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Onggi Ferments & Foods
👋 Hi there

Let's be fermentation friends!

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

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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, 

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Shop for fun & fermenty stuff from home!

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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Onggi cafe drinks and snacks

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
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11/9 @ 11AM

Community event

Onggi Kimjang 2024

It's that time of year again! Join us for our 4th annual (free) kimchi-making community event. Learn to make your own kimchi and take some home to ferment!

We'll also be hosting Maine Garum to taste their delish eel sauce – and kicking up the umami in our kimchi with this local flavor bomb.

Plus, for that day only: a yummy kimchi jjigae (kimchi soup) lunch special starting at 11:30AM til sellout. See ya there!!

RSVP to join
Kimjang 2024 at Onggi

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!

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KinKa Matcha workshop  at Onggi

11/30, 9AM-2PM

Pop-up

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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Triflorum pop-up at Onggi

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.

Onggi by Adam Field

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