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Mini milks

I'm trying to find out which countries sell the tiny tubs of milk that don't need refrigeration? These are found in just about every room in the UK and Ireland but I want to know where they are and aren't available elsewhere in Europe.

I know I can buy them in Italy, Swtzerland and Greece and they aren't available in much of Scandinavia. How about the rest of Europe? Anyone buy these in some areas?

I know in some countries they are available from wholesalers to the hotels but not to the general public.

BTW, I can't stand the powdered stuff so I'm not interested in that.

Since the first few answers don't understand what I'm looking for, here are some photo examples. These pots/tubes usually hold about 10ml ( 1/3 oz)

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71OL204Vl1L._AC_SX522_.jpg

or

https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/51DXcGotn5L._AC_SX466_.jpg

Posted by
15109 posts

I know what I'm looking for. I'm trying to find out if anyone has purchased them and specifically where.

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I can't stand the powdered stuff

And I don't know how anyone can drink DEAD milk.

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32825 posts

I don't know how anyone can drink DEAD milk.

is milk alive?

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2417 posts

is milk alive?

Of course it is, let it go past it's expiry date unlike UHT which kills every living microbe and has a 50-year shelf life.

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15109 posts

No one has understood what I am looking for so I added photo examples with my question.

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32825 posts

I knew what you were looking for, but other than Costco I didn't have an answer.

Mebbe look at the sort of wholesaler who sells to the public but who specialises in hotel supplies???

I might be able to help in England but not in the rest of the known world.

You probably don't want a gross or a case though, eh?

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The tiny milk cup linked to in the second link in the first post, can be bought in every supermarket in the Netherlands.

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Hi Frank, I bought a box of individual non-dairy creamers for an event because they didn’t need to be refrigerated. I found them at at a local grocery store. Not sure where to buy them in Europe but maybe you could pack a box?

https://www.amazon.com/s?k=coffee+mate+non+dairy+creamer+singles&adgrpid=1335907190962661&hvadid=83494270311314&hvbmt=be&hvdev=t&hvlocphy=99991&hvnetw=o&hvqmt=e&hvtargid=kwd-83494540466737%3Aloc-190&hydadcr=4444_10234694&tag=mh0b-20&ref=pd_sl_5w5vnglije_e

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Dutch Traveler--thanks, that's what I needed to know.

Nigel--thanks but I don't need them in the UK as every hotel room has them and I can always get extra.

I'm not interested in non-dairy creamers but thanks anyway.

I need the milks for those hotels that don't supply them.

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Frank II, while it can be annoying to try to "pour" it, I sometimes buy 200-300 ml "boxes" of UHT milk, and keep the extra in the refrigerator in most of my hotel rooms. The slightly "cooked" flavor is actually a plus, because I like the "Latte" flavor it gives.

In fact, I often buy Soymilk this way, in case the hotel breakfast does non include a non-dairy alternative. But there are now so many non-dairy "milk" products that stores no longer have the size/package varieties of each kind that the used to. I'd rather not have a big 1 Liter box on hand.

Unfortunately, carry-on rules often prohibit taking a box in advance to my first destination, which reduces pressure to go shopping in a hurry.

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Tim, if I have a refrigerator in my room I don't need to worry about this. I can just buy regular milk

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14540 posts

In Berlin the dairy "tiny tubs of milk " not needing refrigeration are available, not powder but liquid that one pours into the coffee.

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Also in Belgium, these small portions are available in regular supermarkets, sold in packages of 12, I think. Look for coffee cream or creamer.

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In Germany, I have only rarely seen this--the Kaufland near me carries a brand of it, though (I don't look hard for it, so I might have missed it other places. But I would say it is not too common). Liquid Kaffeesahne is very common, but I think this is like creamer in the US, which you said you are not interested in. I don't know what non-dairy creamer is, though? So maybe actually Kaffeesahne would work for you.

Edited to add: OK, I just did some googling. Kaffeesahne is different than US coffee creamer, because Kaffeesahne is a dairy product. This, then, is available in every grocery store in Germany. It comes in small plastic pots, not in tubes. But it will be by the coffee in all shops. The stuff that is actually just milk is much more rare, though.

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In Germany you have to ask for ‚Milch Portionspackungen‘ you can get it at the bigger stores like Kaufland , Rewe or Edeka not so sure about the likes of Lidl, Aldi, Penny etc.

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I only drink expired or sour milk as the bacteria is good for your gut microbiome, or at least that's what Leroy told me.

Soenke, I miss those long German words, some of which are challenging for me to pronounce, or I run out of breath before saying them.

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No-refrigeration milk sits on the shelves of many supermarkets. Whatever the difference in taste is the cost of the convenience.

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That's the exact word I could not recall, which is offered in my Pension in Berlin, "Kaffeesahne" . True, it is a liquid milk product, pasteurized, so stated.