The PhD student embarked on the mission to
'explore the power of her vagina'
A scientist made yogurt from her own vagina and
then ate it as a part of a bizarre experiement.
University of Wisconsin PhD student Cecilia
Westbrook made two batches of her very own
natural yogurt after seeing a cookbook documenting
recipes using sperm, but being unable to find a
female equivilent.
Ms Westbrook said: "In a way, it’s so obvious. Like,
of course you can make yogurt out of your natural
flora. But who would think to do it?
"And of course the feminist in me wants to say
something about how there’s a beauty in
connecting your body to your food and exploring the
power that your vagina has.
"Part of that is kind of a mystical hippie thing, but
part of it is also just getting comfortable with your
own body, especially in a culture that is so
uncomfortable with women’s bodies."
She made the yogurt overnight, using a wooden
spoon to collect her ingredients, and fermenting it in
a dish.
When she woke, she ate the sample with
blueberries, saying that it tasted like Indian yogurt.
Her rather 'personal' journey was documented by
close friend Janet Jay.
Mrs Jay said: "Every vagina is home to hundreds of
different types of bacteria and organisms.
"The dominant bacteria is called lactobacillus, which
also happens to be what people sometimes use to
culture milk, cheese, and yogurt."
After carrying out the experiment however, the pair
consulted Larry Forney, a microbiologist at the
University of Idaho, who warned them that it was a
bad idea.
He told them that by carrying out this experiment,
you ‘could end up with a bad batch’ because there
are far more bacteria in a vagina that lactobacilli,
leaving room for things to go wrong.
So don't try this at home.
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