Eastern Europe Cat Milk Cheese

Eatslikeacat on 15/07/2022 - 12:12
Last edited 15/07/2022 - 12:38

Was browsing food blogs and I read that in Eastern Europe cats milk cheese has been made since the middle ages. Apparently it's a highly prized delicacy. Not surprising since a cat wouldn't produce much milk. The Siberian cat has particularly rich milk apparently. It wouldn't be cruel if cats were treated well and trained to be milked (or saved from being put down).

Links are:
https://cheesemonger.wordpress.com/2009/07/19/cat-milk-chees…
https://www.kqed.org/bayareabites/11956/fromage-de-chat

I'm a bit suspicious of those articles as they appear to be embellishing too much. However, the Europeans have horse meat sausages which isn't a thing in Australia. We milk cows, goats, horses, so why not? It piqued my interest.

Would you like to try artisan cat milk cheese?

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    Yes
  • 100
    No
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Comments

  • [Deactivated] on 15/07/2022 - 12:16
    +2

    no, i don't like cheese.

  • WreckTangle on 15/07/2022 - 12:17
    +2

    Judging by the recent cost increase of milk and cheese at Coles and Woolworths its probably at a similar price point

  • pegaxs on 15/07/2022 - 12:18
    +10

    I think I just threw up in my mouth a little.

    Just another w@#ker item smug man-bun sporting hipster d#&kheads can waste a barista's time with when ordering a coffee…

    "Do you have any free range, organic, free trade, ethically sourced skim Cat's milk?"

  • holdenmg on 15/07/2022 - 12:18
    +5

    How would Cat Milk work with Kopi luwak coffee?

    • Blue Suby on 15/07/2022 - 12:25
      +5

      How would Cat Milk work with Kopi luwak coffee?
      Around $160/cup?

      • holdenmg on 15/07/2022 - 12:27
        +1

        So about the same $ as Cows milk. lol

    • DashCam AKA Rolts on 15/07/2022 - 13:58

      Luwak latte!

    • meong on 17/07/2022 - 11:24

      Might as well make the milk out of the same jungle cat the coffee comes out of!

  • tight-ass on 15/07/2022 - 12:30
    +3

    Horse meat is sold here in WA - https://www.abc.net.au/perth/programs/breakfast/horse-meat-p…

  • Michael1983 on 15/07/2022 - 12:30

    Never heard about such a thing as a cat milk, though I spend a lot of my life east of Europe. Just disgusting even to think about it… in my opinion
    Same goes to pigs milk cheese…

  • Cluster on 15/07/2022 - 12:32
    +7

    I remember Woolworths selling "Cat Milk" in the pet food aisle. It was obviously milk for cats, not from cats, but apparently some people were confused. The store had to add a sign saying "This is cow milk for feeding to cats"

    Would I eat actual cat cheese or drink cat milk? No. Leave it for the kittens. This product sounds like hipsters with far too much money looking for something weird to buy.

    I hate to think under what conditions the milk is collected. Cats are notorious for really not liking people messing with their tummies. Just because something was done by people long ago and is tradition, doesn't mean it's a good idea.

    • jorf on 15/07/2022 - 12:54
      +11

      Uh.. does this also mean that kitten mince isn't actually made from kittens? Seems like i've been wasting my time.

  • prisonmike on 15/07/2022 - 12:56
    +2

    Wait for it to become TikTok trend and soon you will find them in every cheese and wine bar with people queuing for mile to try it on.

    • teacherer on 15/07/2022 - 13:14
      +1

      This is true

      • orangetrain on 15/07/2022 - 16:20
        -1

        Ignorance is bliss ;)

    • Xistn on 15/07/2022 - 13:25

      You obviously have not seen the temper of a Bull in mating season..

    • pegaxs on 15/07/2022 - 14:45
      +3

      The farmers rape the animals…

      Hahaha… Ok, champ. Your definition of rape is a little different to mine. (Although, I have worked on farm with some farmers who I think might love their cattle a little too much…)

      • orangetrain on 15/07/2022 - 15:43

        What is your definition of rape?

        • HelpMeiCantSee on 16/07/2022 - 11:02
          +7

          This is why nobody likes your type. Always sensationalising and outright lying.

    • CrispyChrispy on 15/07/2022 - 15:20

      The farmers rape the animals

      What are you on about?

      • orangetrain on 15/07/2022 - 15:46
        -1

        The animals don't make milk without pregnancy. Therefore, either farmers wait around for a male to impregnate females or they pump the animals full of sperm. They can't do this without raping the animals.

        I understand you're being facetious but people seem to think animals being raped for milk production as funny.

        • havebeerbelywillsumo on 15/07/2022 - 18:25
          +1

          "Therefore, either farmers wait around for a male to impregnate females"

          That sounds natural to me and nothing to do with a highly emotive word like "rape"…does "rape" even exist in inter-single-species nature?

