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Buttermilk

Meaning in culinary arts & cooking, with examples

nounCommon term

In culinary arts & cooking, buttermilk means: The liquid left after churning butter, or a cultured tangy milk product sold under that name.

In Turkish: yayık altı suyu, kültürlenmiş ekşi süt ürünü

How it is used

Modern baking recipes often mean cultured buttermilk; check the product description.

Example sentences

  1. Buttermilk gave the pancakes a slightly tangy flavour.

    The dairy ingredient contributes acidity as well as liquid.

  2. The recipe specifies cultured buttermilk for the cake.

    Cultured clarifies which product the recipe intends.

Common collocations

  • cultured buttermilk
  • buttermilk pancakes
  • ingredientOne of the foods or other items, such as flour, oil or salt, that are combined to make a particular dish.
  • bakeTo cook food with dry heat in an oven, especially bread, cakes, pastry, biscuits and dishes covered with a crust or sauce.

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