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Huh? Almond milk goes back 500 years and has always, always been made of only almonds. It would be very strange to rename it after 200 generations and several c
by JoeAltmaier 6y ago
Huh? Almond milk goes back 500 years and has always, always been made of only almonds. It would be very strange to rename it after 200 generations and several civilizations have come and gone.
- milesvp 6y agoBah! I think you may be right. A quick google corroborates it was referenced in english as early as the 14th century. I’ve been annoyed at the term milk for non lactose based liquids for a while now. I’d assumed it was modern marketing usurping the term. Now I have to find some other thing to be mildly annoyed at.
- JoeAltmaier 6y agoI was the same way. Its hard on this old dog sometimes.
- tpoacher 6y agoYes you're right that was a bad example. My bad choice of specific example shouldn't dismiss the more general point though.
- wumpus 6y agoIf you want to pick another bad example, consider "rice milk" in Asia. Not a dairy product.
- tpoacher 6y agoIndeed. So introducing a dairy beverage called rice milk would cause unnecessary confusion. Yes?
- JoeAltmaier 6y agoI don't know. We already have sheeps' milk, cows' milk, mothers' milk, milkweed...perhaps folks are ready for some variation in their language.