Milk

People drink milk here like it's going out of style.

Martin and I were at a friend's parents' house for lunch the other day.  The drink options were: halfvolle (1%) milk or karnemilk.  Of course we had tea and coffee after lunch, but milk only during lunch.  When we had lunch with his Oma and Opa, the drink options were: raspberry-flavoured yogurt drink, mango-flavoured yogurt drink, or plain milk.  Milk is not just meant to wash down your food, but it's meant to be enjoyed as part of the meal... and lots of it!

Karnemilk is probably Martin's favourite drink (it may even rival coffee.)  I have been scared off of this milk, because of the strange-looking streaks it leaves in a glass after being consumed.

I finally googled it, and discovered that it's the equivalent to buttermilk!  Seriously!?  Since it's so popular here, it's also really cheap (relative to CDN prices).  Bring on the baking!!

No wonder the Dutch are so tall :)