Milk comes from cows.
Cows exist in China (they must do, they eat enough beef in this corner of the world).
Ergo, milk exists (and must have existed for a long time) in China.
Why then is milk not part of the diet, not involved in any cooking processes, and only a relatively modern addition to the Chinese supermarket shelves? (Also, could they get their act together and start selling it in something more than a 243ml BAG WITH FOIL-COVERED HOLES FOR STRAWS? Oh and UHT milk in cartons does NOT need refrigerating until it has been opened - if you've opened all the milk cartons in the supermarket already, I want to know what's going on!)
Someone please explain :) Thanks!
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7 comments:
because genetically speaking, asians are very very very often lactose intolerant :)
ask, and you shall recieve
well, going deeper into that, how come?
i mean, they've had milk around them as long as the rest of us, how come they never tried it to see if they could get used to it? in the same way they boiled water while the west made alcohol to prevent waterborne infections, and today people in the west generally deal with alcohol better than asians.
brummyknitter says that in hot climates milk goes off very quickly, so cheese is made which may remain fresh longer. Or, the milk is drunk sour, but not saleable as refridgerated vans are probably non-existent. Is milk consumed by families in villages, where distances are shorter? Or, is there a cultural belief that milk is for babies and young animals, only?
you have a scary picture :(
see i thought my pic was quite good ... bah. girlfriends, what do they know? now best friends on the other hand ........ haha maybe i will change it ;) xxx
look punk, they dont have the enzyme lactase that breaks down lactose, the sugar of milk, its genetic and gives them a fucked up gassy belly. simple.
ah lee, whoever you are, the bastion of politeness i see.
now you see, if you read my follow up comment i asked WHY this is. in european countries for example, alcohol was drunk as a way to drink without ingesting germs. in china, they used tea, so they have lower amounts of alcohol dehydrogenase in their system (one of the enzymes used to break down alcohol; if you want to patronise me i suggest you find out who you are talking to first, PUNK).
so, under what circumstances / societal habits was it decided that although milk clearly abounded, it was not to be consumed (hence the current lack of lactase)?
or do we not know?
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