Origin

There are a lot of stories spreading on how kefir was discovered. The most popular folklore says that kefir grains were given by Prophet Mohammed to the Orthodox Christians and prohibited them to disseminate to anyone because the prophet claimed that they will lose their magical powers if they did. And so, for centuries, it was held secret. This may be the reason why only a few people know about kefir until now.

It is said that the tribe-folk of Caucasus referred to kefir grains as The grains of the Prophet Mohammed [p.b.u.h.] and kefir was known as, The drink of the Prophet [Beatrice T. Hunter 1973]. If it is at all possible that kefir grains were some how acquired through Prophet Mohammed [p.b.u.h.], then a logical question comes to mind, How or where did Prophet Mohammed [p.b.u.h.] acquire the original Kefir-Grains?

Kefir grains were considered a gift from Allah [God] among the Moslem tribes-people of the Caucasus Mountains and the grains were passed down from one generation to to the next. The folks of this particular region considered kefir grains a source of family and tribal wealth, and the process for making kefir was a closely guarded secret to the extend of protecting the art and the natural mother-culture [kefir grains], with their very lives.

Source :

• http://www.thewalkingencyclopedia.com/kefir/
• http://users.sa.chariot.net.au/~dna/kefirpage.html#Kefir-history
• http://users.sa.chariot.net.au/~dna/kefirpage.html#gift-from-allah