haha ewww! no no. I mean, say I eat a bowl of sauerkraut as an appetizer, THEN eat high meat. I'm curious if the acid or bacteria from the sauerkraut affects anything in the high meat.
The two hour answer seems reasonable. But I'm curious about within a 5-10 min, so they are both in the stomach at the same time.
There is quite an array of bacteria in fermented foods, not to mention the bazillion of bacteria that live in our bodies, so there is no way to really separate them. Consider also that many bacteria succumb to stomach acid. Perhaps the best answer to your question is found in your own experience. Do you get any discomfort from eating a sauerkraut appetizer with a high meat chaser?
By the way, I drink homemade sauerkraut juice. I don't really eat the kraut, but I love the flavor of ferment. I make mine with cabbage, ginger, and Korean pepper flakes, with optional other things like apple, carrot, garlic, onion, leek, or radishes. I use a lower amount of salt, enough to make the ferment good, but not enough for long-term kraut.
