Jun 04

Kombucha Tea

Food 18: Other

My friend gave me a Kombucha mushroom and a how-to brew it yourself instructions. Not a fan of the market ones (see old post), I was surprised how tasty my friend made them. Hers taste like Sparkling yogurt drink! Not acidic nor overtly vinegar-ly like the market one. So I'm determined to try it on my own.

One of the hardest part is looking for a glass jar that can hold one gallon of distilled water. The mushroom and the solution cannot touch any ceramics nor metal. The giant $11 kim-chee jar you can find at market is the perfect size (though we have a gallon of strong smelling kim-chee at the fridge that turn sour way too soon). The mushroom she gave me was a baby one grew out of the ones she used (and frankly it looked like a strange alien jellyfish ^^;;). After 2 weeks of fermentation, the baby mushroom grow so big and a new baby one was attached to it.

You drink them every morning before any meal (and night, but I used a caffeine tea that'd keep me awake all night if I drink passed 6pm). I feel my body "cleanse" effortlessly every morning. The mushroom can be reused 5 more times. Now that I got a new baby mushroom, I can keep on brewing multiple batches.

Freda | June 4, 2007 04:30 PM