FOOD The seeds of catastrophe
Not so long ago, yogurt was jammed full of sugar, colour and fruit flavourings, and dished up in a plastic carton as a toddler-pleasing pud; or, in its unadulterated form, it was seen as some kind of cranky health food. In fact, those less tolerant of alternative lifestyles still let fly with accusations of "knitting with yogurt". How silly. Because, to me, the best live natural yogurt is a dairy staple that's every bit as useful as milk, cream or butter. It's a key ingredient in the River Cottage kitchen, and we're as likely to use it in savoury dishes as in sweet ones. We mix it with cream...
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