I would rather starve. For real.
I feel the same way about beer and wine.
We are culinary slaves to tradition.
Fermentation is when something has turned or gone bad. But it messed people up thousands of years ago and so we call it an "acquired taste" which is simply code for culinary slave to tradition.
When your grape juice turns bad, you pour it out and get new grape juice. You don't shrug, choke it down, and get a buzz. The buzz is your body's reaction to something you shouldn't be taking in.
People in 2500 BC had very few options. We have infinite options today. Why drink spoiled beverages and pillage bird nests today?
I know I'm in the minority here, and will just be made fun of, but it's how I feel. I know all of the historical stuff about beer being easier to keep than water and this reason and that reason it's all continued to this day.
Excuse me if I find it bizarre. -shrug-
