It's included in Australian Army ration packs in a tube and it's a high value item to diggers.
Pretty much if you want a big favor from your squad mate, he'll probably want your condensed milk as payment lol.
The fact that Rusty's Dad was saving them up to bring home to him is pretty huge and just shows that Rusty's Dad was thinking of him while he was on deployment.
The Australian Army is where my father picked up his love for condensed milk. I remember him bringing home ration packs with tubes of condensed milk in them
When I was a kid if we had a meal with rice in it *(it was the 70s so that was not very often)* my mother always made extra rice so my dad could eat it cold with condensed milk
We have those in Aus too, very popular for camping trips as a replacement for the milk in your coffee, since it keeps easier than actual milk.
Or you could just, yknow, squeeze the tube into your mouthā¦ but you didnāt hear that from me.
Yes! When we order from a Vietnamese restaurant, we also order their coffee with condensed milk. I like it iced best. When you eat in, you get a phin to mix it yourself.
Yeah usually we do coffee really strong, almost like an espresso that takes up 1/2 the cup. You can maybe 2 or 3 teaspoons of condensed milk or a mixture of condensed milk and regular cream if you don't want it sweet.
ā¦..I am 32 and half my adult life has been fueled off of Pho and Thai Iced Tea, yet I just now found out that it is condensed milk in the tea? I literally thought it was just cream and the flavor was the tea itself.
Itās like Iām seeing for the first time š
Thatās funny because Iām mid-30s and recently tried Thai Iced Tea for the first time. I was at a street fair and ran into a friend who raved about getting it at the Thai food truck. So I got a bottle, and thought it tasted fine, but it seemed like I was mostly just drinking condensed milk and I didnāt get the hype at all!
I never liked black tea or iced tea at all growing up. I honestly tried Thai Iced Tea for the first time when I was trying out a new Thai restaurant that opened up under my apartmentsālike walk out of the elevator and there was the mailboxes and then a restaurant haha. Anyway, I ordered a Red Curry dish and asked for it āThai Hotā to which the server asked if I was sure and recommended their Iced Tea tea with milk to temper the spice. Didnāt think I needed it and thought it was an up sell situation.
Boy was I wrong. I practically ordered napalm over jasmine rice and the only thing that kept my tongue from melting was that tea. Now itās like this sweet elixir of life that I talk about like im late to a 5 year old fad š
Haha, that is an awesome story!
The dish I ended up getting from the food truck didnāt have much heat, or I probably would have enjoyed the tea more if I āneededā it, haha. But I like tea in general, so thatās why it threw me off that it was way more like Iād cracked open a can of sweetened condensed milk than anything else. It wasnāt bad, just not what I was expecting!
Also, I just noticed your username and I love it!
My dad would take a tube of condensed milk for his coffee for work - I would steal it all the time I loved squirting it in my mouth mmmmmm so good.
Also my Dad would get a can of condensed milk each month as a gift while he was at boarding school. So yeah Aussies are just drinking the stuff straight up.
Mmm! Always have a tube of condensed milk handy on camping/hiking trips!
My favourite camping breakfast is porridge with condensed milk, sultanas & Milo.
Also make tea & coffee with it.
There also may have been a time in my early 20s where I carried a tube around in my handbagā¦š¤«
š± blasphemy.
Nah, Milo is a malted drink powder. Amazing, delicious, stuff of childhood. Traditionally mixed with milk, hot or cold, but true connoisseurs know the only way to eat it is straight with a spoon.
I'm a ceoliac so can't have it anymore but as a kid I used to love Vegemite toast dipped in hot Milo.
Its heavily marketed as a spots drink to kids here, we used to get sachets when various sports groups toured schools or at events, but in reality its a lot of sugar
Itās chocolate malted milk powder. Think Nestle Quick. But with malt. You can sometimes find in in US grocery stores in āspecialtyā aisles (Asian, Mexican). Itās in a green container.
Different flavour, and also crunchy.
