[HN Gopher] Kvass
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       Kvass
        
       Author : Rendello
       Score  : 11 points
       Date   : 2022-02-04 21:17 UTC (1 hours ago)
        
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       | darebak wrote:
       | Ahh, kvass, I remember making it when I was a teenager, it tasted
       | great but the smell was just horrible, it smelled like sewage.
       | 
       | Now I just stick to store-bought kvass from a local Russian
       | store.
        
       | georgecmu wrote:
       | _The word kvass is ultimately from Proto-Indo-European base_
       | kwat- ('sour')*
       | 
       | And other well-known derivatives are queso and cheese.
        
       | RomanPushkin wrote:
       | If you're curious, there is bottled Kvass in Russian grocery
       | stores. Probably Cinderella bakery in San Francisco has the real
       | kvass - you have to call though. My grandma used to make it out
       | of the rye bread. And if you're curious, in Soviet Union fresh
       | kvass was all over the place.
        
       | hekec wrote:
       | Kvass is delicious
        
       | jasonhansel wrote:
       | An interesting quote:
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       | > The wide availability and consumption of kvass, including by
       | children of all ages, together with the lacking indication of ABV
       | for kvass on the labels and in advertisements has been named a
       | possible contributor to chronic alcoholism in the former Soviet
       | Union.
        
         | kova12 wrote:
         | Same considerations may be valid for kombucha:
         | https://gtslivingfoods.com/pages/does-kombucha-have-alcohol .
         | In US 0.5% ABV is considered non-alcoholic, per FDA:
         | https://www.fda.gov/regulatory-information/search-fda-guidan...
        
         | eps wrote:
         | Lol... what a load of bull.
         | 
         | Alcoholism comes from the unfulfilled need for camraderie and
         | general dissasfaction with life, not a childhood exposure to a
         | sweet effervescent drink even if it has some alcohol content.
         | It is also a highly seasonal drink, consumed mostly in late
         | spring and summer.
        
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