Kuchikamizake (口噛み酒; mouth-chewed sake) or kuchikami no sake (口噛みの酒) is a type of sake produced by a process involving human saliva as a fermentation starter.
They do that in South America where tribes spit into a communal pot. I think they were chewing cassava or maize or something like that. There are enzymes (like amylase) in saliva that break down the starches into fermentable sugars.
I think I’d pass, personally. I hear it’s quite sour and I hate sour beer.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuchikamizake
Kuchikamizake (口噛み酒; mouth-chewed sake) or kuchikami no sake (口噛みの酒) is a type of sake produced by a process involving human saliva as a fermentation starter.
ohh this is the thing they did in the Your Name anime
They do that in South America where tribes spit into a communal pot. I think they were chewing cassava or maize or something like that. There are enzymes (like amylase) in saliva that break down the starches into fermentable sugars.
I think I’d pass, personally. I hear it’s quite sour and I hate sour beer.
I think you’re referring to chicha. I have tried it, but didn’t like it. It made me think of buttermilk with alcohol.