kvass
fermented cereal-based non-alcoholic or low alcoholic beverage
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Summary
kvass is a type of drink[1]. kvass draws 14,715 Wikipedia views per month (type of drink category, ranking #2 of 7).[2]
Key Facts
- Made from material: rye flour[3], malt[4], yeast[5], water[6]
- Subclass of: fermented beverage[7]
- Commons category: Kvass[8]
- Country of origin: Belarus[9], Russia[10], Poland[11], Ukraine[12]
- Topic's main category: Category:Kvass[13]
- Time of earliest written record: 988[14]
- Described by source: Nordisk familjebok[15], Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[16], Otto's encyclopedia[17], The Nuttall Encyclopædia[18], Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[19], Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition[20], Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[21], Explanatory Dictionary of the Living Great Russian Language[22]
- Native label: квас[23], kwas chlebowy[24], kvass[25], gira[26]
- Cuisine: Slavic cuisine[27], Estonian cuisine[28], Latvian cuisine[29], Lithuanian cuisine[30], Georgian cuisine[31], Uyghur cuisine[32]
Why It Matters
kvass has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] kvass is known by 45 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]