Kvass

Food
This 1,000-Year-Old Bread Drink Is Becoming More Popular Than Beer in Russia
As the struggling economy and stricter alcohol licensing laws cause Russian beer sales to plummet, Kvass—a traditional Slavic drink made with black rye bread—is becoming more popular.
Isabelle Magkoeva and Dudley Baxter
3.15.16
Food
Being Hit with Branches and Eating Crayfish at Russian Banyas Is a Blast
Russian banyas are a magnet for the country's émigrés in Britain. They're where homesick oligarchs, Russian footballers, and dancers come to act tough in the sauna and shoot the breeze over vodka, crayfish, and kvass. Turns out they're pretty welcoming...
Helen Nianias
9.18.14
Food
How-To: Make Beet Kvass with Cortney Burns
At San Francisco's Bar Tartine, Cortney Burns shows us how to make beet kvass, a brightly colored, probiotic, naturally fermented drink that's great on its own or poured into a beer, pickleback-style.
Cortney Burns
6.10.14