Buttermilk in Japan: what it's called and where to buy it
Buttermilk is almost never sold in Japan. Make it in 5 minutes with milk and lemon juice or vinegar.
Look for this on the label
バターミルク
batā miruku
Where to find it
In the shop
Not sold.
Which shops
Not sold; make it from 牛乳.
If you can't find it
- 1 cup milk plus 1 tbsp lemon juice or vinegar, left for 5 minutes
- Plain yogurt thinned with milk
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More ingredients
- Heavy cream
- All-purpose flour
- Baking soda and baking powder
- Cilantro (coriander leaves)
- Coconut milk
- Fish sauce
- Gochujang and gochugaru
- Chickpeas and lentils
- Paneer
- Sour cream
- Ground beef
- Rice paper
- Cornstarch
- Black beans
- Tofu (firm and silken)
- Glutinous (sticky) rice
- Jasmine rice
- Rice noodles
- Lemongrass
- Lime
- Doubanjiang (chili bean paste)
- Shaoxing wine
- Tapioca starch (polvilho)
- Plain yogurt (dahi, curd)
- Ghee
- Cumin, turmeric and garam masala
- Tempeh
- Kecap manis (sweet soy sauce)
- Wood ear mushroom