The present invention relates to a liquid dairy blend suitable for being used in the preparation of dairy-based culinary sauces or prepared culinary dishes, comprising milk proteins and fat； wherein the milk proteins are whey-protein and casein, the ratio of whey-protein:casein is from 0.3-0.5, and the pH of the liquid dairy blend is from 5.8-6.2. The present invention further relates to a method of producing the present liquid dairy blend.
