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Buttermilk

Bláthach

Tangy soured milk drunk plain and used to raise soda bread

Ireland Cheese & dairy Vegetarian

Your guide, Chef Baku
Drawn, not photographed Updated September 2026
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History

A byproduct of farmhouse butter churning; its acidity reacts with bicarbonate of soda, giving Ireland its unyeasted breads.

Frequently asked questions

What is Buttermilk?

Buttermilk is a cheese & dairy from Ireland: tangy soured milk drunk plain and used to raise soda bread. A byproduct of farmhouse butter churning; its acidity reacts with bicarbonate of soda, giving Ireland its unyeasted breads.

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milk

Cooked

fermented

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The atlas would have to match every ingredient to a food-composition database before it could publish a figure, and an estimate is not worth having if someone is counting on it.

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