Kefir: the champagne of milks

Kefir is an under-recognised and underrated fermented drink. It is made from small, gelatinous globs called grains. They look a bit like tiny, slimy cauliflower florets, clumped together waiting for a cheese sauce. Sounds appetising, doesn’t it? But, like everything, it’s what’s inside that counts.

Mingled among the clumpy grains is a plethora of beneficial bacteria and yeasts. Kefir involves a community of about 30 different types of microbes that