I'm going to continue this theme for today's post. Food writing doesn't have to be about how to eat it/how to make it, right? I have a pen holder on my desk at work that says "Think outside of the box, even if you work in a cube" - so that's my motto this week.
I saw this article on The New York Times web site and it caught my interest instantly. My first thought was, "ew, buttermilk sounds disgusting" (see Monday's post on being a bad eater); and my 2nd thought was, "is this really an article?" An article, it is! It was actually really interesting. Buttermilk, it seems, has gotten a bad reputation. Apparently, we just have it all wrong though. The buttermilk "we" drink today, is not the buttermilk of old. (Side note: when I say "we" I mean "you" because I'm pretty sure I wouldn't taste it.)
So today's buttermilk is an imposter, but a few dairy farmers are going to change that. I'll leave it at that. The suspense is killing you, I know.
This is so funny! I was JUST talking about buttermilk with a friend. She said her dad used to drink it by the glass. Ewwww. When you say "we" you DO NOT mean me. I won't go near the stuff.
ReplyDeleteI saw that article too! really interesting.
ReplyDeleteThis quote, by Ms. St. Clair was particularly disturbing: "My buttermilk has pieces of butter floating in it, which it’s probably not supposed to." she went on to say, "But it certainly tastes good that way." Butter, floating in your drink? Ew.
My parents...and three of my brothers...were from South Carolina. My dad was a big buttermilk drinker, but it never really caught on with the rest of us...LOL. I'll buy it occasionally to use it in my fried chicken prep, but I use so little of it and the rest goes bad. If you think good buttermilk is gross, check that stuff out when it's turned on you!
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