What kind of Milk are you drinking

Eagle Contributor

131POSTS

15 years ago

I have had local milk(Dark Blue) in the fridge which has been opened for over 15 days and it still has not gone bad. I am curious to see how long I can do this. ( Its an experiment and doesnt say anything about the state of my fridge

This doesnt seem natural though, or have things somehow changed scientifically?

I'ved switched to the UHT stuff, and soya ,

Are there any other local alternatives, possibly from happy cows ?

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georgeingozo ViP

3703POSTS

15 years ago

white

Eagle Contributor

131POSTS

15 years ago

Funny

ajwebber Active member

84POSTS

15 years ago

Interesting, but i'm no help, we go through 4-5 pints of milk a day! Oh and we're still in the UK!

amanda x

Native New Yorker New member

6POSTS

15 years ago

I find the milk here to be true the the experation date...I'll drink it if it's a day past though.

Eagle Contributor

131POSTS

15 years ago

Its not the problem that it keeps to the expiration date, the problem is that it is keeping fresh beyond its date way too long. Which leads me to wonder if something is being added to aid its unnatural life ....

ajwebber Active member

84POSTS

15 years ago

How's the milk doing?

me3512 Serial expat

476POSTS

15 years ago

I quit drinking milk all together after comming to Malta.... theres just something different about it.

Too bad to because I usually went through 2-3 liters a day....

sunshinemalta Active member

50POSTS

15 years ago

Small country advantage .Distances here are very short....so from cow to tetra pak it's a quick shot and聽 fresher than fresh milk.
I wouldn't worry about additives.
The expiry date聽 being cautious is possibly due to the summer heat hence milk is prone to go sour quicker.
I was watching a documentary on milk production in Malta the other day. ( Local TV) Couldn't understand all but the聽 set up for milk production on farms is pretty state聽 of the art.

Eagle Contributor

131POSTS

15 years ago

#10

Its still going strong I think it must be some record or something 19 days after expiry. Maybe I should enter it in the Guiness Book of Records , get Malta on the map for Milk

I'm sure production is pretty good by local standards, but I am not convinced its a natural process the milk is going through.
I dont know what the usual time is, in Switzerland it was about a week till it went bad, that was Bio though.

Maybe Maltas cows get more sunshine , how long was it in the other countries ?

me3512 Serial expat

476POSTS

15 years ago

#11

I want preservatives!聽 period.聽

hammersfan ViP

532POSTS

15 years ago

#12

Someone told my wife the other day that (some of?) the milk here is mixed with powdered milk and that may be one reason why it tastes different and maybe has a longer shelf life. I haven't tried to independently corroborate that, so I've no idea how true it is.

Tim

me3512 Serial expat

476POSTS

15 years ago

#13

moooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!

ajwebber Active member

84POSTS

15 years ago

#14

here skimmed lasts longer than full cream but only by a day or so!

amanda x

Eagle Contributor

131POSTS

15 years ago

#15

Its actually still going strong, I believe either I have holy milk in my fridge. My fridge is blessed, or the cow it came from is a holy cow

I will be selling a shot of the milk to anyone who wants a cure from anything. Its also guaranteed to secure a place in the good afterlife !

ajwebber Active member

84POSTS

15 years ago

#16

How do you know it's still going strong?聽 Is it purely by smell or have you tastd it? blurgh!

amanda x

Eagle Contributor

131POSTS

15 years ago

#17

I tested it this morning by dipping my finger in

.聽 If it wasnt eaten and the smell is still ok I assume its good. Just kidding. Going by smell, surprisingly it hadnt gone bad.
But unfortunately I caved in this morning to political pressure and threw it out. It was still good, but I am beginning to think it was possessed .....

Damsel Contributor

176POSTS

15 years ago

#18

Benna milk is very different to any milk that I have tasted too.

Expat outing?

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Malta Dairy Products Ltd. offers educational visits to the dairy processing Plant in Hamrun.聽 These visits are intended for primary school children, students at any other level, and groups of adults from the general public.

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The talk includes the following subjects; Nutritional properties of milk ; Milk production in Malta, Testing/payment for raw milk; Pasteurisation of milk and storage, Production of the various Benna products.

The onsite visit includes viewing of the milk intake facility, yogurt production facility, packing/stacking of carton milk and pasteuriser hall. The duration of the talk and onsite visit is about 2 hours.

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Groups of 10 up to 60 are accepted. School children must be at least 7 years old and are to be accompanied by their teachers.

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Eagle Contributor

131POSTS

15 years ago

#19

Good idea, either it way it will reassure

I'd be interested. I'll take my daughter along too. I dont think she will sit through a powerpoint presentation though.

Any other takers?

Damsel Contributor

176POSTS

15 years ago

#20

Count me in!

(Children have to be at least 7 years old)

Eagle Contributor

131POSTS

15 years ago

#21

It shouldnt be a problem i think. After all we are bringing some of their best clients

. I'll see if I can get hold of them in the week. Let me know which days work for you

If anyone else is interested, get in contact, its in Hamrun, so we can pool for lifts.

MarkStephan Banned

14POSTS

last month

#22

I reckon you did the right thing binning it. 19 days past expiry and still smelling fine? That milk wasn't blessed, it was bulletproof. Something's definitely off.

I've noticed the same thing here. The local stuff lasts way longer than it should. I don't buy the "fresh from cow to carton" argument either. Milk goes sour eventually unless something's slowing it down. Wouldn't surprise me if there's powdered milk mixed in or some serious pasteurisation trickery.

I mostly use UHT now because at least I know what I'm getting. Or I grab long life milk from McGrocer when I do a UK order. Costs more but tastes closer to what I grew up with.

That dairy tour actually sounds interesting. Let us know if you go. I'd be curious what they're not telling us.

GozoMo Malta Expert

2213POSTS

last month

#23

@MarkStephan聽 You have replied to a question from 2011.

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porticoman Member

10POSTS

3 weeks ago

#24

white - @georgeingozo

we are Cow milk drinkers: Blue top white milk (4 litres a week) as well a Brown coloured chocolate milk (1 litre/wk) always try to get milk that has at least a best buy date of 2 weeks to expiry.