Saturday, October 21, 2006

Buttermilk

One of the new things for me in America that I fell in love with immediately was Buttermilk! If i want to describe it to someone that has not had it before, i'd say it tastes somewhat like 'doogh', a drink made by mixing yogurt nd water. But buttermilk is far better! It has this mild sour bite and light creamy texture, and not high in fat. You can easily substitute it with your soda for dinner. Moreover it has calcium and other goodies of milk, so it's good for you too.

Real Buttermilk is the liquid left over after producing butter. But the ones you find in supermarkets are "cultured" buttermilk, that is milk to which some bacteria have been added that turn lactose into lactic acid.

Hah, too much Ado about a dairy, but it deserves some attention!

2 comments:

A Fly on the Wall said...

wow i have never had buttermilk - somehow the name has always been a bit of a turn off for me but if you are going to go all the way and compare it to doogh... sheesh! fine I'll try it =)

jeerjeerak said...

Try Cultured + low-fat and tell me what you think:)