Nobunaga no Chef - Vol. 3 Ch. 19 - In Oumi

[MangaDex]

 

[Megane2426]

Why not just drink the milk?

 

[GenericSideCharacter]

@Megane2426 Lactose intolerance is quite common for those of East Asian ancestry. Drinking the milk could have given the child stomach issues which would sap his body of what few nutrients and fluids it had

 

[Simpleton]

@Megane2426 Also, when someone is in such a bad shape, their body hardly has the energy to digest food, so you want nutrient/energy rich but easy to digest food. And a teaspoon of butter has as much fat as a cup of milk. And as mentioned, less of the bothersome disturbances.