It's high time to preserve natural vitamins for colder seasons. Currant-based kvass is a perfect combination of old Russian brewing traditions and modern healthy nutritional trends. Kvass is one of ...

In the Russian tradition, kvass was not so much a refreshing beverage as it was the base of all dishes, much like broth is today. Now, a large Russian plant has revived the old recipe for white kvass ...

For centuries, Russians have been sipping on a fermented beverage that has long been hailed for its refreshing taste and nourishing qualities: kvass. Often referred to as "bread drink" in English, ...

And now it's becoming a hot new brewing trend in Australia. Here's the lowdown on kvass – a.k.a gira – a naturally fermented drink popular across Slavic countries for centuries. It is unmistakable – ...

Earthy and a little dirty, beetroot is a titan of the health food world that is seriously undervalued. It’s a crimson nugget packed with blood-cleansing antioxidants, minerals and vitamins. I love it!

Bread is sure to find a place on the festive menu, whether it’s rye bread for oysters or sourdough for smoked salmon, toasted or fresh and soft. But it is also one of the most wasted products. One way ...

Cloves are a perfect match for the pungent and earthy beetroot. They have many medicinal benefits – they are anti-inflammatory and anti-fungal and can even be used to deter mould in the home. Cloves ...

At Café Glechik, Borjomi and kvass flow freely. an entrenched drinking tradition across Eastern Europe. Like a hardcore, slightly boozier version of kombucha, kvass tantalizingly walks the tightrope ...

MOSCOW – Outside the Savelovskaya Metro station, Galina Krivonosova performs one of the city’s rites of summer, pouring draughts of the national semisoft drink from a tanker-trailer that looks like it ...