Mahewu vs Kombucha

Mahewu is a traditional fermented cereal beverage associated with Southern Africa. It is usually made by cooking maize meal with water into a thin porridge, then allowing the mixture to ferment, often with sorghum or millet malt used to initiate the process. The resulting drink is generally non-alcoholic or contains little alcohol and has a sour taste; it is consumed as a refreshment and, in some...

Kombucha is a sweetened black or green tea fermented by a symbiotic culture of bacteria and yeast (SCOBY), with documented origins in northeastern China around 220 BCE and spread to Russia and Europe centuries later.