milk
牛奶· niu nai
fresh
Taste & Role
🍯 Sweet
Milk acts as a rich, creamy base for Chinese desserts, custards, and beverages, and it can also enrich batters and doughs in baked goods. In some Cantonese dishes it is set with egg white or cornstarch to create silky puddings. It is rarely used in savory stir-fries or braises.
What it is
Milk is fresh cow's milk, the everyday dairy liquid used in both Western and Chinese kitchens. In Chinese cooking it appears most often in desserts and drinks rather than savory dishes. It is the base for classics like double-skin milk pudding, fried milk custard, and Hong Kong-style milk tea.
Nutrition
per 100 g- Calories
- 55 kcal
- Protein
- 3.39 g
- Total fat
- 2.12 g
- Carbs
- 5.08 g
- Fiber
- 0 g
- Sodium
- 55 mg
USDA FoodData Central (closest standard match)
Substitutes
No registered substitutes — this one is usually easy to find.
Recipes using it
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