        • Xistn on 15/07/2022 - 21:59
          +4

          Man… your woke train departed hard hey

        • j0hnd0e on 17/07/2022 - 11:25

          Sipping on a glass on milk while reading this. Yum yum.

  • Xistn on 15/07/2022 - 13:20
    +1

    Next will be Cheese made from Male squirrel Nut juice…

    • Cluster on 15/07/2022 - 13:23
      +4

      There is no shortage of nut juice…

  • onetwothreefour on 15/07/2022 - 13:30
    +7

    Curious why people find milk from one animal tasty yet are disgusted by milk from another animal?

    I'd give it a taste before passing judgment.

    • DashCam AKA Rolts on 15/07/2022 - 14:01
      +3

      Just a cultural thing. There are people who drink fermented mares' milk, others consume yak milk, camel milk etc.

    • orangetrain on 15/07/2022 - 16:08

      People find goat milk gross but goat cheese is fine. Ignorance is bliss…

  • Eatslikeacat on 15/07/2022 - 13:39
    +3

    Do I have to really clarify that I was not talking about milking male cats? Ahhh wily Ozbargain forumers. Sigh

  • AustriaBargain on 15/07/2022 - 14:44
    +5

    Cats? I'm outraged. You promised me dog or higher!

  • slow on 15/07/2022 - 15:56
    +2

    Why is it different to cows' milk, they are both from a different species to us….

    • Cluster on 16/07/2022 - 15:15

      One is cute and cuddly and scratches us.

      • Diji on 17/07/2022 - 16:35
        +1

        Cows can scratch people?

  • illogicalerror on 15/07/2022 - 16:44
    +2

    I was dead set to buy myself some cat milk cheese. All I found was a picture of a cat being milked. The cat looked quite content but I'm not.

  • Bystander on 15/07/2022 - 19:16

    How about human breast milk pudding?
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IA-asF0-7EQ

    • orangetrain on 15/07/2022 - 22:48

      What is wrong with you.

      • Bystander on 16/07/2022 - 15:54

        LOL
        It's not my creation.
        Ask Gervais.

        BTW
        In case you aren't aware, it's a comedy piece.

  • subydooby on 16/07/2022 - 07:37

    Milk is milk is milk…

    • holdenmg on 16/07/2022 - 10:44

      Everything is everything

  • Thinkscape on 16/07/2022 - 08:36
    -7

    Not any more disgusting than milk factory-extracted from a bi-yearly raped cow or sheep 🤷‍♂️ Unnecessary and pointlessly cruel.

    • HelpMeiCantSee on 16/07/2022 - 19:53
      +2

      I find your views unnecessary and pointlessly cruel. Also hostile.

      And #meatisyum #mediumrare

      Much love.

      • Thinkscape on 17/07/2022 - 08:47

        Not views, just reality 🤷‍♂️ That's what animal farming is, and it’s not a secret.

        • HelpMeiCantSee on 17/07/2022 - 09:14

          Shit, my apologies. You work on a cattle farm. My bad.

          Here I was thinking the cattle I’ve been looking after for decades, and genuinely care for, have had a good life. What would I know I guess.

  • holdenmg on 16/07/2022 - 18:49

    Free Milk for Students in Springfield…
    https://simpsons.fandom.com/wiki/Squeaky_Farms_Brand_Genuine…

  • tharlow on 16/07/2022 - 18:56
    +2

    You can milk anything with nipples

    • endotherm on 17/07/2022 - 06:59

      So far down in the replies to find a Fockers joke. I thought it would have happened way earlier.

  • shroomish on 16/07/2022 - 18:59
    +1

    Almost a red dwarf episode.

    • tharlow on 17/07/2022 - 16:55

      Well, puppies seem to like it

  • htc on 16/07/2022 - 22:52

    Would the milk from Fat Cats taste better?

  • MrKnowItAll on 17/07/2022 - 00:30
    +2

    Cheesus Christ, you've got to be kitten me! can't brie-lieve they'll milk a cat!

    That joke was pretty cheesy. I'll hit paws on the jokes. Goodbye for meow, I'll brie back later.

  • bahy on 17/07/2022 - 01:06

    Next thing they will be making cheese out of milk from rats or kangaroos or dolphins

  • IpGem on 17/07/2022 - 11:43

    Humans 🤦‍♂️

    • tharlow on 17/07/2022 - 16:56

      It’s hard to be objective sometimes

  • Save Medicare on 17/07/2022 - 12:48

    Looks like my cats are finally about to start paying for rent

  • duchy on 17/07/2022 - 13:16

    I come from Eastern Europe and I can assure you it’s a hoax. A funny one at that. I know that anything can happen in Slavic countries, but … nah. 🤓

    If you own a cat you know you would end up with quite a few scratches if you gave it a try.

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