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Plant milks have been called milks for centuries at this point. It's probably okay.
by AlotOfReading 7y ago
Plant milks have been called milks for centuries at this point. It's probably okay.
- swiley 7y agoHuman breast milk is also called milk but it’s definitely a different thing.
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- gambiting 7y agoDifferent how? It's definitely no less "milk" than cow's or sheep's or goat's milk. As a substance it's definitely as much "milk" as it can possibly be.
- t0ddbonzalez 7y agoAre you serious? You do know why animals (including humans) produce milk, don't you?
- swiley 7y agoYes, my point is it tastes very different, I’m not sure I’d want it in my breakfast cereal.
- metaphor 7y agoAs nasty and convoluted as they often seem, your remark is a prime example of why I respect the regulations of my country.
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- gm3dmo 7y agoMilk of the Poppy I learned from Game of Thrones.
- markdown 7y agoThe use of "milk" for these plant juices has been driven by the marketing arms of huge corporations, not historical use.
- the_gastropod 7y agoSource? Afaik, coconut milk and soy milk have not only been made for centuries, but also called something like “milk” where they were consumed (e.g. India, China, Thailand, etc.) ETA: The Mahābhārata, a book dating back to 400BCE, refers to making rice milk. So... https://books.google.com/books?id=ivQ6CwAAQBAJ&pg=PT14&lpg=PT14&dq=drona%20rice%20milk%20ashwatthama&source=bl&ots=w0Ub9HcqNm&sig=ACfU3U3x5Y1Vko8yhgfI86Xjaf4oDIe88A&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwik5trCybzkAhUEneAKHQouCC4Q6AEwDHoECAkQAQ#v=onepage&q=Rice%20milk&f=false https://books.google.com/books?id=ivQ6CwAAQBAJ&pg=PT14&lpg=P...