Rant: My neighbor saw my kraut jar and called it a 'science experiment gone wrong'

I was moving my 2-week sauerkraut from the counter to the fridge in my Chicago apartment, and she was in the hallway. She pointed at the jar, laughed, and said, 'That looks like something you'd find in a lab, not a kitchen.' It honestly killed my vibe for the whole day. Am I the only one who gets weird comments from people who just don't get fermentation?

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davis.linda1mo ago

My aunt said my kombucha looked like pond scum once. I just told her it's how people kept veggies good for centuries before fridges, you know? Now she asks for a jar every time I make a new batch.

willow_martin1mo ago

My last batch looked like alien goo, honestly.

blake_cooper6d ago

Ha damn, that would bug me too. Did she actually try any of it or just judge the whole thing from how it looked through the glass?