We wouldn’t have kefir without god and kidnapping. Liana Aghajanian tells us about Armenian culinary tradition in America, and the Armenian diaspora at large. Plus prophylactic probiotics and traveling in disputed regions. (Please give me your Georgia travel tips.) I'll be on Instagram Live this Thursday, December 5th at 7pm Pacific time to talk more about the food and wine of the Republic of Georgia. Come hang out! https://www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/ This episode brought to you by Lobster Gram. Go to https://www.lobstergram.com/smartmouth & use promocode SMARTMOUTHHOLIDAY to take 20% off all products. Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or any podcast app so you never miss an episode! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407 Sources: https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2015/04/24/how-i-learned-to-be-armenian-amid-shelves-of-pickled-shallots/chronicles/where-i-go/ https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/ea66/b73932e2baf6a4f49a62d09e7754293f5825.pdf https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/health-benefits-kefir

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Do I drink it? Yes. Am I a sovereign citizen? Depends on my mood. (Written version here.) Listen to Smart Mouth: iTunes • Google Podcasts • Pandora • Spotify • TuneIn • Libsyn • Amazon Music Check out all our episodes so far here. If you like, pledge a buck or two on Patreon. If you'd rather make a one-time gift, I'm on Venmo and PayPal. Katherine TikTok Smart Mouth newsletter Smart Mouth IG Music: Freedom! '90 - George Michael Sources (I over-researched this one. I may or may not have used info from every source here, but I figured I'd include them all to be safe.): https://www.nytimes.com/1985/04/17/garden/salmonella-outbreak-is-traced.html https://gidmk.substack.com/p/raw-milk-literally-kills-people?utm_source=arnoldspumpclub.schwarzenegger.com&utm;_medium=newsletter&utm;_campaign=how-to-elevate-your-mind https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5443421/ https://www.fda.gov/media/140394/download https://www.nourishwithkristin.com/blog/raw-milk-history https://foodpolicyforthought.com/2014/05/06/the-history-of-raw-milk-and-pasteurization/ https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/history-science-science-everywhere-you-asked/who-first-suggested-milk-be-pasteurized-make-it-safer-consumption https://www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/as/as-612-w.pdf https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2023/10/25/onions-salmonella-recall/ https://www.tiktok.com/@paulsaladinomd2/video/7151475682936245550?q=raw%20milk&t;=1697747104293 https://www.tiktok.com/@healthanie/video/7271751825215343914?q=raw%20milk&t;=1697747104293 https://www.tiktok.com/@sammyllacey/video/7239126493102738734?q=raw%20milk&t;=1697747104293 lies https://www.capitalpress.com/state/oregon/oregon-scraps-cafo-waiver-for-personal-raw-milk-production/article_3dd027a6-2c08-11ee-87c3-cfdb4af4b5a4.html https://scholarlycommons.law.case.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1026&context;=healthmatrix http://extension.msstate.edu/publications/differences-between-organic-and-conventional-cow%E2%80%99s-milk#:~:text=Dairy%20farms%20that%20sell%20milk,not%20treated%20with%20supplemental%20hormones. https://www.latimes.com/business/la-xpm-2011-aug-04-la-fi-milk-raid-20110804-story.html https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2012/04/30/raw-deal https://la.eater.com/2022/11/29/23483129/secret-mexican-ranch-parties-pajaretes-raw-milk-cocktails-los-angeles-california-feature https://www.cheeseprofessor.com/blog/buffalo-milk-and-cheese-in-america https://www.mariasbulacansweets.com/product-page/carabao-s-milk-limited-availability https://morseyscreamery.com/ https://www.npr.org/sections/thesalt/2015/02/20/387558373/why-some-states-want-to-legalize-raw-milk-sales https://www.givesendgo.com/G3NZH https://www.thelancasterpatriot.com/amos-miller-seeks-compromise-on-farm-case-as-tucker-carlson-takes-up-his-struggle/ https://getrawmilk.com/content/amos-miller-food-club-charges https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/embattled-amish-farmers-saga-with-usda-becomes-grist-for-conservative-media/article_ad97b98e-2630-11ed-bf68-172014e8a0c1.html https://lancasteronline.com/news/local/lancaster-county-farmer-amos-miller-makes-30-000-payment-under-agreement-with-feds/article_50afdfe2-8ba9-11ed-9017-83da128dccdc.html https://www.thefp.com/p/raw-milk/comments#comment-11807602 https://www.rawmilkinstitute.org/updates/letter-to-medical-professionals-about-raw-milk#:~:text=Raw%20milk%20has%20superior%20nutrition,immune%20system%20and%20gastrointestinal%20tract  https://www.fda.gov/media/140394/download https://www.mcgill.ca/oss/article/history-science-science-everywhere-you-asked/who-first-suggested-milk-be-pasteurized-make-it-safer-consumption https://www.purdue.edu/newsroom/releases/2023/Q4/dry-surface-foodborne-pathogens-under-scrutiny-at-purdue.html https://www.nytimes.com/2024/01/16/dining/food-marketing-ozempic-era.html

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