Kaioken Labs

05/16/2026

05/15/2026

had a great turnout for our Mother’s Day “Buy 3 Kaioken Labs Products and Get a Free Cozy” deal. We are running it for the foreseeable future at ! Handmade by Sew Lovely Designs based in Lexington, NC. Perfect for keeping your drinks ice cold for this upcoming summer. Great for mason jars, glass or solo cups. Supporting local not only helps us, but helps our community as well!

04/28/2026

It’s almost that time again, “First Friday Market”!!!! With Cinco de Mayo right around the corner. We wanted to bring some shareable food. Grilled Elote with all the tasty toppings. Corn tortilla chips with fresh salsa roja, fire roasted queso dip. And a massive thanks to our Kaioken Krew employee, Samantha’s ( ) Abuela authentic recipe for her pork tamales! It should be a great time as always! Be sure to come out and support all the local vendors!

04/24/2026

This Sunday, April 26th, from 1pm to 5pm. Swing by .clt for their “Summer Kickoff Art Walk”! They will have live music, art, games, local vendors and will be bringing so tasty finger food to munch on! Everything scratch made from the pho stocked used in meatballs, the sourdough slider buns, the shrimp dumplings and all of the above! Sounds be a great day so come out to .clt in NODA!

424 E 36th St Unit 4
Charlotte, NC 28205

04/13/2026

had an blast at the at yesterday! It was great tasting all the tasty chilis. Congratulations to the winners:
1) Myles
2) Nehemiah
3) Thomas

In our professional and honest opinion, they all tasted amazing. It was great seeing the different techniques and approaches in making a simple, humble dish. So shout out to the other talented Chefs as well! ( )

It was a great to see everyone that came out and support each other. Huge shout out to and for letting us host this event in their space. We can’t wait for the next cook off! 🌶️

04/12/2026

Charlotte Chili Cook Off going down today from 1pm to 6pm at Lenny Boy Brewing Co. !!!

3000 S Tryon St., Charlotte, NC 28217

04/09/2026

Kaioken Labs III:
Made by local artist

We are excited that this past March of 2026 would be 3 year anniversary as a fermentation company!

This past year (2025), we have expanded into multiple new markets and gather a strong following for our fermented goods. Our Head of R&D/Chef made it into the state finals for 2025 . Kaioken labs also had multiple magazine and video interviews about us and our products.

In 2026, we are embarking on several new projects while continuing to support our local farmers and businesses. The Kaioken Krew is hard at work on one project that will truly take us to the next level!!! Stay tuned and as always. We could not make it this far as a small business without the support from our community, family, friends and fans of fermentation. Thank you from the bottom of our fermenter hearts!!!

04/04/2026

The Krew had a great time at today! Gorgeous weather and perfect for grilling some Cajun Kabobs! Thank you for everyone that came out and great to see some old friends of ours. Always stoked to have helping out on off site events! Can’t wait until the next “First Friday Market”!

04/03/2026

Whipping up a fresh batch of “Garlic Rosemary Sourdough Focaccia” for the weekend markets! Delicious, fluffy focaccia perfect for sandwiches, homemade pizzas or just dipped in marinara sauce 😋. Our focaccia is vegan friendly and made with clean ingredients. Be sure to grab a regular or large focaccia from us!

03/31/2026

We’re back at this Friday, April 3rd! are bringing our fermented goods plus some tasty grilled Cajun kabobs! Be sure to swing by to check out other local venders and music as well!

02/13/2026

are excited to announce our newest miso, “Tomato Miso”! We bought the last of the season tomatoes and fermented it for 4 months. With just using a TBSP of “Tomato Miso” and 8 oz of water. A simple tomato miso soup has a delicious sweet and savory flavors with slight acidity. A massive umami bomb flavors with notes of parmesan cheese (It is dairy free.)

“Tomato Miso” would be great for all sorts of tomato flavor dishes. But for us, making a dashi stock with tomato miso and steaming some mussel sounded to good to past on! We lightly sauté some garlic, onion and fennel and deglazed with Sauvignon Blanc wine. Reduce by half and added our tomato miso dashi stock into pan. Brought to a simmer and cut the heat. We did add a special ingredient, saffron threads! Let that and the mussels infuse and steam in the pot with lid on. Toss in some lemon juice, butter, parsley and served with some crusty, garlic sourdough bread!

This would be an amazing appetizer to make for your significant other for this Valentine’s Day Weekend! We will have our “Tomato Miso” at and !