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When New York chef Daniel Angerer used his wife's extra breast milk to make cheese, he caught national attention. The milk has been hailed highly nutritious for infants, but is selling it as a product a good taste?

We've got news on the breast milk battle from CNN, The New York Post, KTRK, and WPTZ Channel 5

You won't find the mammary concoction on the menu at Klee Brasserie; it's only available by special request to Angerer. New York Health Department representative Daniel Kress tells Houston's ABC affiliate that the product shouldn't be sold to the public due to safety concerns.

"We don't recommend that it necessarily be shared. We don't know what kind of health problems any mother might have, or not have."

The couple is aware that some may find the idea a little odd. Angerer's wife, Lori Mason, tells The New York Post that she thinks...

"...a lot of the criticism has to do with the combination of sex and cheese, but . . . the breast is there to make food."

She's also received some strange requests.

"Some people who clearly have issues have . . . e-mailed me saying, 'I wasn't breast-fed as a child, so can I taste your breast milk?'"

But believe it or not, it's not the first time the natural ingredient has been proposed for consumption. Burlington, Vermont's NBC affiliate reports that PETA suggested the idea to Ben and Jerry's in 2008.

"PETA says Ben and Jerry's should buy milk from women; that it's healthier than the stuff coming out of cows and better for the animals. Ben and Jerry's the company says it's a novel idea. But says, 'we believe a mother's milk is best used for her child.'"

And for those who may not be convinced, CNN's Jeanne Moos reports says that at least women are generally cleaner than cows.

Jeanne Moos: "At least Lori's not out dragging herself through the mud and manure.

Lori: I'm free-range; I'm organic."

What do you think? Should mommy milk be on restaurant menus?

Writer: Ileana Llorens

Producer: Newsy Staff