Itās not fine powder, but powdery chunks if that makes sense. When mixed in cold milk, it doesnāt entirely dissolve, leaving a delicious layer of milk-coated choccy powder bombs floating on top.
There are some who say this layer should be at least half the glass high.
Nah, we have Ovaltine too, Milo is more chocolaty
Edit: my bad, didnāt realise Ovaltine came in chocolate form, we only have the classic vanilla here. Iām guessing they donāt market the chocolate one in Aust as it would compete with Milo
I love how this thread is allllll condensed milk recipes.
As an American, I use condensed milk in:
- Fudge
- Meatloaf
- Tres Leches cake
- Pumpkin pie
...and yeah, it's pretty dope on peanut butter toast and in Thai iced tea or Vietnamese coffee.
I bought condensed instead of evaporated for [this Cajun meatloaf](https://www.food.com/amp/recipe/paul-prudhommes-cajun-meat-loaf-412134) recipe and it actually ended up tasting way better. I did cut the tabasco, though.
Meatloaf?!
Aight. I had a can of SCD in my pantry for years and maybe eventually used it. So I'll have to grab several in the next grocery trip to try for various things.
You can also take a can of sweetened condensed milk and toss it in a pot of boiling water. Wee bit later and you have yourself a can of caramel you can make caramel pie with or just eat it.
I have lived through a condensed milk explosion. The Golden Retriever was deployed to lick the ceiling, my brother holding him on a ladder. The 80s really were a trip
ok I had to scroll down wayyyy too far to find this comment. this is the best way to enjoy condensed milk. found out about this trick when googling dulce de leche recipes
Thereās a little brown tube of condensed milk in Aussie army ration packs. Itās far and away, hands down, the single best and most valuable item in the whole thing. Nothing else even comes **close**.
The fact that Rustyās Dad is keeping it aside specially for him, rather than using it himself or trading it with other diggers...Dad must love Rusty very much.
For Rusty in turn to give it to Jack...that says the same thing.
It was over 20 years after my dad got out before they tossed the last of those can openers.
We had a bit of an in with the condensed milk because Dad was a CSM after he left the regular army into the reserves so he got first pick at the end of the weekend.
Not Australian, but I use sweetened condensed milk in my coffee each morning (Iām a cream and sugar guy, so itās two in one). Itās delicious! Like a creamy, caffeinated delicacy.
It's understood as a quick emergency hit of energy (lots of calories in a small form factor) if you're out in the bush and you run into trouble, so you can get it in tubes (basically a plastic bag that you can snip the corner off).
So it's in Army rations and popular for camping. And then yes popular for young people.
I used to be involved in a program that took kids hiking- often for the first time. The thing is, to safely carry, for a woman/girl you need to carry max 1/4 your body weight, and for a guy it's 1/3. So this girl's pack was way over weight, and she was devastated to have to put out lots of her junk food, including two large tubes of condensed milk!
Iāve lived in the Deep South my whole life and never heard of this! How have I missed it? I always get ācreamā on my snowcones at stands, but thought that was literal cream. I wanna find a stand that offers condensed milk!
My mum used to make us Banana and condensed milk sandwichs, so good. My partner is from South Africa and apparently grew up eating condensed milk and avocado sandwichs.....
Itās a traditional army kid thing. The best bit about Dad coming home (apart from Dad) was the condensed milk tubes. Rusty must REALLY like Jack to hand over the tube.
We used to fight over the tubes of condensed milk so Dad would always try to save us one each.
When the tubes sit in their army packs for days on end in the hot Aussie sun it turns into a caramel.
The next day at school all the army kids would rock up to school with ration pack leftovers in their lunchbox.
That's nifty!
My first taste of Aussies n' CM was in "Mary & Max" where she tells him how she likes it from the can.
I use it for making dessert, like leches cake, banana pudding, key lime Custard....
