What is Rejuvelac?

[bobditty]

I hear this alot but not sure what it is?

[Revvell]

You don't want to know.

Here: http://www.rejoiceinlife.com/recipes/rejuvelac.php

[NoGMO!]

You don't want to know.

that bad huh? actually I've been meaning to try a batch of rejuvelac. maybe I will like it.

[Lay-Lay]

its fermented soft wheatberries! I love it!

[NoGMO!]

I've had no luck with making fermented foods so far, although I haven't tried to make the rejuvelac drink. Does anyone here make it and like the taste or note the benefits of drinking it? (or using it in recipes)

[sport]

I've had no luck with making fermented foods so far, although I haven't tried to make the rejuvelac drink. Does anyone here make it and like the taste or note the benefits of drinking it? (or using it in recipes)

I have made it and do not like it. I thought that I had got it wrong but then I drank it at The UK Centre for Living Foods (where they have been making it for years) and it tasted just the same.
Lots of people love it.

[Tirza]

I wonder if (gasp) putting a little salt in it as it ferments would give it a little "kick" like sauerkraut. Then I could take it better. It's not bad, but I also read from some people that they don't like the idea of drinking decomposing sprout water. So what is it? Decomposing, or beneficial because of the fermentation? Whatever the answer is would apply also to sauerkraut and kimchi, and what about yogurts, etc.

[asil]

Some people like fermented foods and some don't. I think they are OK tasting in small amounts. I drink kombucha watered down, can eat a small amount of saurkraut or kimchi, and can tolerate rejuvalac. It's just a matter of taste.

As to the term decomposing: it sounds bad but really, all things decompose as soon as we eat them. They begin to break down into their constituent parts. That's how we absorb the nutrients. So I suppose one could think of fermentation as a kind of decomposition. And I suppose one could even think of blending and juicing as a kind of decomposition. The idea behind all of these practices, at least in part, is to take some of the burden off the body for "decomposing" the foods we eat. Of course, with fermented foods, beneficial bacteria are also being introduced to the body, which are supposed to help with even more "decomposition" further down the digestive tract. ;)

[NoGMO!]

asil, funny you should mention that... I was just reading an online article about whether fermented foods are live or dead. I had never thought of it that way before.

I first heard about rejuvelac in an Ann Wigmore book, she puts it in many recipes, seed cheeses, etc..