dairy

Cheese and butter

Dairy refers to milk and products made from it—cheese, butter, yogurt, cream.

A dairy is also a farm that produces milk or a facility that processes it: The dairy delivers fresh milk every morning.

As an adjective, dairy describes things related to milk production: dairy cow, dairy industry.

People who are lactose intolerant often say they can't do dairy.

milk

cow

Female bovine

  • goatHorned, bearded livestock
  • sheepWoolly farm animal
  • udderMammalian mammary organ

lactation · pasteurization · homogenization · calcium · protein · casein · whey · colostrum · whole · skimmed

farm

barn

Agricultural storage structure

  • pastureGrazing ground for livestock
  • milkingExtracting animal dairy fluid
  • parlorFormal room for visitors

herd · cattle · bovine · jersey · guernsey · feedlot · silage · hay · trough · creamery

cheese

cheddar

Firm aged English cheese

  • goudaSemi-hard Dutch cheese
  • brieSoft French ripened cheese
  • camembertCreamy bloomy-rind cheese

roquefort · feta · mozzarella · parmesan · ricotta · provolone · emmental · gruyere · asiago · manchego

butter

ghee

Butter with milk removed

whipped · cultured · churned · cream · spread · margarine · shortening · butterfat · compound · pastry

lactose

intolerance

Unwillingness to accept differences

sensitivity · malabsorption · bloating · symptoms · galactose · disaccharide · hydrolysis · fermentation · alternative · A2

alternatives

oat

Edible cereal grass

  • almondEdible tree nut
  • soyProtein-rich Asian bean
  • coconutHard-shelled tropical drupe

cashew · rice · hemp · plant-based · vegan · nondairy · lactose-free · substitute

Categories
Opposites
food source/origin

dairydairy-free

Containing no milk products

plant-based · vegan · almond milk · soy milk · lactose-free

Phrases
Family

dairy product, dairying, dairies, dairyman, dairy products, dairy farm, dairymen, dairy-free, dairymaid

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G