Kefir?

Anyone drink kefir? It’s supposed to be great for you, but can you buy it anywhere, or do you have to make it yourself?

You can’t buy it anywhere in the UK, and I doubt you could in the USA. I got some Kefir grains off a guy in Australia, and made and used it for quite some time. You do have to keep on top of the production process and keep drinking it. If you don’t drink enough, you end up with more than you need, and if you don’t keep topping it up, it goes off.

Unfortunately, that’s what happened to mine. I went on holiday and left it (forgot to put it in the fridge to slow it’s fermentation). When I got home it was a smelly mess and went down the drain. I don’t have any more grains to make more, and probably won’t bother because it was ‘another job’ to keep on top of.

I have never heard of it, but I just Googled it and it is sold in stores already made.

Naturally I made mine with goat’s milk, as that is how it would most likely have been made thousands of years ago.

kazooplayer, since you live in NY (hopefully you live in NYC like myself) you should not have any trouble finding Kefir. I know it is carried by Gristedes and Whole Foods supermarkets, as well as the Garden of Eden markets (I used to buy it there).

Kefir has been sold in US specialty stores for about 40 years or more, and in regular supermarkets for more than 20 years. I’ve bought it in Philadelphia, Buffalo, Boston, NYC, Newark, Washington, DC, and a number of places in Florida. It is sold in drink or yogurt form and found in the Dairy Department. I first drank Kefir it Russia, and then later in Turkey and Greece in the 1960’s, where it was a regular staple. I liked it very much and immediately looked for it when I returned home.

In the 1960’s, I found it was sold only in specialty stores that carried products enjoyed by those from Russia, the Balkans, India, and many Middle Eastern countries. In the mid 1980’s it was popular enough to be found in regular supermarkets and Delis.

I like it the drink for breakfast and even use it on cereal. The thicker yogurt product I like to use as a salad dressing and it is great mixed with minced cucumbers.

I have never tried to make it myself. It just seems too complicated, and since it isn’t all that expensive, I would rather just buy it and spend my time doing something else.

I hope you can find it. Check out stores that carry products from the Balkans, Russia, or Middle Eastern countries. You might find it there.

Good Luck.

Thanks Panos, all - I’ll give Whole Foods a shot, I guess they have everything.

I’m really impressed that it’s so available in the USA. Maybe with a bit of clever marketing, it could be a big seller over here!

Some om and pop health food stores carry it.

I know for a fact Whole Foods carries it and usually several varieties. I think you can also get the ‘grains’ themselves.

Please, is there any relation between kefir and PE?

Trader Joe’s also has a few flavors of Kefir. I buy the strawberry for my kids and they’ll basically consume a few bottles a day if I don’t slow them down. I buy the ~ lowfat plain for myself. The kids hate it, and it’s a good way to mainline protein, calcium and beneficial digestive critters.

I see it’s on the skin doctor’s diet, whatever that is: LIFEWAY FOODS - KEFIR KOMMUNITY

Kazoo was probably remiss to not note this in his initial post, but one method for gaining girth is to slather your penis with kefir and let it dry.

The several types of acidophilus bacteria act synergistically as a sort of low-tech nanotech, penetrating subcutaneously where the micro-organisms divide and expand the cells of your tuncia. The cumulative effect over dozens of applications is increased girth. (The protein and calcium in the kefir apparently enhance the process.)

A reported additional benefit is healthy digestive flora — and consequent reduced incidence of gastrointestinal cancers — for the lucky significant other from whom you receive fellatio, but it only works if you receive excellent fellatio at least once a day. Try blueberry flavor for the added antioxidant benefits.

6to9, we talk about everything here at Thunders…not just dicks.

Kefir is kind of like liquid yogurt. It tastes good, and it is good for you.

Will it make your weiner bigger? No.

Ike, that cracked me up - thank you.

And 6to9, please don’t slather your dick with kefir, but if you do, please please please take pictures.

Hey Kazoo:
I just returned from the gym and was a bit hungry, so I decided to have a mid-afternoon Kefir Smoothie. This one is a Lifeway, Real Lowfat Kefir Blueberry Smoothie that I got at Gristedes Supermarket. Ummmm, Good!

I thought about you and wondered if you had had any luck finding kefir in your area. Did you?

I haven’t, because I live in Brooklyn and I rarely get into the city during the day (I work a night shift). As soon as I get some, I’ll let you know and let you know how my stomach takes to it :) .