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Q: In China do you have a lot of Dairy in your diet?
Last trip to China I was able to drop 5kg in 6 weeks and the only thing I can put it down to is the lack of Dairy products I ate while there . What do you guys think?
I am not sure that would be the only reason for loosing weight. I probably average half a liter of milk per day, and I am also dropping in weight in China. (See this thread http://answers.echinacities.com/question/chinese-food-boring)
Be aware that Chinese milk products are pretty low on protein and fat compared to what you would be used to from home.
We do buy always have yogurt, cheese and milk in our fridge, and we even eat it
By the way. A month ago we were in a supermarket back home, the wife is not a big fan of sugar so I picked a "Natural" yogurt for her. The ingredient list had Milk & Yogurt Culture, so as much back to basics as we can get, a purely natural and organic product. She looked like she would cry when she ate it. It is pretty sour and this was the day my wife learned the value of adding sugar to foods. I found it to be a kick ass yogurt, I wish I could get that here.
I lived in Hebei for three years, and never had access to much dairy, no cheese or butter at all, unless I ordered off Taobao. Now I am in Kunming and dairy produce is abundant. Goat cheese is a local produce here and butter and fresh milk is easy to come by. I suppose it is where you live in China that makes the difference.
I agree, however I do go to the supermarket to pick up milk, yogurt and other dairy products for myself. When I'm out the number one place for me to get my dairy filling is at Dairy Queen and I usually order a large Blizzard (strawberry brownie) flavored treat.
sam239:
You always did seem like the type of chick who enjoys a strawberry brownie blizzard.
I eat ice cream 2-3 times a week and yogurt 1-2 times a week. But the yogurt always has a suspicious consistency, like there's something added to it, or maybe to the cows. Still haven't found a good source of yogurt, other than the local Xinjiang restaurant, but that's too far away to go to regularly. I miss having good availability of quality cheese.
Also dairy products aren't what makes people fat, it's carbohydrates such as refined sugar and flour. Dairy products are just pure energy.
Scandinavian:
As far as I can taste on the ice creams I've bought here, they don't actually contain very much milk/cream. Being a fan of eating ice cream myself, I would think that whatever health benefits you think it may have, getting milk is not one of them. But it will do wonders for your mental health unless the locals get to you and teach you how dangerous eating something cold is.
I use butter when I can find it, sometimes its margarine labeled butter. Never see cheese. I really miss cream. I eat a lot of yogart.
Nothing can beat my Fukang caws. My first week here, I taught I am buying sheep's dough. Milk doesn't have that much fat, and Uzbeks or Kazakhs ladies sell it on the open market in plastic bags. They move milk from 30 l container to the plastic bag as soon I show Rmb (and they know, how many bags I'll take). I am expecting, in few years, they'll all have tape recorders, and 'muuuuuuuu' is going to blast from the speakers.
1l a day, mostly with tea, and I drink a lot of yogurt. Home made, of course.
I brought kilo of Westland and Lurpak butter and kilo of cheese last week from HK, and safely transported to my flat.
My next project is buying lamb/goat/sheep skin (around 3.5 m2), and making (finding a tailor) undercoat for my Mac. Before this winter, hopefully.