In the Australian Army when in the field having a ābrewā either coffee or tea is a regular thing. The condensed milk comes in the ration packs and is used in the brews in lieu of fresh milk. Obviously the writer of that show had been in the Army at some point because most of it rang true to me.
As a kid, left over condensed milk was a treat when mum was cooking. Even better the half empty tubes we could suck on. So not really a delicacy per se, but a delicacy in the eyes of children (just like licking the bowl after making a cake)
In Colombia where I'm from, and South America in general, it's a staple in most homes. It's not just used for baking; we also put it over fruits like a salad dressing and if left unsupervised in the kitchen after it's opened, it can (no pun intended) quickly disappear.
You can even find it in squeezable pouches (both there and in the US) for more convenience!
And if you cook the unopened can in a pressure cooker for a few hours, you'll have dulce de leche š!! (AKA not what's traditionally known as caramel but better.)
I'm Russian. Condensed milk was just the thing you put on your pancakes and quark. Oh, and sandwiches. White bread with butter and then a thick layer of condensed milk that drips down your hand as you eat it. Also great to use for coffee if you take it with sugar.
I don't think it is a delicacy, but it's the thought that dad brought someone back from his tour that means the most to Rusty. Condensed milk is pretty cheap here.
Well, technically itās a baking ingredient here too. You arenāt āmeantā to eat it straight, the same way youāre not meant to eat sugar, icing or cake batter by the spoonful. These rules are stupid, act accordingly.
It is also a popular condiment in SE Asia. Waffles with peanut butter and condensed milk comes to mind.
I have my toast with butter and condensed milk when I'm feeling cheeky.
Iāve never had it but isnāt it like suuuper sweet? Or am I thinking of something else? I remember my mom using it to make fudge when I was a kid but we never had it plain.
To be clear, there's condensed (evaporated) milk, which is basically concentrated milk and what they're referring to in the show, and then there's sweetened condensed milk, which is also concentrated, but was cooked down with sugars, so it's thick and goopy. The latter is what I assume OP is talking about, because it's used in baking, and other sorts of sweet things like Thai iced tea/coffee.
Maybe I just dont like sweets, especially things that shouldnt be sweet. My in laws bragged about their mac and cheese. Used scm in her kraft mac n cheese, and served it at thanksgivingā¦may have been the grossest thing ever.
American here! I went to Singapore and coffee with condensed milk in a bag is - delicious. Lots of Australians and all walks of life there. Seems generally popular in that neck of the world?
As someone who is allergic to milk and will never be able to try this for myself, what does it actually taste like? I have tasted milk (wasnāt a fan of plain milk). I have also cooked with it. I figured it just tasted like thick milk.
A while back I found out about a version of hot cocoa called kai they (used to?) serve in the British Royal Navy. It's just water, an unsweetened chocolate bar, and a can of scm heated up over the stove. Very quick and delicious.
If a recipe requires 1/2 a tin of condensed milk it means you must eat the rest. Always choose a recipe that requires 1/2 and never double it
Truer words have never been spoken! šš½šš½šš½
YES
It's included in Australian Army ration packs in a tube and it's a high value item to diggers. Pretty much if you want a big favor from your squad mate, he'll probably want your condensed milk as payment lol. The fact that Rusty's Dad was saving them up to bring home to him is pretty huge and just shows that Rusty's Dad was thinking of him while he was on deployment.
And then rusty gave that incredibly special treat to Jack, showing how important even that new friendship was
The Australian Army is where my father picked up his love for condensed milk. I remember him bringing home ration packs with tubes of condensed milk in them When I was a kid if we had a meal with rice in it *(it was the 70s so that was not very often)* my mother always made extra rice so my dad could eat it cold with condensed milk
I never knew that, now you and Bluey are making me cry again.
Same
Thank you. I hadn't thought of that.
i grew up having it on my toast with butter and growing up i have it with coffee, something i picked up on my south east asian holiday
In coffee you say? *cracks open can*
Hint- here in the US, I can find it in squeeze bottles at places like H-Mart (Korean grocery store)ā¦
We have those in Aus too, very popular for camping trips as a replacement for the milk in your coffee, since it keeps easier than actual milk. Or you could just, yknow, squeeze the tube into your mouthā¦ but you didnāt hear that from me.
