Enrique Gili is a writer covering environmental issues with a focus on food and the intersection between science, nature, and technology. If you belong to the group, then kefir may need no further ...

To make kefir, it takes a team. A team of microbes. That’s the message of new research from EMBL and Cambridge University’s Patil group and collaborators, published in Nature Microbiology today.

Kefir has a tart, sour taste and a slight fizz which is created by carbon dioxide at the end of the fermentation process. Its thinner-than-yoghurt consistency makes it easy to drink, and its ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you’re looking for a refreshing, fizzy drink that’s naturally fermented and full of probiotics — water kefir might just become ...

Kefir, the yogurt-like drink, is having a moment. From mainstream food magazines to an episode of “Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives,” the fermented beverage seems to be everywhere. People love it for its ...