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Jan 2024
45m 21s

What is yogurt?

Melissa and Jam, Bleav
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#177Yogurt, sometimes known as thick milk. But what is it really? What happens at the molecular level, how does it become yogurt? And while we're at it, what is sour cream? Let's talk about these dairy substances.References from this Episodehttps://youtu.be/uJEkb4Hq5jYhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK234682/https://www.canr.msu.edu/news/they_did_what_to ... Show More
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