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Definition of buttermilk
1 : the liquid left after butter has been churned from milk or cream
2 : cultured milk made by the addition of suitable bacteria to sweet milk
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Cooks brine the chicken in buttermilk and coat it in organic brown rice flour before frying.
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But there are also the Havana ($11.50), a variation on a Cuban sandwich with all the pork and ham that that entails, and the Weekender ($12.50), whose chief ingredients are buttermilk fried chicken and pepper bacon.
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When oven is hot, paint some of the buttermilk on the edges of the pie crust.
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With a light buttermilk dressing, this colorful carrot salad makes the perfect start to any summer meal.
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The New Center café will feature Avalon's sweet and savory Bellevue buttermilk biscuits with a variety of toppings.
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However, there's nothing more decadent than the red velvet, with its rich cocoa and buttermilk batter riddled with gooey chocolate chips.
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This shrimp and grits is sautéed Gulf shrimp with an amber beer and rosemary reduction, creamy stone-ground grits served with a buttermilk biscui ($15).
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Some cooks combine the methods, and dip the chicken in buttermilk, milk or eggs before coating it in seasoned flour or starch.
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First Known Use of buttermilk
15th century
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: the liquid that is left after butter has been made from milk or cream
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: the liquid left after churning butter from milk or cream
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