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As a Canadian every place i go for a coffee the 2% milkers are available for your coffee usually along with 10% creamers .
However when i travel to the USA 2% milk for coffee is almost unheard of and usually my choices are 18% cream, Half and Half, coffee whitener (powder) or flavored concoctions.
I wonder why the concept of regular milk in coffee is not prevelant in the USA..
Anyone else like milk in their coffee? http://anothertalkinghead.files.word...and-milker.jpg
We just love our coffee with cream. At home I started using fat free half and half. Milk is fine for tea, not quite as appealing in coffee.
Could be the popularity of Dunkin Donuts and Star Bucks here in the US, "lite" versions of lattees and cappuccinos with viewer calories and fats are available too.
As a Canadian every place i go for a coffee the 2% milkers are available for your coffee usually along with 10% creamers .
However when i travel to the USA 2% milk for coffee is almost unheard of and usually my choices are 18% cream, Half and Half, coffee whitener (powder) or flavored concoctions.
I wonder why the concept of regular milk in coffee is not prevelant in the USA..
Anyone else like milk in their coffee? http://anothertalkinghead.files.word...and-milker.jpg
Curious, I can easily find it in my area which is Wawa country. I know that they offer 2%, whole milk, half and half. Heck, they might even offer 1%. They also offer packets of powder and those little sealed containers of creamer.
I used to use milk in my coffee but in the last year switched to half and half.
I usually do the drive from Montreal to Florida at least twice a year and if i ask for milk for the coffee at say a MacDonalds i get puzzled looks and usually end up with a small side order of Milk in another cup..
To combat the general lack of milk i usually buy a container of milk and keep it in the car where i add it to a purchase of black coffee.
This is totally regional. Every Starbucks (McD, Big Boy, etc.) here has 1% or 2%. Remember, the strongest coffee in the US is made along the Canadian border with Minnesota, Wisconsin and ND at the top. 2% doesn't do much to the mud they drink up there.
For me the milk is meant to cool the coffee to a drinkable temperature and to moderate some of the bitterness of the coffee,
I find creams have a tendency to add a heavy greasy/fatty flavor to the coffee that detracts from the actual coffee favor.
You are right about the big coffee chains having a variety of milk to add to your coffee.
Most other places especially convenience stores attached to gas stations its the rare outlet that has regular milk for your coffee.
I don't buy coffee at coffee places since I only drink it after first getting up in the mornings. I always put 2% milk in my coffee, it's healthier. But most Americans do love their fat!
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Originally Posted by jambo101
To combat the general lack of milk i usually buy a container of milk and keep it in the car where i add it to a purchase of black coffee.
I don't buy coffee at coffee places since I only drink it after first getting up in the mornings. I always put 2% milk in my coffee, it's healthier. But most Americans do love their fat!
How do you keep the milk cold?
I have no problem if people like the taste of coffee with 10-18% cream it just doesnt work for me, i just find it odd that with almost every coffee outlet in Canada you have a choice and with most places in the USA you dont, i guess its a cultural thing like having the option to put salt and vinegar on your French Fries instead of ketchup,the combo is almost unheard of in the USA but is widely available in just about every burger joint up here in Quebec..
The small half pint of milk will last up to 6 hours in the car and doesnt really need to be kept cold, its usually used up on every second coffee stop (2-3 hour intervals)...
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At home I started using fat free half and half. Milk is fine for tea, not quite as appealing in coffee.
