Bors
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Borș is a sour fermented juice obtained by fermenting wheat bran. Borș is traditionally used by Romanians to prepare their sour soups, (named either ciorbă, or less frequent borș), or they just drink it plain. Borș is pronounced "borsh", and it might derive from the Ukrainian борщ, (borscht), although the fermented juice recipe is traditionally prepared in Romania mainly.
Special Precautions of Bors
Health Benefits and uses of Bors are
The fermented bran juice is full of probiotics, and many of the nutrients in the cereals become more bioavailable after the fermentation, making borș a functional food.
- Romanians drink the fermented bran juice as is, and it is renowned as a great cure for hangovers : Vitamin B is crucial for liver functioning, and alcohol burns up a lot of vitamin B. The great thing about vitamin B in bors is its bioavailability. We can absorb a lot more of it from bors than from any supplement.