[QUESTION SOLVED] can i use ayran as a subtitution for buttermilk?

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Is it possible to use ayran as a substitute for buttermilk I am trying to make homemade ranch sauce I assume It's not too hard to make buttermilk if I can't use ayran I tried to translate buttermilk in my language Persian, and it just said ayran I searched multiple supermarkets, and it seems to be completely missing in Iran here is the recipe I made https://rezepte.adminforge.de/recipe/17586/?share=537d7547-a92b-432c-a71b-403b6e236102

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LMAO I read this as "aryan" and "buttermilk" as white race insults.

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i'm totally calling my wife buttermilk from now on as a white race insult

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I substitute sour cream thinned down with water in recipes calling for buttermilk.

Try it. If the ranch sauce is too thin with ayran, try again with whole yogurt.

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In the states Buttermilk is usually substituted with milk with added acid, typically lemon juice.

https://www.allrecipes.com/article/buttermilk-substitutes/

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I add vinegar to regular milk.

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Which doesn't taste like buttermilk in any shape or form.

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Its the fluffy you get from the chemical reaction.

Maybe they do this for flavor, but I really just think it's because buttermilk has a reaction to make the pancakes fluffier.

For this purpose the milk/lemon juice trick does what it need to without effecting the flavor negatively.

Edit, forgot they post was about ranch sauce. I know nothing about ranch. Ill get off the Internet now.

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I think ayran might be too salty

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Thank you this is the most helpful answer, I don't have kefir but my ayran is garlic and not the acidic type ayran, but I can easily buy kefir

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Kefir would work but also,

If you have access to regular milk and vinegar (or a lemon) you can add a tablespoon of vinegar or lemon juice to one cup of regular cows milk, let it sit for 5-10minutes and it's the same effect of buttermilk.

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