James Read

Writer (Of Cabbages and Kimchi), fermenter, founder @kimkongkimchi, CFO of The Fermenters Guild.
(Agent @rcwlitagency / Publisher @ParticularBooks)

[James Read @jamesreadwrites]

I HAVE IT! 🥹
The physical, actual thing in my hands, from the wonderful people at @PenguinUKBooks
I can't wait to get all your copies out to you (🔗 in bio if you still need to order)
#BookTwitter

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@HMRCcustomers No, it is not taxed in the origin country.

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@HMRCcustomers OK, so if it is self-employed income and no tax has been deducted, does it just go in with all other self-employed income and doesn't need to be declared separately?

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@HMRCcustomers Hi, do you have any more information please? It seems like this would be the most common scenario for overseas income.

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@HMRCcustomers Thanks. Is that the correct category for 'normal' income (i.e. income from work, rather than from savings, pensions and anything else)? And then which box should I put the income in on the following page? The one that says "If you've received a benefit from a person abroad"?

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@HMRCcustomers any thoughts? I can't reach you by phone (after 10 minutes of apparently unnecessary menu diving the line is deemed too busy and the call ended)

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@HMRCcustomers Where do I input foreign income when filling out my tax return? It isn't from dividends, savings or any of the other options I'm given on the Foreign income details page, and I haven't yet paid tax on it overseas. There doesn't seem to be anywhere to add it.

[James Read @jamesreadwrites]

First thing I've written since my second-born, and I really enjoyed it! A piece about why I love fermentation for @ckbk's 'Consuming Passions' series - thanks for the commission @MJCockerill https://t.co/kaPHxdTrlU

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My book's just been indexed on @eatyourbooks - if you don't already use it, it's a great website that lets you search all the recipes in your cookbooks (e.g. for sauerkraut, to remind yourself you could be making pierogi with it)
https://t.co/e5q4zRwTIf

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@StrappingLass @BookishJulia @everygoodthing9 @megmuck Thank you!! But also, oh no! I'm sorry for your kitchen (though it is somewhat a rite of passage - release bottle-tops regularly, or use plastic so you can see the bulge)

[James Read @jamesreadwrites]

It's gift-buying time! If you've got anyone ferment-curious in your life, I've put together a whole list of my favourite ferment & ferment-adjacent books (yes, my own has snuck on there, I'm shameless) including @bookishjulia @everygoodthing9 @megmuck https://t.co/OtNqcmHP3u

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@neilbuttery @DeliciousLegacy Cheers Neil!

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Alright, I'm finally moving to #bluesky properly. Here's the link for my occasional fermenting & food chat (don't redact pls) https://t.co/J1deGQkJLJ

[Thom_Ntinas_Sound @SoundThom]

It was such a pleasure to talk to James and to taste some home-made fermentation in action, like Soy sauce, tepache, and kimchi! And of course trace the long history!
with @jamesreadwrites

[The Delicious Legacy Podcast @DeliciousLegacy]

Fermented food is literally all around.
Why do we love them so much? When did we start making them intentionally, and crucially are they good for our health? With @jamesreadwrites

Of Cabbages and Kimchi, A History of Fermentation in Ten Foods https://t.co/M4hhwMaIew via @acast

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@Aquamaz Great thought - that does look very possible!
Having finished the series now it isn't ever addressed so I'm all the more curious.

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So, the pattern of the office cubicle walls in Ludwig is definitely a code, right? Rosicrucian cipher?
(if this is revealed in a later episode just pretend I've been v smart pls)

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@TicketmasterCS how do I access TV on the radio presale?

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@TicketmasterCS @MrNishKumar Can you tell the rest of us please?

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Thanks very much for the kind book recommendation @MarkDiacono in this great fermentation guide by @finney_clare https://t.co/yMUaj1BoFY