Okroshka – how much is in this word. It can be made with kvass and kefir, whey and ayran, with sausage and boiled meat – in general, for every taste and color. You can even make a dietary one if you replace boiled sausage with chicken breast. There are a great many recipes, all very simple, but the main thing is not to be mistaken with the ingredients.
One of the most important ingredients for kvass okroshka, of course, is the kvass itself. The Roskontrol experts decided to check the quality of the bread soda. Drinks under the trademarks “Ochakovsky”, “Vyatsky” went to the laboratory. Home ”,“ Russian gift. Traditional ”,“ Ostankino. Khlebny “,” Ochakovsky “,” Suzdal drinks “and” Russian. Special”.
First of all, kvass was checked for the presence of alcohol: it can be up to 1,2 percent in a drink. In the tested copies, the excess was not found, but in the “Russian” there was no alcohol at all. However, the drink labeled “kvass” was not such: as experts found out, the composition of volatile components in it was uncharacteristic for kvass, and it was not produced by fermentation, as every decent kvass should be made. Another criticism is citric acid and a preservative in the composition. They shouldn’t be in real kvass either.
“The manufacturer has clearly cheated by specifying the word“ kvass ”in the fancy name of its product“ Kvass Russian special ”. If you carefully read the full name, it turns out that this product is a non-alcoholic drink, there is not a word about it being a fermented product in the labeling. Thus, the indication on the label of the word “Kvass” as an element of the invented name can mislead the consumer “, – explains Irina Arkatova, chief specialist of the expert center of the Union of Consumers”“. Conclusion: “Russian” kvass only pretended to be kvass, and it is hardly worth buying.
Kvass “Suzdal drinks” is not without sin: it contains too much citric acid.