Re:The lactose-tolerance mutation
by bane on Monday October 29, 2012 @12:29AM
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It's because it's delicious and goes really well in lots of foods.
It moderates strong flavors, smooths out acidic drinks, fluffs up eggs among many other thousands of beneficial food uses.
Other dairy products like butter and cheese are key to an immense palette of flavors and cooking techniques.
Dairy is so delicious that I've even seen people with violent milk allergies put up with the consequences just to scarf down a few bites of custard or ice cream.
It moderates strong flavors, smooths out acidic drinks, fluffs up eggs among many other thousands of beneficial food uses.
Other dairy products like butter and cheese are key to an immense palette of flavors and cooking techniques.
Dairy is so delicious that I've even seen people with violent milk allergies put up with the consequences just to scarf down a few bites of custard or ice cream.