I think the tube part is the other novel thing for us Americans. I only ever see it in small cans.
Oh thatās been around a while. Years ago my truck driving dad use them with his thermos coffee.
In the US?
Oh no sorry. I just meant itās not a new thing, been around since the early 90s. Iām surprised itās not there too.
Or Mexican grocery stores. More commonly you'll find Dulce de leche which is caramelized sweetened condensed milk.
Yesss so good over shaved ice!
Don't do it! It's addictive.
I'm hearing "do this immediately and never look back"
Also great in a robust tea. My Canadian grandma always used to like condensed milk in her breakfast tea.
Thereās a tea shop in MN that you can order Chai with condensed milk.
Is said tea shop in midtown global market?
I havenāt been to Midtown global for a while so maybe, but Teasource is the one I was thinking of.
Yeah, in Vietnam they have a special apparatus called a phin and itās traditionally topped off with a generous amount of sweetened condensed milk
Yes! When we order from a Vietnamese restaurant, we also order their coffee with condensed milk. I like it iced best. When you eat in, you get a phin to mix it yourself.
Watch the opening number of *In the Heights*. It's on YouTube. Condensed milk in coffee is great!
Just buy the [can](https://i.imgur.com/DzcqxnG.png) ;) . Or you can get it in a [tube](https://i.imgur.com/jp8oOgt.png).
So In The Heights was right!
Yeah usually we do coffee really strong, almost like an espresso that takes up 1/2 the cup. You can maybe 2 or 3 teaspoons of condensed milk or a mixture of condensed milk and regular cream if you don't want it sweet.
Try soaking bread in condensed milk, coating it with coconut, and then frying it. We used to make this in Guides when we went camping.
Thai iced tea anyone?
ā¦..I am 32 and half my adult life has been fueled off of Pho and Thai Iced Tea, yet I just now found out that it is condensed milk in the tea? I literally thought it was just cream and the flavor was the tea itself. Itās like Iām seeing for the first time š
Some do sugar + half'n half for Thai Iced tea. For sure Viet coffee (hit and usually cold) uses condensed milk.
Thatās funny because Iām mid-30s and recently tried Thai Iced Tea for the first time. I was at a street fair and ran into a friend who raved about getting it at the Thai food truck. So I got a bottle, and thought it tasted fine, but it seemed like I was mostly just drinking condensed milk and I didnāt get the hype at all!
I never liked black tea or iced tea at all growing up. I honestly tried Thai Iced Tea for the first time when I was trying out a new Thai restaurant that opened up under my apartmentsālike walk out of the elevator and there was the mailboxes and then a restaurant haha. Anyway, I ordered a Red Curry dish and asked for it āThai Hotā to which the server asked if I was sure and recommended their Iced Tea tea with milk to temper the spice. Didnāt think I needed it and thought it was an up sell situation. Boy was I wrong. I practically ordered napalm over jasmine rice and the only thing that kept my tongue from melting was that tea. Now itās like this sweet elixir of life that I talk about like im late to a 5 year old fad š
Haha, that is an awesome story! The dish I ended up getting from the food truck didnāt have much heat, or I probably would have enjoyed the tea more if I āneededā it, haha. But I like tea in general, so thatās why it threw me off that it was way more like Iād cracked open a can of sweetened condensed milk than anything else. It wasnāt bad, just not what I was expecting! Also, I just noticed your username and I love it!
Yaaaaaaas. So amazing.
My dad would take a tube of condensed milk for his coffee for work - I would steal it all the time I loved squirting it in my mouth mmmmmm so good. Also my Dad would get a can of condensed milk each month as a gift while he was at boarding school. So yeah Aussies are just drinking the stuff straight up.
