sour milk

Cottage cheese precursor

Sour milk is milk that has begun to spoil, developing an acidic taste and unpleasant smell as bacteria convert lactose to lactic acid.

Unlike buttermilk or yogurt, which are intentionally cultured, sour milk results from age or improper storage.

Some recipes call for it as a leavening agent: The biscuits need sour milk to rise properly.

fermentation

kefir

Cultured milk drink

cultures · probiotics · lactobacillus · starter · cheesemaking · clabber · curdling · acidophilus · incubation · artisanal

spoilage

curdled

Solidified into lumps

turned · separated · rancid · chunky · off · spoilt · contaminated · unfit · tainted · curdle

disposal

compost

Decayed organic fertilizer

waste · garbage · trash · pour out · expired · unusable

taste

tart

Sharp-flavored small pie

crème fraîche · pungent · bracing · zesty · acerbic · biting · astringent

disgust

off-putting

Causing mild aversion

unappetizing · revolting · gross · yucky · putrid · malodorous · rank · disgusting · repulsive · smell

Categories
Opposites
freshness/spoilage state

sour milkfresh milk

Recently obtained cow beverage

sweet milk · UHT milk · pasteurized milk · honey milk · whole milk

Family

sour, milk, milky, milking, soured, milked, milks, sourness, sourdough

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated G