For the uninformed, Kombucha is a health tonic I brew at home. If you do a google search you can find a long list of supposed benefits. Supposedly it will cure just about anything that ails you. I started making and drinking it mostly because it is high in natural enzymes, probiotics, antioxidants, and vitamin B. It's a pick-me-up in the afternoon, and I drink it in the morning flavored with pomegranate juice instead of coffee.
The part that grosses the kids out is the actual brewing process. Basically I make a gallon of sweet green tea, and then add the "mushroom" and a bit of the Kombucha from an earlier batch. The very word mushroom conjures all sorts of inaccurate images. It's not really a mushroom at all, but a S.C.O.B.Y. which stands for a Symbiotic Culture Of Bacteria and Yeast. Again, to quote the kids, it looks a bit like a human liver or some other organ. Again, I disagree.
Anyway, the result is a bubbly, very mildly alcoholic drink something like ginger beer which I drank in England back when I was in college.
You can debate whether it has any real health benefits or not, but all I know is that I really, really, really missed it when I was in the states for Mike and Amy's wedding earlier this month. I personally think it helps fight fatigue, and with Dengue, I was already very tired all the time. I also think it helps calm my nerves. Though I didn't snap at anyone (that I know of), I do think I felt more edgy than I normally do.
One news article said "Kombucha: Wonder Tonic or Slimy Sludge?"
3 comments:
Anything that starts with green tea can't be all bad! I didn't realize that Kombucha tea was a sort of "brew"--that's the wrong word isn't it? I guess I mean a culture. Interesting! I though it was another type of tea.
I hate the stuff. I have a friend that makes it and has tried and tried to convince me to drink it, but after one sip I was NOT interested.
I'm weak. More power to you! Lisa~
Heidi, try it! You might like it.
Okay, Lisa. You just need to taste a GOOD batch. Sometime it's better than others, it's true. I bet you never tried it with pomegranate juice, did you? Haha. No worries.
Maybe I should run a poll. (I think your vote would be the majority.)
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