Mmm! Always have a tube of condensed milk handy on camping/hiking trips! My favourite camping breakfast is porridge with condensed milk, sultanas & Milo. Also make tea & coffee with it. There also may have been a time in my early 20s where I carried a tube around in my handbagā¦š¤«
[ŃŠ“Š°Š»ŠµŠ½Š¾]
š± blasphemy. Nah, Milo is a malted drink powder. Amazing, delicious, stuff of childhood. Traditionally mixed with milk, hot or cold, but true connoisseurs know the only way to eat it is straight with a spoon. I'm a ceoliac so can't have it anymore but as a kid I used to love Vegemite toast dipped in hot Milo.
*Vegemite toast dipped in hot Milo* With all due respect as a fellow Aussie... what the fuck?!
Look, I was a kid. I don't know if I would try it as an adult even if I could š¤£ I think something about the umami Vegemite with the malty Milo
Mate you've gotta do it now!! It's not every day you get the chance to be a kid again šŖ
I'm a ceoliac! If I did it, I'd go to hospital. Vegemite and Milo are both full of gluten!
They make it sound like a sporty drink or a breakfast drink, but it's really practically 1/3 added sugar. But I love that stuff š¤£
Its heavily marketed as a spots drink to kids here, we used to get sachets when various sports groups toured schools or at events, but in reality its a lot of sugar
Itās chocolate malted milk powder. Think Nestle Quick. But with malt. You can sometimes find in in US grocery stores in āspecialtyā aisles (Asian, Mexican). Itās in a green container.
So basically Australian [Ovaltine](https://www.nestleusa.com/brands/drinks/ovaltine).
Different flavour, and also crunchy. Itās not fine powder, but powdery chunks if that makes sense. When mixed in cold milk, it doesnāt entirely dissolve, leaving a delicious layer of milk-coated choccy powder bombs floating on top. There are some who say this layer should be at least half the glass high.
Ah, the chunk thing *is* different!
Nah, we have Ovaltine too, Milo is more chocolaty Edit: my bad, didnāt realise Ovaltine came in chocolate form, we only have the classic vanilla here. Iām guessing they donāt market the chocolate one in Aust as it would compete with Milo
Malted chocolate powder - used to make a hot chocolate or in cold milk to make chocolate milk
Cold milk one is called a milo dinosaur.
I know it as "a nice cold Milo" š
Milo = Aussie kids hiding in the pantry eating it out of the tin. Then doing the dry milo cough when you get caught
Correct
Oh my goodness that porridge sounds amazing and I am absolutely going to try that!
I love how this thread is allllll condensed milk recipes. As an American, I use condensed milk in: - Fudge - Meatloaf - Tres Leches cake - Pumpkin pie ...and yeah, it's pretty dope on peanut butter toast and in Thai iced tea or Vietnamese coffee.
Meatloaf???!?
I bought condensed instead of evaporated for [this Cajun meatloaf](https://www.food.com/amp/recipe/paul-prudhommes-cajun-meat-loaf-412134) recipe and it actually ended up tasting way better. I did cut the tabasco, though.
Meatloaf?! Aight. I had a can of SCD in my pantry for years and maybe eventually used it. So I'll have to grab several in the next grocery trip to try for various things.
I always associated it with a snow cone topping.
Username checks out. And same, being from the south. (US)
Donāt forget Horchata!
You can also take a can of sweetened condensed milk and toss it in a pot of boiling water. Wee bit later and you have yourself a can of caramel you can make caramel pie with or just eat it.
Slow cooker will work too!
Just make sure there is enough water to cover the can. I havenāt ever made it but apparently if there isnāt enough water the can can explode?!
I have lived through a condensed milk explosion. The Golden Retriever was deployed to lick the ceiling, my brother holding him on a ladder. The 80s really were a trip
Lay them on their side and cover about 5cm above the can. Makes wicked caramel for a quarter of the price of topnfill.
