutely thrilled to host EunYoung Sebazco of KinKa for this Matcha 101 workshop!

Join us to explore the history of matcha and Japanese Tea ceremonies, learn how to whisk the perfect bowl of matcha, and tantalize your tastebuds with varieties of matcha terroir. We can't wait!

This event is ticketed and will sellout quick – RSVP to attend!

RSVP on Eventbrite

11/30, 9AM-2PM

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Holiday Wreaths with Triflorum Designs

Get festive this Small Business Saturday with these gorg holiday wreaths from Triflorum Designs!

Julia Lipner will be hanging with us for most of the day, so come by and support our smol ol' biz's!!

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What's an onggi?

We’re named after the ubiquitous Korean fermentation vessel found in nearly every home called onggi (it’s pronounced “OHNG-ghee”, like mixing “only” with “eggy”).

Onggi (옹기) pots carry a rich yet humble history, perfected over generations of craftsmanship using natural materials and thoughtful work. They are famous for their fermentation-friendly properties and the foods they carry are the foundation of everyday life.

Photo of onggi jars by our friend Adam Field in Helena, Montana.