Kombucha

ombucha () is a tea mushroom or tea fungus (or Manchurian mushroom) and is fermented into a tea, commonly using either green or black tea and then sweetened. Kombucha tea is made by fermenting sugared tea with a culture of bacteria and yeast called a SCOBY (standing for “ymbiotic ulture f bacteria and east”), commonly called a “mother” or “mushroom”. A variety of other fruit or flavourings are often added to improve the taste. The “mushroom” is actually a