What's the difference between curd and buttermilk?!


Question: What's the difference between curd and buttermilk!?
Answers:
Curd is the solid parts of processed milk when making cheese (like cottage cheese)!. Curds form when the rennet or whatever agent begins to curdle the milk!. When cottage cheese is made, the process is done, but when making other cheese, the curds are pressed and packed to make a solid round!.

Buttermilk traditionally is the liquid from the milk when churning butter!. Buttermilk we drink is processed some other way, I'm not sure of!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Buttermilk is originally referred to the liquid remaining after cream was churned into butter!. Today, butter milk is produced by adding a culture (streptococcus lactis) to fresh, pasteurized skim or low-fat milk!. This results in a tart milk with a think texture!.

Curd is a type of stirred custard made with eggs, sugar, butter and fruit juice, usually citrus!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Curd is the part of milk that coagulates when the milk sours or is treated with enzymes!. Curd is used to make cheese!.

The sour liquid that remains after the butterfat has been removed from whole milk or cream by churning is called buttermilk!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Curd is milk solids, part of the whole milk!. Buttermilk is cultured whole milk, you can even make a substitute version by adding 1 teaspoon of vinegar or lemon juice to a cup of milk!.Www@FoodAQ@Com





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