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Hi everyone I have a wee query about milk please if anyone can answer?

I love my cups of tea however I really struggled with the taste, I can use just about any tea bag, so I wondered if it could be the milk and sure enough it was very sweet, I tried a few cartons and read the back and it seemed there is added sugar, so does anyone know a brand that doesn't have that?
I am over in a few weeks for the 2 weeks of the Easter holidays and think I will cry if I cant have my tea

:fingerscrossed:


Nic x

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Does anyone know where you can get fresh milk? I haven't seen it as of yet.

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it should be "lactose" you read on the back :confused: , it's a content of milk, no added sugar. E.g. our Tesco milk does not taste sweet.

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Yep you just need to look at the back of each pack. We use Nestle Low Fat milk...doesn't seem to have anything added to it. There's another brand from New Zealand but cannot remember the name of it right now.

We also fell into this strange milk trap when we first moved to Singapore and it took a little while to figure it out.

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Well depends what you mean by fresh. You'll find some fresh-type milk in the cold sections of the supermarket but I think it's all reconstituted from powder isn't it? Ehrm.....no cows in Malaysia I think....someone correct me if I am wrong.

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Goodday (bought in our Tesco) doesn't mention sugar as one of the ingredients. That comes in full and low fat (althought I am not quite sure if that is the equivalent of semi-skimmed, or skimmed!). There is another, in Tesco something like Dairy Maid or something, and I think that is imported from Australia - I don't think that has sugar either.

BB there certainly are cows in Malaysia. Or I have been hallucinating at my Mother-in-Laws - there is a field right next to her house, which has cows (well, they definitely look like cows to me) in it (the field belongs to my wife's uncle on her father's side). I have certainly seen bulls, and I think the other's must be cows, because there are calves as well.

There are also buffalo in a field near where my wife's aunt lives in Allor Gaja. So I think there must be plenty of bovine-hoofed quadrupeds around - or maybe we have them all in the South? I have seen plenty of goats as well. No sheep though! :blink::huh::confused:

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I stand to be corrected then (re cows) :). Thanks for that.

We find the Low Fat milk is like the UK semi skimmed.

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oh fab thanks everyone, I shall look out for it now :D phew this tea jennie is happy now x

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There are two brands of fresh milk regularly available at TESCO. One is Farm Fresh, which comes in regular and "skinny"= low fat. I think the other is Good Day. Both are fine, and sugar free. Avoid Dutch Lady, which appears in the refrigerated section but has been reconstituted. Also, there are indeed some UHT varieties (on the non-refrigerated aisle) which do not contain sugar (read label to be sure!) but we definitely prefer the taste of the two fresh brands to any UHT variety. I would also advise to check the expiration dates--I am working on a theory (have only been here 6 months) that the milk nearer its expiration date here starts to develop a taste that detracts from tea.

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No cows in Georgetown, thats for sure but there are cows in Malaysia. Fresh from the farm milk is pretty hard to come by these days.

But i do remember my mum buying them from the indian guys who reared cows during our kampung days. The taste, lets just say it is somewhat strange, not something you can get off the shelf.

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Come to think of it, I have seen one or two "wild" cows wandering around these parts. Yes I'm not kidding. Saw a couple wandering about along Kelawei one day and 5 or 6 along the banks of the mighty River Fettes behind Island Plaza. Not sure if they are actually cows, some kind of cattle.

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Well, there are normally a few cows right next to the Gurney Plaza mall, on the plot of land between Gurney Drive and Kelawei Road, in George Town. You may be right about Georgetown though. Where's that?
Only teasing!

See: http://musingsonpenang.blogspot.com/...awai-road.html

JC3

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:lol: Holy cow! Seriously there are cows in Georgetown? :blink::unsure:

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Kirisuchina thanks so much it was good day that I tried the 2nd time and it tasted funny ( I didn't try drinking it itself) the first type (can't remember the name) had sugar in it so went on the look out for other milk but don't think I looked at the date. I will need to find Tesco I think, although the shop cold storage had a big selection so should be ok there :) and I definitely have not seen any cows in Kl so far ;)

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I shall have to remember this! I love a brew. I am a Yorkshire tea fan which I doubt is available but excited to try all the local teas to find my new favourite : )

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oh I do like Yorkshire tea :D I think it is available, a girl I know who is living there now likes peach tea. me im going to enjoy it I might try the Chinese tea served with ice that I have seen next time im over x

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Ive noticed Tesco do their Finest brand which is a lovely strong one too!

