>> While some Westerners are disgusted by insect larvae on a plate, Easterners are similarly revolted by the idea of lifting curdles from soured milk, adding sa

>> While some Westerners are disgusted by insect larvae on a plate, Easterners are similarly revolted by the idea of lifting curdles from soured milk, adding salt, and giving the resulting product a quaint name like “cottage cheese.” Not quite how cottage cheese is made. Other kinds, much less so. Easterners also eat cheese, by the way. For example, paneer is a staple of Indian cuisine, various kinds of mostly lactic cheese are made in Mongolia (see recent HN article https://www.cheeseprofessor.com/blog/all-the-cheese-in-china https://www.cheeseprofessor.com/blog/all-the-cheese-in-china) etc.