Posts Tagged ‘beet kvass’

From the Rotted Foods Department

Thursday, February 4th, 2010

Interesting discussion on making beet kvass on this Australian blog: http://editor.nourishedmagazine.com.au/articles/beet-kvass.  I tried using whey from organic yogurt in the last batch I made.  It’s not nearly as good as my raw whey efforts, but I can’t get unpasteurized milk here.

Speaking of rotted foods, doesn’t chocolate require a fermentation in the process of making it edible?  To paraphrase an old song making fun of the Woman’s Christian Temperance Union (WCTU):  “Can you imagine such a terrible sight, as a woman eating chocolate until she gets tight?”

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Is There a 12-step Program for Kvass Addicts?

Monday, November 2nd, 2009

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Hello.  I’m Eatmore Toadstools and I am a kvassaholic.  It’s all the fault of the farmer who sells me unpasteurized milk.  He sells beet kvass at 5 bucks a pint and I made the mistake of buying some months ago.  I drink about a pint per day now, but I make my own.

Beet kvass, which is a drink, consists of chopped beets, whey, salt and water.  Directions for making it may easily be found online, and the recipes vary slightly.  You can substitute additional salt if you cannot find whey or if you’re vegan.  I cannot tell you if you can separate the whey from homogenized factory milk because I don’t buy it.  I buy my whey from the farmer who addicted me.

Kvass goes through a lactic fermentation in less than a week, skipping the alcoholic fermentation if you do it correctly.  It has a sour earthy taste, which I love.  Make some today. Become addicted.  Then we can start an online 12-step program.

Eatmore T.