Best milk for coffee in Thailand, I have found. I miss cream and half and half though. It is 4.3% fat.

Edited May 25May 25 by ricklev

7 minutes ago, ricklev said:

Best milk for coffee in Thailand, I have found. I miss cream and half and half though. It is 4.3% fat.

Yes, also good for other purposes, for example mixed with cereal.

1 hour ago, ricklev said:

Best milk for coffee in Thailand, I have found. I miss cream and half and half though. It is 4.3% fat.

How long will that last in the fridge? week max?

3 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

How long will that last in the fridge? week max?

Probably about that. It is only 60 baht or so for a liter so I tend to just throw it out after a week or so open.

4.3% is sure lowball. Half and Half is between 10.5% and 18% milk fat

2 hours ago, unblocktheplanet said:

4.3% is sure lowball. Half and Half is between 10.5% and 18% milk fat

the more fat = the more it costs

small container of 18 per cent is over 100 baht i think

10 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

How long will that last in the fridge? week max?

Longer than that. Just yesterday I bought a new container with expire date June 5. According to my experience you can keep it well after expiry date if properly cooled.

A product i will definitely carry at 7 Eleven for discerning Farang

Milk in my coffee? Yuck!

2 hours ago, saakura said:

Milk in my coffee? Yuck!

Café au lait... the Frogs love it.

So do we.

17 hours ago, ricklev said:

Best milk for coffee in Thailand, I have found. I miss cream and half and half though. It is 4.3% fat.

Why do you miss half and half and cream. It´s very available.

8 hours ago, Gottfrid said:

Why do you miss half and half and cream. It´s very available.

I have seen some imported UHT cartons of cream, but never half and half. However, I have never found non-UHT fresh cream or half and half. Have you?

Meiji yoghurt is pretty good too.

1 minute ago, FlorC said:

Meiji yoghurt is pretty good too.

I agree. I buy their Greek yoghurt all the time. Nothing in it but milk and probiotics and only 89 baht for 500 ml tub.

Haven't looked in a while, the Meiji milk with the blue caps had powdered milk added. Catch it in the right light and you can see the little thingies float on the surface. No visibility in the coffee.

No powdered milk taste either -- I really hate that taste, I have little tolerance for it.

Edited May 27May 27 by bendejo

5 minutes ago, ricklev said:

I agree. I buy their Greek yoghurt all the time. Nothing in it but milk and probiotics and only 89 baht for 500 ml tub.

I only buy the regular blue ones , 49B.

What is the difference with the Greek , except for probiotics ?

I buy their fruit flavored little yoghurts too.

1 minute ago, FlorC said:

I only buy the regular blue ones , 49B.

What is the difference with the Greek , except for probiotics ?

I buy their fruit flavored little yoghurts too.

My breadmaking machine has got a Yoghurt setting. Put 1 litre of full milk plus a tablespoon of the last batch in order to start the fermentation. 8 hours later (overnight), I have a full litre of pure yoghurt with nothing added. Blended with blueberries on my muesli is wonderful. I shall try this Gold milk next time.

5 minutes ago, FlorC said:

I only buy the regular blue ones , 49B.

What is the difference with the Greek , except for probiotics ?

I buy their fruit flavored little yoghurts too.

Greek Yoghurt is simply normal stuff strained to remove some of the water.

19 minutes ago, wil iam not said:

Greek Yoghurt is simply normal stuff strained to remove some of the water.

At nearly double the price ?

1 hour ago, ricklev said:

I have seen some imported UHT cartons of cream, but never half and half. However, I have never found non-UHT fresh cream or half and half. Have you?

No you are changing to non-UHT. That was not what I replied to. I have seen what you asked for before you changed. That was Half and Half and Cream

5 minutes ago, Gottfrid said:

No you are changing to non-UHT. That was not what I replied to. I have seen what you asked for before you changed. That was Half and Half and Cream

Thanks for your help and have a nice day!

On 5/26/2026 at 1:32 AM, ricklev said:

Best milk for coffee in Thailand, I have found. I miss cream and half and half though. It is 4.3% fat.

I like this too, but should try this, I like it more:

https://www.cpmeiji.com/meiji-ray/

15 minutes ago, 10000Baht said:

I like this too, but should try this, I like it more:

https://www.cpmeiji.com/meiji-ray/

Thanks. I have never seen that before. I guess they are marketing it to coffee shops with the large jug.

38 minutes ago, FlorC said:

At nearly double the price ?

It is a lot denser and takes a lot more milk to make.

12 hours ago, BonnieandClyde said:

Café au lait... the Frogs love it.

So do we.

milk goes in before coffeee too... lush.

15 minutes ago, ricklev said:

Thanks. I have never seen that before. I guess they are marketing it to coffee shops with the large jug.

This variety from Meiji hasn't been around for very long. But now you can buy it in most supermarkets (including 7-Eleven) at all sizes. It's a little more expensive than the regular Meiji, but Ray is my favorite of them all.

The 2-liter size is available from nearly all brands (not just Meiji) and varieties, and is not intended solely for businesses like coffee shops.

29 minutes ago, ricklev said:

It is a lot denser and takes a lot more milk to make.

Yolida yoghurt is denser too , at the same price , but it has an after taste.

2 hours ago, ricklev said:

It is a lot denser and takes a lot more milk to make.

That is because they take the majority of the water out of it. Taste is the same.

3 hours ago, 10000Baht said:

This variety from Meiji hasn't been around for very long. But now you can buy it in most supermarkets (including 7-Eleven) at all sizes. It's a little more expensive than the regular Meiji, but Ray is my favorite of them all.

The 2-liter size is available from nearly all brands (not just Meiji) and varieties, and is not intended solely for businesses like coffee shops.

Sure enough, there it was on the shelves at Central Market at Paragon in Bangkok. I'm looking forward to trying it.

“Barista” or coffee-focused milk like Meiji RAY is usually engineered by adjusting several things during processing rather than adding strange chemicals.

Typical methods include:

Adjusting fat percentage

Too little fat = thin, sharp coffee

Too much fat = coffee flavor gets muted

They target a middle range that feels creamy but still lets espresso come through.

Changing protein balance

Milk proteins affect foam stability and texture.

More or differently balanced protein helps create smoother microfoam for lattes.

Selecting milk from certain herds/feed

Some dairies standardize flavor by blending milk sources seasonally.

Ultra-filtration or concentration

They can slightly concentrate milk solids (protein/lactose) without making it obviously thicker.

Homogenization tuning

The pressure used to break fat globules changes mouthfeel and foam behavior.

Heat treatment control

Different pasteurization temperatures subtly affect sweetness and cooked flavor.

Lactose/sweetness balance

They may preserve more natural sweetness perception so coffee tastes smoother without sugar.

The result is milk that:

steams better,

foams more consistently,

separates less in acidic espresso,

and gives a sweeter, silkier latte texture.

A lot of “barista milk” products are not radically different from normal milk nutritionally — they are just optimized very carefully for coffee behavior. The differences are subtle when drinking plain milk but become obvious in espresso drinks.businesses like coffee shops.

Edited May 27May 27 by ricklev

14 minutes ago, ricklev said:

Sure enough, there it was on the shelves at Central Market at Paragon in Bangkok. I'm looking forward to trying it.

I hope you like it as I do. If not, it's my fault 😇