{"id":25531,"date":"2021-07-12T08:44:08","date_gmt":"2021-07-12T15:44:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nourishedkitchen.com\/?p=25531"},"modified":"2021-07-12T08:44:10","modified_gmt":"2021-07-12T15:44:10","slug":"fruit-kvass","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nourishedkitchen.com\/fruit-kvass\/","title":{"rendered":"Fruit Kvass"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Delicately fizzy with a gentle, berry-rich sweetness, this fruit kvass<\/strong> is delicious and refreshing. It's a perfect use for your summer fruit and makes a healthy drink that's low in sugar, brimming with nutrients, and rich in beneficial bacteria.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n

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What is it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Kvass is a fermented drink<\/a> from Eastern Europe. Kvass<\/a> is typically made by fermenting rye bread in water; however, several variations exist including beet kvass<\/a> and this fruit kvass which is made from berries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kvass made from berries (or other fruit) in absence of bread, was traditionally referred to as Moscow Kvass in Elena Molokhevets' A Gift to Young Housewives<\/em><\/a> - a 19th-century tome that provides instructions on preparing thousands of traditional Russian dishes the way they would have been made prior to the industrialization of food in the 20th century.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What's in it?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This recipe for fruit kvass contains berries, water, and a touch of salt and honey. While it's a departure from the traditional method of packing fruit on a layer of straw in a barrel that Molokhevets calls for, you'll find that it's easy and works quite well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n