Last week I had some stomach troubles that I've had a few times before. I went to see my doctor, finally... and she tells me it's most likely an issue with my gallbladder, which I suspected. I'm still waiting to get an ultrasound. In the meantime, my boyfriend does what he does best and GOOGLES.
Googling brought fourth to our attention this product called Kombucha tea, A rather expensive drink bought from fancy supermarkets ($5 a bottle @ Whole Foods). It claims to have cured many ailments and is especially good with digestive issues. But the internet is a buzzkill and some sites also mention you can die from drinking it. But apparently the main causes of that are unsanitary conditions associated with home brewing... and the way it can react with drugs and alcohol. It's made by mixing a buncha tasty ingredients like, tea, sugar, bacteria & yeast.... and just letting it sit there and ferment. OH GOD... YES!?!?
There were quite a few flavors to choose from, many of them unfamiliar to me. One of which was BILBERRY. Oh you know... Bilberry? I love the warm Bilberry pies from McDonald's. Yeah. So I got Hibiscus flavor. Sounded... tropical. And frankly, it was a familiar word I was comfortable with.
I looked at the bottom and saw all the brown sediment just sittin' there. So what comes naturally? A good shake or two. BUT WAIT... In small letters on the bottle, crammed in between tons of other informative sentences, were the words "DO NOT SHAKE". Ah. Well. Of course. And since the bottle also stated that the product was "naturally effervescent"... It had appeared that I had angered it. When I tried to open the bottle, is was puffing and fizzing and all the brown flotsam was rising to the top. Finally it calmed down enough to be opened.
Next came the important part. The first sniff. I smell almost everything, including things I'm not even eating. It's a thing for me. Smell is important. It smelled fierce and fermenty. Almost apple cider vingery. I'm always curious as to how something tastes. Even curiouser if it smells weird. So I took a sip and it's definitely an experience. The bubbles, the "cultures", the taste. I can only liken the flavor to the lemon-lime Airborne tablets that you put in your water to reduce the duration of your cold. Same flavor. Same fizzing.
Only due to the coaxing of my coworker who picked up the tea for me, did I drink a serving... which was half the bottle. "Drink"? -- No -- I think "chug" describes that action better. I think that's only way it coulda gone down. I mean, Of course there aren't any medical miracles or enhanced intestinal superpowers to mention of after one drink. But on the bright side, I'm not dead. VERY bright side, indeed.
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