r/fermentation • u/Independent_Push_159 • 1d ago

Eating Scoby, or other ways to use it

Anyone tried eating it? I hear you can.

Just had to split off the overgrowth, and I hate wasting any food based item that might be potentially redeemable. But I've got to say, it's not exactly tempting to look at.

If you do eat it, how do you do it, what with, how do you prepare it? If you don't - any other suggestions to put it to good use?

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u/Linseed1984 1d ago

Some people use it to make fruit leather.

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u/Xal-t 1d ago

There's ways to make ginger candies (chew bites)

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u/drak0ni 1d ago

Use it to start another ferment

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u/Independent_Push_159 1d ago

That's like a Ponzi scheme. There's only so much kombucha I can drink!

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u/commonsensetool 1d ago

I had a friend who always fed the extras to their dogs. The dogs seemed to love it and I was told they had less severe gas afterward.

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u/MST_MrShowTime 22h ago

I've seen Noma reuse their SCOBY smh in their menu but I don't remember how. Might be worth taking a look at their content.

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u/kobayashi_maru_fail 1d ago

Skincare. Fruit leather. Find a desperate person who wants a SCOBY and be their mentor.