ohh this is the thing they do in the Your Name anime
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one_old_coder@piefed.social 5 days ago
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.
hexagonwin@lemmy.today 5 days ago
Pennywise@quokk.au 5 days ago
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.
trxxruraxvr@lemmy.world 5 days ago
I think you’re referring to chicha. I have friend or, but didn’t like it. It made me think of buttermilk with alcohol.