TIL that some languages apparently have words inherently differentiating one's status as a citizen or resident of the entity versus a member of a particular ethnic or cultural group? I don't quite grasp the whole thing, although I heard the point being made. What's interesting to me is a) that there is such a thing, which seems very revealing of something about a culture that would need such concepts built into the language, and b) that there seem to be people who think it's inaccurate to interpret the word choice as meaningful. Firstly, since languages have all sorts of concepts built into them, many very specific to their primary culture of use, it seems reasonable that such a thing could exist. Not that I would have thought of it before, since I'm not from a culture where that sort of subtlety functions. Secondly, if that is, indeed, the subtlety of the word choices, where one essentially and inherently includes people, and the other excludes, then I'd kind o...
Are manufacturers legally required to add stuff to dairy in your state, or something?
ReplyDeleteNo. Also, this is national. In the garden variety commercial products one reason is probably because they ultrapasteurize the cream to death, so if they don't add a thickener, it won't properly whip. What the reason with the see-list-above 'better' products is to add such, I don't know. If your cream has a high enough fat content, and you make a little effort, it will whip. Now, if what they are trying to do is create an artificially stiffer and more stable whipped end product, that would also possibly explain the additives. All that suggests to me is there are people who don't know what real whipped cream is or what to do with it.
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