Dozens of iconic Southern recipes call for buttermilk, the incomparable cultured milk that lightens, tenderizes, marinates, flavors, and performs other works of kitchen magic. When buttermilk is at ...

Have you ever needed buttermilk for a recipe — like Chili Pepper Madness’jalapeno “bottle caps” or Alexandra’s Kitchen’s buttermilk blueberry breakfast cake — but didn’t have any on hand? If so, there ...

Take a look through Grandma's old recipe box, and you might notice that many old-fashioned Southern recipes call for sour milk as well as buttermilk. From the best biscuits to tangy, saucy coleslaw, ...

Kat Thompson is the audience editor of Eater’s Southern California/Southwest region. I never have buttermilk on hand unless I know I’ll be making buttermilk pie, which, to be honest, is a once-a-year ...