Condensed Milk

La description

ondensed milk is cow's milk from which water has been removed. it is most often found in the form of sweetened condensed milk , with sugar added, and the two terms 'condensed milk' and 'sweetened condensed milk' are often used synonymously in the english language today. sweetened condensed milk is a very thick, sweet product which when canned can last for years without refrigeration if unopened. though there have been unsweetened condensed milk products, they spoiled far more easily and are uncommon today. condensed milk is used in numerous dessert dishes in many countries, including the united states, germany, argentina, brazil, hong kong sar, lebanon, russia,  and sri lanka 

condensed milk is used in recipes for the popular brazilian candy brigadeiro , in which condensed milk is the main ingredient (the most famous condensed milk brand in brazil is mo鏰 , local version of swiss milch mé‹Žchen marketed by nestl, lemon meringue pie, key lime pie, caramel candies, and other desserts.

in parts of asia and europe, sweetened condensed milk is the preferred milk to be added to coffee or tea. many countries in southeast asia, such as vietnam, use condensed milk to flavor their coffee; in malaysia, teh tarik is made from tea mixed with condensed milk; and condensed milk is an integral element in hong kong tea culture. in the canary islands, it is served as the bottom stripe in a glass of the local cafcon leche . a popular treat in asia is to put condensed milk on toast and eat it in a similar way as jam and toast. in west yorkshire, in the years after world war ii, condensed milk was an alternative to jam. nestlhas even produced a squeeze bottle similar to smucker's jam squeeze bottles for this very purpose. condensed milk is a major ingredient in many indian desserts and sweets. while most indians start with normal milk to reduce and sweeten it, packaged condensed milk has also become popular.

in new orleans, it is commonly used as a topping on top of a chocolate or similar cream flavor snowball. in scotland, it is mixed with sugar and some butter and baked to form a popular, sweet candy called a tablet or swiss-milk-tablet, this recipe being very similar to another version of the brazilian candy brigadeiro called branquinho .