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by jinpa_zangpo 1025 days ago
Why is soy milk any more confusing than peanut butter?
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I know this isn't quite what you meant, but I know a dog by the name Chorizo, and every time I see a soy chorizo in a supermarket, I can't help but imagine him in a sombrero introducing himself in Spanish.

I agree with the actual point you're making — though I can imagine a DnD-style alignment chart with one axis for substance purity and the other for functional equivalence, such a chart has both soy milk and peanut butter in the "functional purity, ingredient rebel" corner.

Funny you should ask, because peanut butter is called peanut cheese in the Netherlands. Becaaaaaause:

https://www.tastingtable.com/893109/the-unique-history-behin...

Fun fact: it's not allowed to call peanut butter "butter" for the same reason.