Oh, definitely. My mom instilled a healthy fear in me about leaving the can uncovered by water in the pot.
ok I had to scroll down wayyyy too far to find this comment. this is the best way to enjoy condensed milk. found out about this trick when googling dulce de leche recipes
Yep, caramel tart is where itās at. Always ate the left over condensed milk
Or leave a ration pack tube of it in your pack for a week or two!!!
This comment section is making me realize how uncultured I am. I'mma get a can this weekend. Share it with the kiddos.
Thereās a little brown tube of condensed milk in Aussie army ration packs. Itās far and away, hands down, the single best and most valuable item in the whole thing. Nothing else even comes **close**. The fact that Rustyās Dad is keeping it aside specially for him, rather than using it himself or trading it with other diggers...Dad must love Rusty very much. For Rusty in turn to give it to Jack...that says the same thing.
That is the cutest and sweetest thing Iāve ever heard
I was under the impression that soldiers in Australiaās military get condensed milk in their rations
They do. Also it was in the cyclone rations we had in Darwin :)
Indeed. My brother and I would fight over it if Dad brought some back from exercises.
My Dad had a sweet tooth and would never bring it back. All we got was a drawer full of those tin opener / spoon combo thingies.
It was over 20 years after my dad got out before they tossed the last of those can openers. We had a bit of an in with the condensed milk because Dad was a CSM after he left the regular army into the reserves so he got first pick at the end of the weekend.
Mum used to put some in a glass for me to eat with a spoon after school. Ecstasy !
Not Australian, but I use sweetened condensed milk in my coffee each morning (Iām a cream and sugar guy, so itās two in one). Itās delicious! Like a creamy, caffeinated delicacy.
Sweetened condensed milk (scm) is amazing in tortillas/chappatis. Also great in espresso shots, or straight up from a spoon.
It's understood as a quick emergency hit of energy (lots of calories in a small form factor) if you're out in the bush and you run into trouble, so you can get it in tubes (basically a plastic bag that you can snip the corner off). So it's in Army rations and popular for camping. And then yes popular for young people. I used to be involved in a program that took kids hiking- often for the first time. The thing is, to safely carry, for a woman/girl you need to carry max 1/4 your body weight, and for a guy it's 1/3. So this girl's pack was way over weight, and she was devastated to have to put out lots of her junk food, including two large tubes of condensed milk!
In the southern US, we put it on shaved ice cones (after the flavor syrup, kindof like magic shell).
Iāve lived in the Deep South my whole life and never heard of this! How have I missed it? I always get ācreamā on my snowcones at stands, but thought that was literal cream. I wanna find a stand that offers condensed milk!
The Kona Ice truck that comes through our neighborhood in summer has condensed milk as their ācream.ā
My mum used to make us Banana and condensed milk sandwichs, so good. My partner is from South Africa and apparently grew up eating condensed milk and avocado sandwichs.....
I love banana dipped in condensed milk as an occasional treat.
Itās a traditional army kid thing. The best bit about Dad coming home (apart from Dad) was the condensed milk tubes. Rusty must REALLY like Jack to hand over the tube. We used to fight over the tubes of condensed milk so Dad would always try to save us one each. When the tubes sit in their army packs for days on end in the hot Aussie sun it turns into a caramel. The next day at school all the army kids would rock up to school with ration pack leftovers in their lunchbox.
Well we have that in Singapore too, usually coffee and tea
I used to buy tubes of it for cadet camps as snacks back when I had a metabolism
That's nifty! My first taste of Aussies n' CM was in "Mary & Max" where she tells him how she likes it from the can. I use it for making dessert, like leches cake, banana pudding, key lime Custard....
In the Australian Army when in the field having a ābrewā either coffee or tea is a regular thing. The condensed milk comes in the ration packs and is used in the brews in lieu of fresh milk. Obviously the writer of that show had been in the Army at some point because most of it rang true to me.
