How weird is too weird?! Let it be said that there is no dearth of unusual content on social media. And, when it comes to food, the internet never fails to surprise or stun us. Recently, another clip was added to the wide collection of bizarre videos. Warning: This may disgust you to the core! In this clip shared on Instagram, a woman is making some kind of drink in a big vessel. She picks up a piece from the pot and puts it in her mouth. what next? After chewing it, she spits it into the cooking pot and keeps stirring it. The video, captioned “Eat food secret recipe… everyone should taste this delicacy,” was captioned with the hashtags: “omg”, “dirty food”, and “disgusting but delicious.”
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The video, which has now garnered over 3.4 million views, has sent the internet into a tizzy. While many were accusing the woman of starting “a new epidemic”, a group of Instagram users noted that she was making “alcoholic chicha, a traditional fermented drink from the Amazonian region of Ecuador”.
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One of them commented: “I think they make alcoholic chicha in South America and the spit acts as a fermentation starter.”
Echoing a similar sentiment, another said, “It’s called chicha, a traditional fermented drink from the Amazonian region of Ecuador. Yeah, sounds bad but it’s worth it.”
For the unaware, the process of fermentation is one of the oldest culinary techniques. It may sound downright stale or rotten, but the beauty of it is how technology is used to create some of the most scrumptious dishes of all time. The fermentation process often helps enhance the flavor, aroma, and texture of the dish. Different countries have their own unique fermented preparations, which have been mastered by the local people over the years. Chicha beer is one such example,
Also called chicha de jora, it is a traditional corn beer, famous in Latin American countries such as Peru, Ecuador and Brazil. The steps in preparing chicha de jora include sprouting the corn, extracting the malt sugars, boiling the plantain, and fermenting it in large clay vats. The drink itself is light yellow in color and has a slightly creamy or milky tint. Its taste may be slightly sour.
If you get a chance, would you like to try this dish? Tell us in the comments below.
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