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> But vegans should be under no illusions that almond milk or soy milk is any kind of milk substitute. When it comes to feeding infants, sure, but my usage of
by moskie 9y ago
> But vegans should be under no illusions that almond milk or soy milk is any kind of milk substitute.
When it comes to feeding infants, sure, but my usage of soy milk as an adult is definitely as a substitute for milk. I use it in virtually all the places cow's milk is typically used: in my cereal, coffee, mixed with chocolate syrup, in most recipes that call for milk.... No need to get so up in arms about call things like soy milk a "milk" drink/substitute. In the vast majority of cases, it functions exactly the same.
- jonknee 9y agoIf you use tofu in place of beef it is not correct to call it "soy beef". Milk is a specific thing, no kind of milk comes from beans.
- colanderman 9y ago"Milk" has been a generic term ever since coconut milk has existed. Heck, Wiktionary even cites 14th and 15th century uses of the term "almond milk". [1] Not to mention "milk of magnesia", which isn't even a foodstuff. Just because you personally have not heard the non-dairy sense used until recently does not mean it is incorrect or should be "illegal" as the GP suggests. [1] https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/milk https://en.m.wiktionary.org/wiki/milk
- greglindahl 9y agoHave you ever eaten in a Chinese vegetarian restaurant? They usually have fake meat of every kind, and they do call some kinds of it 'beef'.