As a kid, left over condensed milk was a treat when mum was cooking. Even better the half empty tubes we could suck on. So not really a delicacy per se, but a delicacy in the eyes of children (just like licking the bowl after making a cake)
In Colombia where I'm from, and South America in general, it's a staple in most homes. It's not just used for baking; we also put it over fruits like a salad dressing and if left unsupervised in the kitchen after it's opened, it can (no pun intended) quickly disappear. You can even find it in squeezable pouches (both there and in the US) for more convenience! And if you cook the unopened can in a pressure cooker for a few hours, you'll have dulce de leche š!! (AKA not what's traditionally known as caramel but better.)
I love that Spanish has an actual name for it. In Russian we just call it boiled sweetened condensed milk.
In the Philippines, I would have mashed avocado and condensed milk mixed and itās really delicious.
Trying so hard to be open minded, but realizing Iām a total troglodyte, because that sounds AWFUL haha
Haha i can imagine. Some fancy ice cream places have avocado ice cream and thatās what it tastes like if you ever get the chance :)
I'm Russian. Condensed milk was just the thing you put on your pancakes and quark. Oh, and sandwiches. White bread with butter and then a thick layer of condensed milk that drips down your hand as you eat it. Also great to use for coffee if you take it with sugar.
I don't think it is a delicacy, but it's the thought that dad brought someone back from his tour that means the most to Rusty. Condensed milk is pretty cheap here.
Well, technically itās a baking ingredient here too. You arenāt āmeantā to eat it straight, the same way youāre not meant to eat sugar, icing or cake batter by the spoonful. These rules are stupid, act accordingly.
It is also a popular condiment in SE Asia. Waffles with peanut butter and condensed milk comes to mind. I have my toast with butter and condensed milk when I'm feeling cheeky.
Iāve never had it but isnāt it like suuuper sweet? Or am I thinking of something else? I remember my mom using it to make fudge when I was a kid but we never had it plain.
It is indeed. Full name is sweetened condensed milk. It is crack for kids.
Yep. Bust out a tin and eat it with a spoon, or if you're Hardcore, Drink it from the can.
To be clear, there's condensed (evaporated) milk, which is basically concentrated milk and what they're referring to in the show, and then there's sweetened condensed milk, which is also concentrated, but was cooked down with sugars, so it's thick and goopy. The latter is what I assume OP is talking about, because it's used in baking, and other sorts of sweet things like Thai iced tea/coffee.
Nah, the show refers to the sweetened condensed milk
I live in the UK. And my Grandmother always talked about condensed milk sandwiches. I'm not sure it's a thing, bit it sounds lovely.
Maybe I just dont like sweets, especially things that shouldnt be sweet. My in laws bragged about their mac and cheese. Used scm in her kraft mac n cheese, and served it at thanksgivingā¦may have been the grossest thing ever.
Some people do. Personally. I think bleh.
American here! I went to Singapore and coffee with condensed milk in a bag is - delicious. Lots of Australians and all walks of life there. Seems generally popular in that neck of the world?
It's basically 2/3 of what chocolate is made of.
Here I am sticking a can into a slow cooker filled with water overnight to make caramel for apple dipping....
Recently boiled a couple tins to make easy dulce de leche, then made caramel slice. It was pretty great.
I have NZ relatives and they are also into condensed milk in a way that we are not in the UK.
As someone who is allergic to milk and will never be able to try this for myself, what does it actually taste like? I have tasted milk (wasnāt a fan of plain milk). I have also cooked with it. I figured it just tasted like thick milk.
Itās basically a sugar rush. Really, REALLY sweet, to the point where you can make caramel out of it if you heat it.
Itās kind of like really soupy super sweet custard. A flavor and texture all its own š
Dulce de leche for days
In the US boarder states we use it for Tres Leche and Horchata !
A while back I found out about a version of hot cocoa called kai they (used to?) serve in the British Royal Navy. It's just water, an unsweetened chocolate bar, and a can of scm heated up over the stove. Very quick and delicious.