YT is from Uganda so maybe we just need to find a similar blend.

http://eshop.tesco.com.my/en-GB/Prod...ail/7070137803

I wonder what the consequences of bring Yorkshire Teabags with us would be???

L

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i think it should be fine but maybe best to check :D

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just found this other link:

http://forum.virtualtourist.com/Kual...-Malaysia.html

Yorkshire Tea instead of possessions then KL

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lol I have taken different stuff over to my husband each time that he misses I think though once we are both out there I will try all the local brands to see what we like best. My daughters favourite hot chocolate is Tesco value she prefers that to even the most expensive so will have to take that over in bulk for when she visits. il try all the tea bags til I find the ones I like best. I think that's half the fun trying all the new things its just the odd wee thing that will be needed for creature comforts

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If you like tea that much, do pay a visit to the Cameron Highlands.

The tea garden at the hill top offers a beautiful view of the tea farm below.

Just avoid going there during school holidays or public holidays.

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oh thanks Roy I will try to do that this summer

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You can get Farmhouse, which is fresh milk from Australia. Pura, also from Australia. Farm Fresh which is from Johor (yes they have cows in Malaysia).

A lot of the local milk is reconstituted from milk powder.

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Not sen Yorkshire tea anywhere, but they stock PG tips and Tetley in Mercato.

AS for Milk. We usually use Good morning, Dutch Lady and Farm fresh bought from Village Grocer or Tesco.

I'm a tea drinking Northerner too so I can appreciate how important this mixture can be! ;)

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That will be the taste problem then! It always tastes different.

Thanks for the tea tips. Creature comforts - yes Nicola - I'm just glad Tesco will be there for some things. But With me, hubbie and two under 16 there will be lots of shopping and trying. Luckily the fussy one can live one boiled rice and coffee!

Only 144 days...

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ah its nice to see a few of us in the same boat. I havn't started counting the days yet im breaking it into stages out at easter then summer for 3 weeks then the big move in September :D So glad there are more options for milk for our tea cos when you get it right its just the perfect ahhh moment :)

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I still prefer saying 20 weeks on Sunday rather than the days Lou! I've also checked that I can get Nespresso pods!

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As above, we get FArm Fresh or Goodday, both fresh milk and both Malaysian cows!

On a side note, one of the first things that struck us when we moved here was the severe lack of great dairy products. The range is so limited. A Malaysian friend mentioned it was due to the locals lactose intolerance. Guess this is why they substitute with Soya milk.

Abdul

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Farm Fresh with the orange top is the best I've found so far, also Dilmah tea makes a good brew from my few weeks experience here. I also found a jar of Marmite yesterday. All this said I am embracing the local food as much as I can, I have had more chicken and rice than I can count already.

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Ah yes, plenty of marmite in both Tesco and Cold Storage :thumbup:

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Can not wait for the food! 18 and a bit weeks : )

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Goodness, JKLMAL14 - 18 weeks is an awful long time to go without food. I hope you make a full recovery......... :rofl::p:sneaky:

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I still favour our day - 131 - countdown...JKLMAL 14

131 days with no food sounds worse Bluenose1 ;)

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my search is over :D I found the right milk :D I tried a few different types but my favourite that I could even drink and not just put in my tea was the Australian fresh milk that comes in green or pink tetra packs .
Happy days :D

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I know someone else (many other people? :) ) may disagree, but I found the "full fat" Dutch Lady to be OK with coffee. Didn't drink much tea, but the supermarket in the LG floor of the Gardens Mall (think it was a Cold Storage?) had a decent range of teas, as did the one at the Curve/Ikano place (there's a Tesco there too, though I didn't use it much).

(For info, I stayed in Cheras for some time, then moved to Damansara. The Giant in Cheras Leisure Mall wasn't too bad, and even stopped sealing my laptop bag after I'd been going in for a few months! Pity the same can't be said about the place in the Tropicana mall / apartments by Damansara Uptown. :( )

D.

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On the topic of milk...

Is almond milk readily available in KL?