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Remembering When Only Barbarians Drank Milk - Gastro Obscura

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"Butter eater" was once a terrible insult.

' data-toggle="tooltip" title="Link Copied" class="DDPNavbarItem js-social-action-tracked" data-position="Sticky Header" data-service="Link" data-action="Copied" aria-label="Copy Link"> Copy Link Facebook Twitter Reddit Flipboard Pocket Het melkmeisje , The Milkmaid , Johannes Vermeer c. 1660. Public Domain This article is adapted from Milk! A 10,000-Year Food Fracas by Mark Kurlansky . During a visit to conquered Britain, Julius Caesar was appalled by how much milk the northerners consumed. Strabo, a philosopher, geographer, and historian of Ancient Rome, disparaged the Celts for excessive mi

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