I think there is a lot of kitchen confusion in our local restaurants lately. In the past 2 months I have had to send food back about 80% of the time. The confusion seems to be what exactly is milk and what products contain milk. So I thought I might try to clarify this for restaurants.
Milk is Obviously milk, cheese, butter, cream, sour cream, yogurt and anything that contain those ingredients. Your kitchen needs to know what contains milk. Item that can contain milk are breads, coated French fries, almost all desserts. Here is my plug to put fresh fruit on the menu for dessert.
Milk is not mayonnaise, yes it is white but mayonnaise it is an emulsion of eggs and oil.
For those of us allergic to milk we get tired of sending our food back. Various reasons that I have sent food back. My meal was coated with cheese, this is very common. Sour cream was covering my meal. Butter was liberally applied to a milk free bun, not my meal. My dry potato with chives on the side was covered with cheese and sour cream. My salad was covered with cheese and or sour cream.
Now I always say I have a milk allergy and request that milk items be left off. I even go so far as to call them out. I have done my part. Now it is time you do yours. I even go to restaurant websites to see what is allergy friendly. So I know what to order.
By making my order right the first time saves you money. It leaves me less frustrated. You can also turn your table faster. This all adds to your bottom line in a very tight economy.
