[ev1]

kombucha and it is very much an acquired taste IMO

[dragonwriter]

How is fermented tea “mushroom water”?

[ev1]

Old coworkers used to call the growth mushroom as slang for some reason, at least that was the first thing that came to mind.

The other one is a ludicrously overpriced relatively recent beverage called mud water (caffeinated mushroom water?)

[Iwan-Zotow]

In Russian, it is called grib, aka mushroom

[vkou]

Some call the mother colony a 'mushroom'.

[richbell]

I've never heard Kombucha referred to as mushroom water. I assumed they meant Chaga.

[LBJsPNS]

Mildew. It tastes like mildew.