Hi Listmates: As an extremely lactose intolerant individual (ELII) I have been avoiding products containing buttermilk. The name certainly doesn't sound safe to me. But today (St. Patrick's Day) a co-worker brought Irish soda bread into the office. She offered it to me, but I said Thanks but I can't. Then she told me that it contains buttermilk, which she said has the lactose fermented like yogurt. I tried a piece (admittedly not big) with no Lactaid pills and had no reaction whatsoever. Could anybody please tell me about buttermilk? Is the lactose really fermented like in yogurt? Dave