Did you know?

The Incas and some Pacific Island cultures used spit to ferment their beer. Beer or Chicha was very important for Inca festivals. They had large breweries devoted to making enough of the stuff. The recipe went something like this: take a large vat of water and let it warm up in the sun. Get a large group of women to chew corn until it is a pulp in their mouths. The women then spit the pulp into the vat of warm water and let it sit for a few weeks. Then simply strain the lumpy, cloudy mixture and it’s ready to serve. So the next time you try a strange foreign brew... think on!