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Yogurt Yoghurt Yaourt

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There is a yogurt aisle.  Not a dairy aisle, a yogurt aisle.  Dairy takes up 3-4 aisles.  Lactose intolerant?  Don't come to France.  The chance of offending every honest Frenchman would be too high.  Butter, milk, cream, creme fraiche, custards, gelato, sauces, yogurt, and should I even mention cheese.  Back to yogurt.   Yogurt is common to eat after finishing your meal at home.  So this leads me to question which came first, the great yogurts that were made in France which were then heavily consumed or did the large consummation of yogurt by 'Les Français' lead to the development of great yogurt?  We might never know.  The one thing I do know is that you will begin to eat lots of yogurt if you live in France.  Before I came I was an occasional Greek yogurt partaker or strawberry and banana smoothie maker but now it's an everyday yogurt meal plan.  It might be yogurt for breakfast or yogurt after lunch/dinner or all of th...