[AlotOfReading]

Plant milks have been called milks for centuries at this point. It's probably okay.

[metaphor]

As nasty and convoluted as they often seem, your remark is a prime example of why I respect the regulations of my country.

[gm3dmo]

Milk of the Poppy I learned from Game of Thrones.

[markdown]

The use of "milk" for these plant juices has been driven by the marketing arms of huge corporations, not historical use.

[the_gastropod]

Source? Afaik, coconut milk and soy milk have not only been made for centuries, but also called something like “milk” where they were consumed (e.g. India, China, Thailand, etc.)

ETA: The Mahābhārata, a book dating back to 400BCE, refers to making rice milk. So...

https://books.google.com/books?id=ivQ6CwAAQBAJ&pg=PT14&lpg=P...

[jtuente]

Is that a translation preference or is the word for milk used specifically?

That excerpt is talking about deceiving someone with dilute pounded rice served as milk.

[markdown]

I don't know about soy milk, but that's not true at all for coconut where it was consumed.

[swiley]

Human breast milk is also called milk but it’s definitely a different thing.

[gambiting]

Different how? It's definitely no less "milk" than cow's or sheep's or goat's milk. As a substance it's definitely as much "milk" as it can possibly be.

[t0ddbonzalez]

Are you serious?

You do know why animals (including humans) produce milk, don't you?

[swiley]

Yes, my point is it tastes very different, I’m not sure I’d want it in my breakfast cereal.