To begin the process of making packaged cultured buttermilk, dairies add cultures of active bacteria (such as lactic acid) to standardized milk before pasteurizing it. “This [lactic acid] is ...

Historically, buttermilk was a by-product of the butter-making process. Once the cream was churned into butter, it was left ...

Buttermilk can also come in clutch in a cocktail. “It can easily replace heavy cream in a cocktail for a lighter drink that ...

4 cups whole cow’s milk, not ultra-pasteurized 1 cup cultured buttermilk ... appealing fresh cheeses to make. Learn how to make farmers cheese with buttermilk with this easy thirty-minute ...

This fermented, cultured milk is your secret weapon ... says F&W senior drinks editor Prairie Rose. “Sub buttermilk for heavy cream to make a zippy Brandy Alexander or a Grasshopper with a ...