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All about Kefir

First Authored 30/10/2019 So, just what is Kefir? Since young I use to loooove yoghurt. In malaysia we usually get the yoghurt from the local turban cowherd guy, and then mom will make it from boiled milk. I have fond memories of its silky texture, and for someone who was lactose intolerance, somehow the fermentation process helped reduce this alot and made milk more consumable for me. Over here in the UK, I got drawn towards the fad of Greek yoghurts, whose consistency reminded me of the above but somehow still tasted pretty raw milky and made me have upset stomach alot. :( Then soon enough, this year in 2019 I found out about kefirs, when I was shopping at Waitrose. To my knowledge , kefir is fermented milk using many gut friendly bacteria (think Vitagen but like, inside the milk), so there ends up a product that has the silken texture of greek yoghurt but has all the goodness of healthy bacteria. I was so excited, it almost reminded me of the traditional yoghurts which I us