Good things that are made with milk

[luzula]

I am almost well from my cold/flu/whatever it was. *relieved* The last few days I have really enjoyed hot chocolate made from:
- the unhomogenized milk with natural fat levels that we buy from a local dairy
- unsweetened cocoa powder
- housemate's homemade peppermint liqueur.

It is delicious. I also bought a Bulgarian heirloom yoghurt culture, and I can say that it is totally worth it compared to making yoghurt descended from store-bought yoghurt (which typically only contains two species of bacteria). It consistently sets really well and also the taste is richer and more complex. Of course, it also makes a difference what milk you use.

We still have apples left in the food cellar, which I eat every day with the yoghurt for my breakfast (yum!). The apples will soon be gone, though, which tells me that we should plant another apple tree, one with apples that keep through the winter.

Comments

[chestnut_pod]

What a world we live in where we can buy Bulgarian heirloom yoghurt culture.

[luzula]

I mean, yoghurt culture is not hard to propagate? If I knew someone nearby who was already making it, they could just give me some. But given that I don't, I am grateful someone had it for sale!

Scandinavia has its own native cultured milk traditions (fil and långfil), which are easier in that they don't require heating of the milk--you can just mix in the culture and let it stand in room temperature for a while. But I happened to eat yoghurt growing up and so that's what I prefer. Långfil especially is really slimy, and is an acquired taste for those who didn't grow up with it!

[nineveh_uk]

Is långfil the Swedish version of Finnish viili? A texture I tasted once and have never forgotten!

Homemade yoghurt, OTOH, is certainly delicious.

[luzula]

Well, "fil" and "viili" are basically the same word. I've never been in Finland (except for Åland) and I haven't tasted their version. But yeah, the "lång" in långfil is the same as "long" and describes the way you can pull it out into long threads.