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[yellow111]

Does anyone happen to have a kombucha culture or know where you can get one in Seoul? Thanks!

[Adventurer]

[Gnawbert]

A teacher near me used to brew her own kombucha from a culture she had sent to her in Korea. She's no longer in Korea, but I'll see if I can't track down where she got it from and how easy/hard it was for her to obtain.

I'm also interested in home brewing. I've been back in the states for a few weeks and pretty much replaced coffee with Kombucha again. It might be placebo, but kombucha really seems to jumpstart my energy levels, and I'm not looking forward to going without it again when I return to Korea.

[yellow111]

Thanks for the help. I guess I'll have someone bring it for me from the states. I've been making ginger beer: http://www.chow.com/recipes/10683

Not exactly like kombucha but it does have probiotics in it and you don't need to buy a culture to make it.

[Yesterday]

If anyone manages to get some culture - for brewing it - I would love to buy one or two from you...

I have also searched Korea to no avail - I used to brew it and drink it years ago in my homecountry -

Its surprising Koreans don't drink it - as it was apparently named after a Korean (In 414 A.D. Dr. Kombu from Korea brought kombucha to Japan to treat the Japanese emperor Inkyo. From Japan, this incredible tonic spread to Russia, Europe, and India)

the only thing I could find on it was

Kombucha - 캄부쟈

http://hs.or.kr/a_kombucha.htm

http://www.kombu.de/korea.htm

http://www.koreascience.or.kr/article/articleresultdetail.jsp?no=36436450&searchtype=QUI&listlen=32&listno=20

However - you can order it here -

http://kombucha.org/products.htm

or

http://getkombucha.com



or you can have some sent FREE to you from these people - http://www.kalamark.com/batyah/essiac.html

We now offer a Kombucha FREE to anyone in the world as long as our supplies last. "How to Make The Best Darned Kombucha Ever" recipe will be included. We only ask you cover the package and air mail costs. This single package if properly cared for, will last you a lifetime.

TO ORDER:Mail money order to
Donald Tunney, #3 - 2401 Cliffe Ave, Courtenay, B.C. CANADA V9N 2L5

For orders offshore please send equivalant to $15 US funds.

[MollyBloom]

Interested in getting some in Seoul...can anyone update this thread with new info?

[jdog2050]

[Kimchifart]

[jdog2050]

[Rutherford]

I have some Kefir grains I'd be willing to trade for a kombucha starter.

[jdog2050]

Just to add to this topic, here is a really interesting article from Nature about work being done in "human microbe ecology". This is going to be a really important field. We're just starting to study how microbes interact with our body even though a lot of our body mass is made of beneficial microbes. Our indescriminate use of antibiotics has been like using Fuel Air bombs on a city when you need to arrest one person.

http://2.hidemyass.com/ip-1/encoded/Oi8vd3d3Lm5hdHVyZS5jb20vbmV3cy8yMDEwLzEwMTEyNC9mdWxsLzQ2ODQ5MmEuaHRtbA%3D%3D

[dkwala]

[email protected] is no longer living in Korea and cannot supply kombucha scobys.

Check out facebook.com/hihajagaja (formerly Fermentation Celebration community page) and post on there to connect with other fermenters in Korea!

[Rutherford]

I haven't personally ordered but I've seen kombucha mothers on gmarket and naver shopping. Just search for 콤부차 or 홍차버섯 (red tea mushroom).

You only have to order once. Please post your experience here if you try it.

[fishstick]

For those in Korea: http://www.facebook.com/kombooyah

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