== Kombucha edit == 

 Hi Ikarus, you have re edited the change about the kombucha origin in the kombucha article. So far I did not find any well founded evidance (scientific article for example) the culture is actually really originating in the area. Do you know some well respected source which is proving this claim? I ask because I am a biotechnologist and cultures like kombucha, kefir etc. are my main interest and so far I really have not seen anyone who has a solid background in the field to come up with any prove of either location or time of origin of kombucha culture - one of the reasns can be that it may origin from variety locations. At the momment the info at the wiki is highly questionable from my point of view and that is the reason why I have changed the original claim. Please let me know if you have some info on the subject, if there is nothing proving the origin I would recommend not to state. Kombucha culture may be hundreds if not thousands years old therefore locating it's source of origin may be really difficult and some archeological evidance may be needed - also reverse engineering of the microbes which are present in the kombucha cultures may be the way but again a big project to go for. Thanks for any info, Sincerely FAA