https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-angies-hong-kong-condensed-milk-toast Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sat, 25 Apr 2026 07:20:24 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-angies-hong-kong-condensed-milk-toast#post-1451914 Fri, 06 Mar 2015 00:30:07 +0000 K.M. 1451914@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>viva, it's all a matter of perspective... growing up I always thought that the preppy life in New England would be pretty glamorous! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-angies-hong-kong-condensed-milk-toast#post-1451595 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 14:59:56 +0000 viva 1451595@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>KM, sadly I have never been to Brazil. My mother is British. She was living in Rio with her parents, teaching English, and my dad was working for Union Carbide. They met in Rio and two of my sisters were born there. We joke about how our family has two histories -- the glorious international years (which I was not really a part of) and the preppy Connecticut years (which, sadly, were my legacy). </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-angies-hong-kong-condensed-milk-toast#post-1451334 Thu, 05 Mar 2015 00:27:13 +0000 K.M. 1451334@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>viva, that's so cool about your family! Where in Brazil? Did you ever go there? </p> <p>Thistle, yes, condensed milk is sold in the baking aisle, and Carnation is usually the main brand there. They also sell evaporated milk in similar cans, so it's important not to mix them up. But my favorite brand is La Lechera, which is Nestle's brand for Latin America (sold here, often in the Hispanic/Mexican food section of grocery stores). It's much thicker and already has a caramelized taste. Carnation is not bad (it's also Nestle). But the other day I got a fancy organic one at Whole Foods and it was a disappointment... thin and too milky-tasting, not enough sugary caramel notes. </p> <p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-angies-hong-kong-condensed-milk-toast#post-1451250 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 22:00:03 +0000 Thistle 1451250@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Condensed milk, is that the carnation stuff in the baking aisle? </p> <p>Sorry, born and raised here in the US&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-angies-hong-kong-condensed-milk-toast#post-1451174 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 20:16:14 +0000 viva 1451174@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>KM, my parents met in Brazil and two of my sisters were born there, and my family lived in Mexico City when I was a toddler. So even though I grew up mostly in Connecticut, one of our household treats (besides homemade corn tortillas) was cajeta -- which we made exactly as you described, boiling the can (just in a pot of water, though) until the condensed milk became thick dulce de leche. Oh, to be the lucky one who got her spoon in first!!!!! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-angies-hong-kong-condensed-milk-toast#post-1451035 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 15:26:11 +0000 Angie 1451035@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sounds like you did it perfectly. I toast our rolls in the oven too.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-angies-hong-kong-condensed-milk-toast#post-1450979 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 12:27:08 +0000 crutcher 1450979@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>KM..I just emptyed a can of condensed milk into a pan and let it cook on low heat, stirring often until the condensed milk reduces in amount and turns a more carmel color..like a thick sauce...This is really good on fruit or cake... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-angies-hong-kong-condensed-milk-toast#post-1450933 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 05:55:53 +0000 AJ 1450933@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ah, this brings back childhood memories of my paternal grandmother. She would make us pancakes and spread butter on it, then sprinkle sugar, then drizzle condensed milk on top. Sugary goodness! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-angies-hong-kong-condensed-milk-toast#post-1450929 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 05:38:27 +0000 rachylou 1450929@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I missed that. I'm a big fan of condense [stet] milk too (that's what they call it in the islands). So it's buttered toast and dulce de leche as second spread? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-angies-hong-kong-condensed-milk-toast#post-1450905 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 03:50:02 +0000 K.M. 1450905@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>crutcher, yes, I couldn't "picture" the flavor, so I had to try! How do you caramelize the condensed milk? In Brazil people used to boil the unopened can inside a pressure cooker to make dulce de leche. It was amazing, but I don't have the courage to try it at home (if you do it wrong, the can explodes!)</p> <p>Angie, I don't know if I did it right! I used some soft dinner rolls and toasted them slightly before putting the butter and condensed milk. It tasted so good and it all melded together in a way I didn't expect. I might have found a new addiction! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-angies-hong-kong-condensed-milk-toast#post-1450851 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 02:28:57 +0000 Angie 1450851@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Isn't it DIVINE. We've had it three times since we came back (and I am very liberal with the butter and condensed milk). Glad you enjoyed it, KM.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-angies-hong-kong-condensed-milk-toast#post-1450830 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 02:07:06 +0000 crutcher 1450830@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>This sounds yummy...I can't exactly decide how the buttered toast and condensed milk will taste..<br />I have cooked c/m down to make a carmel sauce for angel food cake that is really good...<br />Glad you shared your liking... </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/ot-angies-hong-kong-condensed-milk-toast#post-1450810 Wed, 04 Mar 2015 01:02:21 +0000 K.M. 1450810@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Being from South America I'm a huge fan of condensed milk (it's much more popular and widely used there than here; they even make little individual sachets that you can eat on their own). So when I saw Angie's HK post about her dessert of buttered toasted bread with condensed milk, I had to try it... and it really is delicious! </p>