buttermilk
バターミルク
解説 Definition
buttermilk はバターミルク、特に発酵させた乳製品や、バター作りの後に残る液体を指します。日本語のカタカナ語から「バター入りの牛乳」と誤解しやすいですが、英語では料理や製菓に使う酸味のある乳製品を指すことが多いです。
Buttermilk is a slightly sour dairy liquid traditionally left after butter is made, or commercially produced by fermenting milk. It is commonly used in baking and cooking to add flavor and help create a soft texture.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
butter＋milkだが、単なる「バター入り牛乳」ではない。伝統的にはバターを作った後に残る液体、現在の商品では発酵させた酸味のある乳を指す。make pancakes with buttermilk、a cup of buttermilkのような製菓の場面と結び付け、柔らかさとほのかな酸味を生む材料として覚える。
Although the word combines butter and milk, do not picture ordinary milk with butter added. Traditionally, buttermilk was the liquid remaining after butter had been churned; modern store-bought buttermilk is usually cultured and has a mild sour taste. Connect it with common cooking phrases such as a cup of buttermilk, buttermilk pancakes, and buttermilk biscuits. Its acidity adds flavor and can help baked goods become tender, so remember it as a tangy baking ingredient rather than buttery milk.
例文
She used buttermilk to make soft pancakes.
彼女はふんわりしたパンケーキを作るためにバターミルクを使いました。
This recipe needs one cup of buttermilk.
このレシピにはバターミルクが1カップ必要です。
The slight sourness of buttermilk gives the bread a richer flavor.
バターミルクのほのかな酸味が、そのパンにより深い風味を与えます。
buttermilk の類義語・関連語
buttermilk の語源・成り立ち Etymology
butter＋milkの複合語で、中英語で成立。butterはラテン語butyrum、さらにギリシャ語boutyron、milkは古英語meolucに由来する。関連語はbuttery、milkshake。つまり「バターを作ったあとに残る乳」で、語形どおりの意味。
Buttermilk is a transparent compound of butter and milk, recorded in Middle English. Butter ultimately comes through Latin butyrum from Greek boutyron, while milk descends from Old English meoluc or related forms. The compound originally described the milk-like liquid remaining after cream was churned into butter. In modern commercial use, it often refers instead to cultured milk with a similar acidity and culinary function.
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