We wouldn’t have kefir without god and kidnapping. Liana Aghajanian tells us about Armenian culinary tradition in America, and the Armenian diaspora at large. Plus prophylactic probiotics and traveling in disputed regions. (Please give me your Georgia travel tips.) I'll be on Instagram Live this Thursday, December 5th at 7pm Pacific time to talk more about the food and wine of the Republic of Georgia. Come hang out! https://www.instagram.com/smartmouthpodcast/ This episode brought to you by Lobster Gram. Go to https://www.lobstergram.com/smartmouth & use promocode SMARTMOUTHHOLIDAY to take 20% off all products. Please subscribe to this podcast in iTunes or any podcast app so you never miss an episode! https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/smart-mouth/id1171755407 Sources: https://www.zocalopublicsquare.org/2015/04/24/how-i-learned-to-be-armenian-amid-shelves-of-pickled-shallots/chronicles/where-i-go/ https://pdfs.semanticscholar.org/ea66/b73932e2baf6a4f49a62d09e7754293f5825.pdf https://www.bbcgoodfood.com/howto/guide/health-benefits-kefir