664125 Mon Nov 02 10:53:28 -0800 2009 8 42 U.K./Ireland 0 5149403 Have started making cheese at home and have come across a few American recipes that use buttermilk as the coagulant. Alas, I can't find it in the neighborhood stores. Any ideas of where it might be? Or what it is called in Turkish or Polish? Mon Nov 02 10:53:28 -0800 2009 22624 relizabeth 1 5149534 My local Tesco always has buttermilk. I remember my grandmother making her own. It's fairly simple... one just adds lemon juice to regular milk. I'm sure a Google would have some recipes. It is more commonly found in the States.. very commonly used in pancakes. Mon Nov 02 11:36:04 -0800 2009 5149403 11939 zuriga1 2 5149627 I use milk+lemon= buttermilk for cooking (or more frequently just sub with yogurt), but wikipedia seems to suggest that that traditionally buttermilk is cultured. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buttermilk Will check out the tescos near by. Mon Nov 02 12:03:54 -0800 2009 5149534 22624 relizabeth 3 5150174 Lots of information there about buttermilk! I don't use it very often, but it makes for a nice salad dressing and some other things such as fried chicken... very American. :-) Mon Nov 02 14:16:38 -0800 2009 5149627 11939 zuriga1 1 5150361 I've had no problem getting it in Tesco stores also, even the "Metro" ones. Mon Nov 02 15:28:48 -0800 2009 5149403 292619 deansa 1 5157449 You might not be finding it because they sell it in pots like single & double cream-- you will find it stocked in that area of your store (not with the milk in a carton as they do in the US). All the grocery chains sell it. Thu Nov 05 04:38:01 -0800 2009 5149403 1112471 kschnepp 1 5157955 Whole Foods on Stoke Newington Church Street definitely stock buttermilk. Thu Nov 05 08:20:20 -0800 2009 5149403 316319 snevets 2 5161622 I scoured the dairy shelves and didn't see it. Although, I was quite hungover (which precipitated the need for mexican food and queso blanco). Fri Nov 06 12:37:41 -0800 2009 5157955 22624 relizabeth 1 5165695 Sainsbury in Camden Town regularly has it. And even most Tesco Extra have it. You can find Kefir (caucasian name) or Laben (arabic). But just ask for fermented milk in polish stores and youll find it easily. Sun Nov 08 15:57:39 -0800 2009 5149403 1122790 Pixelle