Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The sour liquid that remains after the butterfat has been removed from whole milk or cream by churning.
- noun A cultured sour milk made by adding certain microorganisms to sweet milk.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The liquid that remains after the butter is separated from milk. It has a pleasant acidulous taste. Also called
churn-milk .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun The milk that remains after the butter is separated from the cream.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The liquid left over after producing
butter from full creammilk by thechurning process, also called traditional buttermilk. - noun
Cultured buttermilk, afermented dairy product produced fromcow 's milk, with a characteristically sour taste.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun residue from making butter from sour raw milk; or pasteurized milk curdled by adding a culture
Etymologies
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Examples
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Garlic bread is also wonderful in buttermilk dressing.
Buttermilk dressing | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009
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But I don't think there is anything that can't be dipped in buttermilk dressing, from fried squash, zucchini, green tomatoes, and even the latest thing-fried pickles, that buttermilk dressing doesn't make extra delicious.
Buttermilk dressing | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009
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Yes | No | Report from joey. henry wrote 6 weeks 3 days ago cut into steaks. dip in buttermilk, roll in flour, fryon med heat!
Venison Backstrap 2009
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Anonymous said ... fried pickles dipped in buttermilk dressing - the ultimate!
Buttermilk dressing | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009
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And because buttermilk is already acidic, you wouldn't have to use as much lime juice.
queso blanco | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009
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Yes | No | Report from joey. henry wrote 6 weeks 3 days ago cut into steaks. dip in buttermilk, roll in flour, fryon med heat!
Venison Backstrap 2009
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The thing about the buttermilk is that it really tenderises the chicken.
Writing, and a recipe karenmiller 2010
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The thing about the buttermilk is that it really tenderises the chicken.
Writing, and a recipe karenmiller 2010
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He said that the chicken is soaked overnight in buttermilk, then floured and fried.
Buttermilk fried chicken waffles – impossible wine pairing? | Dr Vino's wine blog 2010
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I think the dip in buttermilk dressing is reserved for delivery pizza only.
Buttermilk dressing | Homesick Texan Homesick Texan 2009
skipvia commented on the word buttermilk
Dale Evans. See A Horse is a Horse
February 1, 2008
gangerh commented on the word buttermilk
'''drinkin' buttermilk all the week,
whiskey on a Sunday ' ' '
February 1, 2008