Eating in China
Thick, smooth pale cream-colored condensed milk in a small plain bowl.

Condensed milk

煉奶Liànnǎi

A smooth, creamy blend of milk and sugar used to sweeten desserts.

Type
Dairy

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

A smooth, creamy blend of milk and sugar used to sweeten desserts.

In the kitchen

Mixed into whipped cream in serradura.

This is sweetened condensed milk; its quantity changes the dessert’s sweetness.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有煉奶吗?

Does this dish contain Condensed milk?

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