[Caipirabob]

In South America, I was suspicious of milk, sold in a bag, and good for 3 months sitting at room temperature on the shelf.

Back at my apartment, brewing a batch of Colombian Huila fresh but off the shelf, I added the milk the way I like it.

I was blown away.

The standard "milk in a bag" tasted like fresh, out of the cow cream. It was rich, thick, slightly sweet and delicious.

I have searched here in the states and have not found comparable.

Whatever they are doing to food in this hemisphere, they are doing it WRONG.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

The milk in the box is UHT.

What you get in the stores is flash.

Actually the UHT process kills some of the nutrients in the milk and is not as good for you.

If you can get slow pasteurized milk that tastes even better.

Hard to find though because it is more expensive energy wise and takes 30 minutes as opposed to 15 seconds to do.

[dinodino]

It’s the same in France, too. Milk in a box is delicious. You can get it fresh and refrigerated, but the stuff in a box is still a damned sight better than what you get in an American supermarket.