So commented and said I should write about milk. How different the milk in the UK is different from Nigeria.

Before I say anything else, let me just say, it is different, very different. And for a correct Nigerian like me, it took me quite a while to readjust to the kind of milk they have here in the UK.

In Nigeria, a vast majority, if not all of the population use whole powdered milk or evaporated milk. I mean, that's all we have. (And there's also condensed milk too.)

But for most day to day food, we use powdered milk e.g. Peak, Dano, cowbell etc.

I remember those days growing up, when I'll use my pocket money to buy like 10 sachets of dano milk - (It used to be #10 then. Does anyone know how much is it now? I bet it's gone up).

And I'll just sit in one go, open one sachet after the other and finish it all.

Or when my parents will buy the very big tin of peak milk, every chance I get, I'll sneak into the kitchen, scoop it up with a big spoon and shove it in my mouth.

And when they ask how come the milk finishes so quick . . .

When I moved to England, I found out that the milk wasn't the same. Most of the population here use fresh milk. So it's liquid, in a bottle, unlike the powdered milk we have in tins or sachets.

There are different types of the fresh milk; whole milk, semi-skimmed and skimmed and you can tell the difference by the colour. Looks like this.

When you go to the supermarket, you'll find it displayed like this in the fridge.

Whole milk contains more fat and skimmed contains the least fat.

If you've never been to the UK and you find yourself here and are confused as to what kind of milk to buy. Go for the blue one. Whole milk. It tastes nicer, I'm telling you. It's richer in taste. I personally find that it's better.

I can manage the green one small, but the red one? Ho my gosh! It tastes like water. It's very light - like putting only one tea spoon of peak milk in a big mug of water light - that's obviously because it has the least amount of fat.

I've found out that a vast majority of people here use the green one -most homes, even in cafés. Like it's kind of in between the other two. It's not the full fat and it's also not the horrible tasting, lowest fat one either.

But then most Nigerian homes I've been in have the full fat, better tasting milk. In my house, we certainly do.

It was when I moved to uni I had to start to manage to use the green one. I live with three other girls and we kind of share food between us, rather than have all separate stuff.

One of the girls uses almond milk - that one is a whole different kind of milk, it's not from cow.

Another girl dislikes the whole milk and prefers the skimmed, but she can manage the semi skimmed.

Another, dislikes skimmed milk, prefers the semi skimmed, but can manage whole milk

And then there's me, I dislike the skimmed, prefer the whole and can manage semi skimmed

So we had to compromise, and go for the green one - semi skimmed, the one everyone can at least manage.

Both kinds of milk (powdered and fresh) are from the same source but what makes it different is that the powdered milk is made by evaporating all the moisture from it, so it becomes dried. The reason for doing this is to give it a longer shelf life. It lasts longer - which makes it cheaper. Also, fresh milk has to be stored in the fridge at a certain temperature, or else it'll go bad.

This made me think o. It makes total sense that we have dried milk in Naija and not fresh milk.

Because, WHERE IS THE LIGHT OOOOO??

Without electricity you cannot have power for your fridge and without a cool fridge, your fresh milk will not survive, it'll just be a big waste.

Nigeria should just continue with powdered milk, it's the better option for the situation of the country.

Lol

Also, most bottles of fresh milk, don't last very long. Depending on the brand, sometimes a week, maybe two. And once it passes the expiry date you cannot use it at all. It'll start to have a funny smell, colour and then start to curdle.

Whereas, buy your powdered milk, it can last for up months, and the tins, maybe a year.

In most African shops, thankfully, they sell Powdered milk - my beloved Peak milk (It is my absolute favourite brand of powdered milk. What's you guys' favourite?)

And now that I'm living on my own in school, I always have it in my cupboard. I call it my EMERGENCY MILK, for when I run out of fresh milk and I cannot be bothered to go out to get some more.

I mean there's nothing you want to tell me, it tastes better, far better than fresh milk. And yes, I know it's because my tastes buds are used to it.

My flatmates, however, who are white British tried some of my peak milk, and guess what? They wrinkled their noses in disgust. They didn't like it.

And I was like, "fair enough" at least I won't have anyone sharing my milk with me.

Mwahahahahahaha!!!! 😂😂😂

The other kinds of milk I know of are from goat, sheep, and buffalo. These ones are all dairy products.

The non-dairy products are

Almond milk, from almond, a kind of nut.

Oat milk

Rice milk

Coconut milk,

Soy milk

Cashew milk

These are for people who have allergies to dairy or are lactose intolerant. Or for vegans who can't take any animal produce. Or people who have any medical conditions that stops them from taking cow's milk.

I've updated again o.

Finally!!! 😁😁 Hahaha

Hope you enjoyed this one though.

And guys, keep the suggestions coming, okay? I'll try to talk about as many as I can

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