My friend Mona Lisa called and, as usual, she asked, "What new thing did you learn today?" because, years ago, I had told her that I learned something new every day.
Today, I answered, "BULGARIAN BUTTERMILK."
She asked, "Is that something real?" I told her that Les had made beans and cornbread for dinner and another friend had said, "Boy, I'd like to have some Bulgarian buttermilk to go with that cornbread!" I said that I'd never heard of Bulgarian buttermilk and I went to the computer to be educated about it.
I learned that Bulgarian buttermilk is a version of cultured buttermilk in which the cream cultures are supplemented or replaced by yogurt cultures and fermented at higher temperatures for more acidity. It can be more tart and thicker than cultured buttermilk.
When used in cooking, Bulgarian buttermilk makes a richer product.
I couldn't find why it is "Bulgarian" buttermilk except that, in a little ethnic rivalry, Bulgarians claim they invented yogurt and the Turks stole it!
She asked, "Is that something real?" I told her that Les had made beans and cornbread for dinner and another friend had said, "Boy, I'd like to have some Bulgarian buttermilk to go with that cornbread!" I said that I'd never heard of Bulgarian buttermilk and I went to the computer to be educated about it.
I learned that Bulgarian buttermilk is a version of cultured buttermilk in which the cream cultures are supplemented or replaced by yogurt cultures and fermented at higher temperatures for more acidity. It can be more tart and thicker than cultured buttermilk.
When used in cooking, Bulgarian buttermilk makes a richer product.
I couldn't find why it is "Bulgarian" buttermilk except that, in a little ethnic rivalry, Bulgarians claim they invented yogurt and the Turks stole it!
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