Pickles, including various types such as dill and cornichons, are adored, while bread and butter pickles are rejected. The enjoyment of pickles extends to their incorporation into meals and activities, like handing out pickle juice at marathons. Kombucha, initially problematic due to its taste and the complexity of brewing at home with a SCOBY 'mother', posed a learning curve. The contrasting relationship with pickles highlights a passionate preference and a struggle with kombucha's unique character.
I order sandwiches just to get the pickle on the side. I volunteer at marathons, handing out pickle juice to runners: one for them, two for me.
I didn't know what a gut biome was, but I imagined it at the bottom of my stomach, like a shallow wading pool with a fountain.
If you haven't met 'mother' (also known as SCOBY), it is a gelatinous, snotty, slimy disk that resembles something an alien might've barfed up.
One wrong move and it grows fuzzy gray mold that could possibly kill you. I did not trust myself to keep 'mother' happy.
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