# What is milk called when it's poured on cereal **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** soda-softdrinks\ **Created:** [November 11, 2010, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-milk-called-when-its-poured-on-cereal/560371 "2010-11-11T23:47:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![KennerTheGreat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/a8b319/32.png) [@KennerTheGreat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/KennerTheGreat)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 11:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-milk-called-when-its-poured-on-cereal/560371/1 "2010-11-11T23:47:49Z")
My brother just asked me on Facebook what you would call the milk that you pour onto cereal. I told him I’d get back to him on it; thus, I put it to the Dope. ---
**Author:** ![Oakminster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/77aa72/32.png) [@Oakminster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Oakminster)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 11:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-milk-called-when-its-poured-on-cereal/560371/2 "2010-11-11T23:49:21Z")
I’d call it breakfast. But I’m pragmatic like that. ---
**Author:** ![MovieMogul](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f08c70/32.png) [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 11:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-milk-called-when-its-poured-on-cereal/560371/3 "2010-11-11T23:52:26Z")
Milk. In a bowl. ---
**Author:** ![kittenblue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/ba8739/32.png) [@kittenblue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kittenblue)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 11:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-milk-called-when-its-poured-on-cereal/560371/4 "2010-11-11T23:56:28Z")
I’d call it milk. ---
**Author:** ![ToeJam](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@ToeJam](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ToeJam)\ **Post date:** [November 11, 2010, 11:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-milk-called-when-its-poured-on-cereal/560371/5 "2010-11-11T23:58:02Z")
Milk. In a bowl. ---
**Author:** ![missred](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/missred/32/14096_2.png) [@missred](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/missred)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2010, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-milk-called-when-its-poured-on-cereal/560371/6 "2010-11-12T00:06:18Z")
Milk. No need for further explanation. ---
**Author:** ![Queen\_Tonya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/q/4491bb/32.png) [@Queen\_Tonya](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Queen_Tonya)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2010, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-milk-called-when-its-poured-on-cereal/560371/7 "2010-11-12T00:08:11Z")
It’s just milk. Like coffee poured out of the pot and into a mug is…coffee. 😕 ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2010, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-milk-called-when-its-poured-on-cereal/560371/8 "2010-11-12T00:08:52Z")
Milk. In a bowl. On cereal. ---
**Author:** ![Rhiannon8404](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rhiannon8404/32/17929_2.png) [@Rhiannon8404](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rhiannon8404)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2010, 12:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-milk-called-when-its-poured-on-cereal/560371/9 "2010-11-12T00:12:13Z")
I think we called it “cereal milk” when I was a kid. As in, “…but I don’t like the cereal milk…” when my mom would tell us to drink the milk left over after eating the cereal. ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2010, 12:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-milk-called-when-its-poured-on-cereal/560371/10 "2010-11-12T00:15:35Z")
I’m going to have to buck the trend and say we’d call it “milk.” Broth and Sauce have definitions that milk in its unaltered form doesn’t meet, and it’s not a Beverage if you’re not drinking it, so…Milk. ---
**Author:** ![VinylTurnip](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b2d939/32.png) [@VinylTurnip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/VinylTurnip)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2010, 12:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-milk-called-when-its-poured-on-cereal/560371/11 "2010-11-12T00:20:23Z")
It becomes the blood of Christ, right? Or am I thinking of something else? ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2010, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-milk-called-when-its-poured-on-cereal/560371/12 "2010-11-12T00:29:42Z")
> [@Rhiannon8404](#): > > I think we called it “cereal milk” when I was a kid. As in, “…but I don’t like the cereal milk…” when my mom would tell us to drink the milk left over after eating the cereal. We also call it “cereal milk.” ---
**Author:** ![GuanoLad](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guanolad/32/42_2.png) [@GuanoLad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GuanoLad)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2010, 12:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-milk-called-when-its-poured-on-cereal/560371/13 "2010-11-12T00:31:14Z")
Lubricant. ---
**Author:** ![Ura-Maru](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/51bf81/32.png) [@Ura-Maru](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ura-Maru)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2010, 12:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-milk-called-when-its-poured-on-cereal/560371/14 "2010-11-12T00:34:31Z")
In my cause, yogurt. Seriously. Plain, lo or non-fat yogurt with cold cereal. It’s WAY better than milk. – You don’t even need the good stuff, you’re not going to be able to tell the difference once you mix in the grape-nuts. ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2010, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-milk-called-when-its-poured-on-cereal/560371/15 "2010-11-12T00:35:16Z")
It turns into sweet milk after you’ve eaten sugar pops, Capt Crunch or other sugary cereals. The best part is slurping the sweet milk after the cereal is gone. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2010, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-milk-called-when-its-poured-on-cereal/560371/16 "2010-11-12T00:35:58Z")
> [@VinylTurnip](#): > > It becomes the blood of Christ, right? Or am I thinking of something else? Eucha-Crisp-the cereal of Christ. ---
**Author:** ![Chefguy](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/chefguy/32/138_2.png) [@Chefguy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Chefguy)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2010, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-milk-called-when-its-poured-on-cereal/560371/17 "2010-11-12T00:39:07Z")
_Beverage_: No, it’s clearly meant as a part of the dish. When you slurp up the remaining broth from your bowl of soup, do you call it a beverage? No, unless you’re an idiot. If you consider cereal as a stand-alone food that is eaten with other toppings, you might get away with calling it a condiment, but you’d be laughed at. _Broth_: Clearly not. Broth is what you get when you distill the essence of meat or fish. _Sauce_: You’re reduced to grasping at straws. There is no sauce-making activity going on here. Where are the elements of a sauce? The preparation? Sorry, but it’s just ‘milk’. ---
**Author:** ![twickster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@twickster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/twickster)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2010, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-milk-called-when-its-poured-on-cereal/560371/18 "2010-11-12T00:41:21Z")
“Milk.” ---
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2010, 12:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-milk-called-when-its-poured-on-cereal/560371/19 "2010-11-12T00:53:27Z")
The answer is sludge ---
**Author:** ![brainstall](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/35a633/32.png) [@brainstall](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brainstall)\ **Post date:** [November 12, 2010, 1:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-milk-called-when-its-poured-on-cereal/560371/20 "2010-11-12T01:09:36Z")
Hot milk with shredded wheat. mmmmmmmmmm. It’s an ingredient in the final dish, so none of the above. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-milk-called-when-its-poured-on-cereal/560371.md?page=2)