All thank you to another blog that I often check, written by a fellow expat in Singapore, Fish Tale. Since my trip to Singapore last spring, I became painfully aware of the lack of American milk - or even something that tastes close to American milk.
I don't know how to explain it but the milk here is just a little off. I did find a brand that I could get use to on my cereal. But the days of a large glass of cold milk were history. Until now :)!!
The milk here actually comes from Australia, New Zealand, Japan - I'm not sure where all but it's not really Singaporean. Sometimes it tastes a bit sweet or like there is vanilla added, almost like it's a sort of treat rather than a normal every day beverage. Plus, they get the fat content messed up - either whole, no fat or a "milk beverage" which kinda mixes the two but definitely can not be classified as milk.
Well I read about the California milk on the blog and sure enough - it was right in my grocery store this weekend. I finished it this morning with a bowl of cereal. Wonderful and I can't wait to buy more!!
My fridge is only half working - keeping it cool, but not cold. So I was afraid to buy more than one carton in case I would have to drink up and dispose of the rest. Turns out the freezer is cold, but not frozen and worked well to keep my milk from spoiling for 2 days :). I'm working on getting that problem fixed.
Note: Don't under-estimate the significance of this new find. I grew up having a glass of milk at lunch and dinner before I was allowed to get something else to drink (usually that was pop). I've been hooked on milk ever since and back home I go through a gallon in a few days. I LOVE my MILK :)!
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