Bouza
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Bouza is a beverage popular in the Balkans, Asia Minor, and among the Tatar population of the USSR. It is a thick, cloudy, foamy liquid with a distinctive bread-like taste and smell, containing low alcohol content.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
BOUZA, a beverage widespread in the Balkans ('Macedonian beer'), in Asia Minor, and among the Tatar population of the USSR; it is a thick, cloudy, foamy liquid with a distinctive bread-like taste and smell, which is in a state of secondary fermentation. The content of wine alcohol in B. is small (usually not exceeding 1-1.5%, rarely reaching 4-6%). The composition of B., according to König (in %): alcohol (by volume) 0.40-0.70; extract total 5.55-18.83; maltose-about 7.88; nitrogen 0.04-0.51; total acidity (in lactic acid) 0.52-0.84; volatile acids (in acetic acid) 0.017-0.053; free carbon dioxide 0.096-0.194; ash 0.153-0.315; phosphoric acid 0.021-0.067.
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“Bouza.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/bouza/