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[-] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 50 points 11 months ago

Emm...plant? Plant-based icecream is a thing.

[-] thawed_caveman@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

There's no reason to invent plant milk if you don't already consume milk. It's a product that was designed to emulate and replace something else that already exists.

Coconut milk and cream are not uncommon ingredients in southeast Asian cuisine where dairy is an uncommon ingredient.

[-] TheBat@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago

Dairy is common ingredient in India and we still use coconut milk or cream in some recipes

[-] AAA@feddit.de 10 points 11 months ago

Because nothing is ever being invented if not to replace something?

That argument is just wrong. If it was true there'd be exactly one drink and one food. Because we'd only invent something new if it was to replace the existing thing.

[-] thawed_caveman@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Yes, this argument is wrong. Which is why i wasn't making it.

Plant milk, specifically, is something that you woudln't think to invent unless you're trying to replace cow milk.

[-] Starglasses@lemmy.blahaj.zone 10 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

Just because we call it plant-based milk on Earth doesn't mean that's what they call it there. They call it ice cream and it could be made from plants.

And there is 100% reason to invent plant milk if you don't drink animal milk. It's a drink. We like it so we invent it.

[-] Annoyed_Crabby@monyet.cc 3 points 11 months ago

It's zootopia, most mammal drink milk, so maybe they grow up liking milk and found a way to make one using plant-based material because drinking your neighbours milk is just awkward.

[-] topinambour_rex@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago
[-] ArbitraryValue@sh.itjust.works 15 points 11 months ago

No, they make imitation ice cream now - I've seen almond, oat, and coconut milk used. It's more similar to real ice cream than sorbet is. There's a noticeable difference but I actually like the imitation ice cream more because it doesn't have the sour aftertaste I get from milk. The downside is that it's more expensive; I've only ever seen it sold in the premium-priced one-pint containers.

[-] topinambour_rex@lemmy.world 1 points 11 months ago

Good to know. I only knew sorbet as alternative for lactose intolerant.

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