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Kvass

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* Bread Kvass is a an Eastern European fermented beverage typically made from with black or regular other rye bread. The colour of and is imbibed as a thirst quencher in the bread used contributes to the colour of the resulting drinksummer or as a health elixir. It is classified also used as a non-alcoholic drink by cooking ingredient for soups like Russian botvinia and Ukrainian standards, as some versions of okroshka (some recipes call for buttermilk in place of the alcohol content from fermentation kvas as a souring agent), and Polish żurek. * Beet kwas is typically less than 1used in Polish Christmas Eve Beet Soup.2%. GenerallyAlthough it is fermented, the alcohol content this slightly sweet beverage is low considered nonalcoholic (0.05% - to 1.0%). It is often flavoured can be made with the addition of fruits such as like strawberries and raisins, or with herbs such as like mint. Kvass A distinction is also used for preparing a cold summertime soup called okroshkamade between bread kvas and beet kvas. It  Not only is especially kvas popular in Russia and , Ukraineand Poland, but also well-known throughout it is enjoyed in Belarus(kvas), EstoniaLatvia (kvass), PolandLithuania (gira), Latvia and Lithuania - as well as in other former Soviet states, such as like Georgia, Kazakhstan and Armenia, where many kvass vendors sell the drink in the streets.[5] Kvass and is also popular even known in Harbin and Xinjiang, China, where Russian culture is a strong influence(géwǎsī/kèwǎsī).<br>
See also :
* [[fermented food]]
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