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> Good. I'm all for such laws. Soya "milk" isn't "milk" as the term has been culturally understood for millennia. TLDR; You have it upside down. Any white liqu
by virtualritz 3y ago
> Good. I'm all for such laws. Soya "milk" isn't "milk" as the term has been culturally understood for millennia.
TLDR; You have it upside down. Any white liquid would usually be called "X milk" or "milk of X". In English and other languages. Provably so since centuries (see below).
Quoting from [1]: "Recipes from the 13th-century Levant exist describing almond milk Soy was a plant milk used in China during the 14th century. In Medieval England, almond milk was used in dishes such as ris alkere (a type of rice pudding)"
When humans discover something their language doesn't have word for, a common pattern is to use an existing word for something you know that looks/behaves/tastes similar and alter it to make the distinction clear.
In the case at hand the distinction is made by the prefixed noun. "Coconut milk" was used in the English language for yonx (1698)[2]. As was "almond milk" (14th century)[3].
Millennia? My brother is a linguist. Mainly Sanskrit, Latin, ancient Greek. He said he was really, really curious how you would back up this "[...] since millennia" statement.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_milk#History https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plant_milk#History
[2] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coconut%20milk https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/coconut%20milk
[3] https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/almond%20milk https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/almond%20milk
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