Thread: Drinkable Milk?

There are Lenos & Carbon everywhere! In every 'food court' of malls and a high end one in Amador that I know of. (I recommend food court version - much cheaper for same stuff!)
The WHOLE milk here has a higher fat content than US milk. My 2 year old's g.i. track had an adjustment phase but now she's loving it. It is difficult to find 2% in stock at the store though which we'll be switching to sometime soon. I'm lucky to find skim when I can!

The milk on the unrefrigerated shelves is not uht milk. The uht process lengthens the shelf life of refrigerated milk to around a month. The unrefrigerated milk is irradiated milk. This process kills microorganisms in the product that would make it go bad. It needs to be refrigerated once opened, as the air contains organisms which can grow in the milk. This process has proven quite safe, although the uninformed will automatically assume the worst (remember when Microwaves were SOOO scary?). Irradiation is very cheap (after the initial equipment purchase), and can be used on other things such as meats, etc. As to the flavors of different milks, much of that has to do with the cows feed and breed. Remember, most of the cows in Panama are Brahmas (well adapted to drought and monsoon, and generally not eaten where they came from), and fed grass (if you can even call it that in the Brown Season). Also, if you are eating tender, great flavored steaks, they are probably imported (but there is a lot of effort going into development of new and crossbred cattle for this type of climate). As to the brands of milk, I would say, try them till you find one you like ( personally, while I taste differences, I don't have a problem with any I've tried.) Cheers! Kevin

Originally Posted by calvinrush

The milk on the unrefrigerated shelves is not uht milk. The uht process lengthens the shelf life of refrigerated milk to around a month. The unrefrigerated milk is irradiated milk. This process kills microorganisms in the product that would make it go bad. It needs to be refrigerated once opened, as the air contains organisms which can grow in the milk. This process has proven quite safe, although the uninformed will automatically assume the worst (remember when Microwaves were SOOO scary?). Irradiation is very cheap (after the initial equipment purchase), and can be used on other things such as meats, etc. As to the flavors of different milks, much of that has to do with the cows feed and breed. Remember, most of the cows in Panama are Brahmas (well adapted to drought and monsoon, and generally not eaten where they came from), and fed grass (if you can even call it that in the Brown Season). Also, if you are eating tender, great flavored steaks, they are probably imported (but there is a lot of effort going into development of new and crossbred cattle for this type of climate). As to the brands of milk, I would say, try them till you find one you like ( personally, while I taste differences, I don't have a problem with any I've tried.) Cheers! Kevin

boy thats scary , irradiated milk and people thinking it is good for them , along with killing anything that might be bad , you have killed everything that is good , so you end up with white stuff , but hey its your body . and far as microwaves , well if you want to eat dead food , that turns into nothing more than fill , thats fine .but let me give you a web site that you might find some good info on . www naturalnews.com . it is one of 4 that i read on a regular bases , . i buy really milk from a dairy farmer every second morning , and i know that is not possible for everyone , so i just bet if you put a little baileys in the kids milk they would love it LOL . and for the rest , getting use to the new tastes is just part of being in panama .

I agree that a grass fed Brahma isn't going to produce great meat. But Panama has some good fish to make up for it. Nothing like some tuna sushi caught a few hours earlier.

Originally Posted by jonr

I agree that a grass fed Brahma isn't going to produce great meat. But Panama has some good fish to make up for it. Nothing like some tuna sushi caught a few hours earlier.

totally agree with that , plus you can eat healthy here if you choose too . many people as so dependent on processed food that they dont know how good we have it . with HFCS and GMO everything in the States it is so nice to find for example jam made here in panama that is made with sugar , still not the best thing but 100 times better than HFCS

Yes about the fish. I am amazed by how much fish I can get with so little money.
Did anyone say tuna sushi - I saw whole tunas - atun - at the seafod market. Can you use that for sushi? Very tempted!

In the rural areas:

clean air + lots of ventilation
fresh local food
rain or good well water
few chemicals (in food or in the buildings)
more exercise (from being outdoors)

I feel healthier in Panama.

Originally Posted by Liont

Just out of curiousty, I heard beef from Argentina is good. Are they sold in Panama City?

Yep, at Gaucho's on Calle Ururguay with a baked potato!

Originally Posted by Liont

Yes about the fish. I am amazed by how much fish I can get with so little money.
Did anyone say tuna sushi - I saw whole tunas - atun - at the seafod market. Can you use that for sushi? Very tempted!

Did you eat at the restaurant above the market? I cannot recall the name, but would appreciate hearing about. I have to assume their fish is very fresh.

I stopped eating meat when I got to panama. I stick to eggs and fish for protein. Also - I switched to Silk Soy Milk if I need the milk, which I usually don't.

Time to adapt!

Oh but I need the milk to complement the wonderful coffee!

Oh yes, I didnt manage to try the seafood restaurant upstairs. I went there real early, I think it hasn't open yet.

I bought an entire sack of sweet oranges at the Curundu Vegetable market for $6. I juiced them, drank a lot of froze a lot. Wonderful!

thanks everyone for sharing about the milk brands in Panama. I'm shifting to Panama with my girlfriend next month.
I need a lot of stuff about my workout. Thanks for sharing. Waterford fitness classes
regards

Yeah, but organic milk, half & half, and cream are all ultra-pasteurized in the states.

Originally Posted by Liont

Yeay the coffee is great!

I absolutely love the Duran coffee from Panama. I am from the states and not a big milk drinker at all. However, while I was in Panama, I stopped and purchased little one w/the poke through straw every morning and had purchased a larger one to keep in our room in the frig! I loved the milk over there!

Cows are not supposed to eat animal protein and definately what cows eat will affect the taste of milk. If cows eat onion grass their milk will actually have an onion taste to it. I've recently bought some powdered milk (Nestle's Nido) which is made in Mexico and it is delicious maybe it's sold in Panama. Google it.