Fermented Buttermilk? Any one likes that?

I like buttermilk, what's fermented buttermilk?

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It's the cultured one treated with bacteria. But I guess most are so just another way of saying buttermilk. I love this thing they used to churn out in clay pot back when I lived in my small hometown in India. Add a bit of black salt and it felt divine. And it has some digestive properties as well.

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Fermented? Not sure what that is...I grew up drinking buttermilk with pan fried American potatoes always on Friday...Catholic household and mom always made sure we didn't eat meat back in the day on Friday....

I don't think I've ever had it, either. The only time I buy buttermilk is when I want to make creme-fraiche. I like it better than sour cream. It only takes 3-4 tablespoons of buttermilk, so I always have a lot left over, and usually make a salad dressing with it.

Ok. I got it. I might have given a wrong name as I found in wikipedia entry.

Chaas, also pronounced 'Chaach' and known by several other names in other Indian languages, is a yogurt-based drink popular across India.[1] People in India have a tendency to translate Chaas into English as "buttermilk," but this would be a misnomer, and would convey an incorrect meaning to people whose mother-tongue is English.



Although Chaas can be made from fresh yogurt (curds/dahi), it is more commonly made at home from yogurt that is a few days old and has become sour due to age. Indeed, one of the purposes for making Chaas at home is to usefully finish off old yogurt that is lying in the fridge for long. Such Chaas has a tangy, slightly sour taste which is considered delicious. A pinch of salt is usually added to it for further enhancement of taste, and other seasonings can be added also, as described below.

A third variation of Chaas is obtained by adding actual buttermilk (water left over after churning butter) into the Chaas. This gives a slightly sour-bitter taste to the final product, and it is necessary to add seasonings to mask these flavours. Chaas made using buttermilk is very healthy but the taste is not relished by all. However, if proper seasonings and spices are used, it can be delicious. This type of Chaas is more unusual and rare compared to the other types, because it is available only when butter is churned at home.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chaas#/media/File:Mint_lassi.jpg

I've never had it but it sounds interesting. I love how we learn things on this board.

I also found it interesting the 'lady fingers' name for our okra. 


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I've only used buttermilk in recipes but have never drank it. I was always a bit squeamish to try it straight in a glass.

A family member puts his cornbread in a drinking glass and then pours buttermilk over it. He says it's most delicious.

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