>  CS> No problem!  Just means you arent all that familiar with it because of
 >  CS> that. Japanese are less 'milk intolerant' than most asians (reason
 >  CS> unknown, just they way it turned out) so cheese is a part of the diet
 >  CS> there, but a much more minor one.
 > 
 >  I think at least some Asians drink Yak milk? Maybe not in Japan? I

That would be western china.


 > don't know. Seems to be a mix of reasons for intolerance at least one
 > of them being exposure. I'm not trying to argue but it would seem  in

Ovr hundreds of generations.  Think of it this way.  It is natural to become
lactose intolerant as one ages.  Eurpeans though, with a wider exposure over
thousands of years, genetically selected for people able to handle it at
older ages.  Those who could, could take advantage of a food source others
could not so tended to survive to have more kids.

It's also true that native Americans and Native Australians have a lower
tolerance for a high sugar diet and tend to diabetes.  You dont fix that by
feeding them more sugar.  Eating too much due to western diet is the cause,
not the solution.

 > order for the body to make the enzyme they'd have to have what makes
 > the enzyme and yet I do understand that some of us can react adversely

They handle it fine up through the toddler age then slowly shift to no longer
handling it as well.

 >  CS> I pined for cheese for the 6.5 years in Asia.  It was there, but not
 >  CS> in much variety.  Blocks of it in town were seldom larger than 4oz.
 >  CS> 2oz more common.
 > 
 >  :) I have a friend who moved up to the 'doggie tail' of Michigan who
 > LOvES Sushi but there's NONE anywhere near here at all. I guess we all
 > miss that which we have enjoyed so much more when it's not readily
 > available.

Yup.  


 > Why kind of cheese did you find? When we moved to TX I was happy to
 > finally find the Locatelli (Sp) romano cheese not available in the
 > major supermarkets but rather the specialty food stores like Central
 > Markets. Ah.. now that's Good stuff. The other stores have brands of
 > this cheese that just don't rate. You get spoiled by good quality. :)
 > BUT if I couldn't get this kind I supposed I'd settle for Something
 > close.

Simple normal things like brie, gouda, etc.  
                 xxcarol
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