Comments on: You Milk Snob! http://blog.myczechrepublic.com/2005/12/20/you-milk-snob/ Blog written by two Prague residents about life in the Czech Republic. Thu, 28 Aug 2008 16:31:24 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.10 by: Dana http://blog.myczechrepublic.com/2005/12/20/you-milk-snob/#comment-64 Mon, 27 Feb 2006 15:27:59 +0000 http://blog.myczechrepublic.com/2005/12/20/you-milk-snob/#comment-64 Hi Mike, I wish I could explain. But I'm not familiar with the history of Turkish coffee and don't know why it is so popular here. It's not the only way to drink coffee anymore though thanks to the arrival of espresso machines and the resulting popularity of <i>presso</i> (not to be confused with the real Italian espresso). You may want to post your question in the Food & Drink forum on our <a href="http://www.myczechrepublic.com/boards/">message boards</a>. I'd be curious to find out myself. Glad you like the site! Dana Hi Mike,

I wish I could explain. But I’m not familiar with the history of Turkish coffee and don’t know why it is so popular here. It’s not the only way to drink coffee anymore though thanks to the arrival of espresso machines and the resulting popularity of presso (not to be confused with the real Italian espresso). You may want to post your question in the Food & Drink forum on our message boards. I’d be curious to find out myself.

Glad you like the site!

Dana

]]> by: mikensylv http://blog.myczechrepublic.com/2005/12/20/you-milk-snob/#comment-63 Mon, 27 Feb 2006 14:45:29 +0000 http://blog.myczechrepublic.com/2005/12/20/you-milk-snob/#comment-63 Hi Dana can you explain the whole Turkish coffee thing. Our family in Moravia drink, by preference, Turkish coffee. Is this a long-standing legacy of the Ottomans? If so why don't the Austrians drink much Turkish coffee? Enjoy your site - just came across it today cheers Mike PS: "Sqeezable jelly and marshmallow fluff"? And I thought British food was supposed to be the world's worst .... Hi Dana
can you explain the whole Turkish coffee thing. Our family in Moravia drink, by preference, Turkish coffee. Is this a long-standing legacy of the Ottomans? If so why don’t the Austrians drink much Turkish coffee?
Enjoy your site - just came across it today
cheers
Mike
PS: “Sqeezable jelly and marshmallow fluff”? And I thought British food was supposed to be the world’s worst ….

]]> by: Dana http://blog.myczechrepublic.com/2005/12/20/you-milk-snob/#comment-54 Tue, 14 Feb 2006 10:38:10 +0000 http://blog.myczechrepublic.com/2005/12/20/you-milk-snob/#comment-54 Oh yes, we have fresh milk here! Including organic (called <i>bio mléko</i>). It's just that some people prefer the boxed kind, probably because it's cheaper and lasts forever. And some of the smaller stores (so far I've seen only two) don't carry fresh milk. For them it's more convenient to just carry the indestructible kind that doesn't need to be refrigerated, so they can stack it wherever they want and it doesn't go bad. Oh yes, we have fresh milk here! Including organic (called bio mléko). It’s just that some people prefer the boxed kind, probably because it’s cheaper and lasts forever. And some of the smaller stores (so far I’ve seen only two) don’t carry fresh milk. For them it’s more convenient to just carry the indestructible kind that doesn’t need to be refrigerated, so they can stack it wherever they want and it doesn’t go bad.

]]> by: jilll http://blog.myczechrepublic.com/2005/12/20/you-milk-snob/#comment-53 Tue, 14 Feb 2006 04:36:24 +0000 http://blog.myczechrepublic.com/2005/12/20/you-milk-snob/#comment-53 So did you ever find decent milk? I'm moving to Prague in a few months with my young kids and don't know how we will adjust. I lived in Spain for several years and they had the same kind of milk. I didn't drink milk the entire time I was there. They did have refrigerated milk as well, but it was not drinkable in my view either. Ugh! So did you ever find decent milk? I’m moving to Prague in a few months with my young kids and don’t know how we will adjust. I lived in Spain for several years and they had the same kind of milk. I didn’t drink milk the entire time I was there. They did have refrigerated milk as well, but it was not drinkable in my view either. Ugh!

]]> by: wissy http://blog.myczechrepublic.com/2005/12/20/you-milk-snob/#comment-34 Fri, 23 Dec 2005 16:19:05 +0000 http://blog.myczechrepublic.com/2005/12/20/you-milk-snob/#comment-34 Scott - nothing personal but urghhhh!!! I hate peanut butter, The taste, the texture, the look, even the thought of it!! Don't know why. Must be a psychological problem,something that happened during my childhood..... Scott - nothing personal but urghhhh!!! I hate peanut butter, The taste, the texture, the look, even the thought of it!! Don’t know why. Must be a psychological problem,something that happened during my childhood…..

]]> by: asc http://blog.myczechrepublic.com/2005/12/20/you-milk-snob/#comment-33 Fri, 23 Dec 2005 12:37:09 +0000 http://blog.myczechrepublic.com/2005/12/20/you-milk-snob/#comment-33 Wissy, Why? Over here, we get weaned onto Peanut butter(just kidding) but our first real food is Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. LOL It must be the texture that you may not like, am I correct, or is it the taste? Cheers - Scott Wissy, Why? Over here, we get weaned onto Peanut butter(just kidding) but our first real food is Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. LOL It must be the texture that you may not like, am I correct, or is it the taste? Cheers - Scott

]]> by: Ted http://blog.myczechrepublic.com/2005/12/20/you-milk-snob/#comment-31 Thu, 22 Dec 2005 18:07:26 +0000 http://blog.myczechrepublic.com/2005/12/20/you-milk-snob/#comment-31 Thanks for explaining the instant coffee thing in The Czech Republic. Before this story I never understood it. I think it is very interesting part of their culture. I think this story shows how cool The Czech Republic really is. Thanks for explaining the instant coffee thing in The Czech Republic. Before this story I never understood it. I think it is very interesting part of their culture. I think this story shows how cool The Czech Republic really is.

]]> by: wissy http://blog.myczechrepublic.com/2005/12/20/you-milk-snob/#comment-30 Thu, 22 Dec 2005 10:37:54 +0000 http://blog.myczechrepublic.com/2005/12/20/you-milk-snob/#comment-30 You are strange for liking peanut butter Scott!!! You are strange for liking peanut butter Scott!!!

]]> by: Kevin http://blog.myczechrepublic.com/2005/12/20/you-milk-snob/#comment-29 Thu, 22 Dec 2005 00:48:47 +0000 http://blog.myczechrepublic.com/2005/12/20/you-milk-snob/#comment-29 It is not 'substitutes for the real stuff' that are the Czech 'default'; rather, I would say that the 'normalni' tag serves as a substitute for 'the Czech way' or 'things or behaviors that are generally accepted here' ...in other words, bad beer would not be considered 'normalni', and would be rejected by the market. Indeed, Czech beer is about as real as stuff ever gets on this planet. cheers ~ Kevin It is not ’substitutes for the real stuff’ that are the Czech ‘default’; rather, I would say that the ‘normalni’ tag serves as a substitute for ‘the Czech way’ or ‘things or behaviors that are generally accepted here’ …in other words, bad beer would not be considered ‘normalni’, and would be rejected by the market. Indeed, Czech beer is about as real as stuff ever gets on this planet. cheers ~ Kevin

]]> by: asc http://blog.myczechrepublic.com/2005/12/20/you-milk-snob/#comment-28 Wed, 21 Dec 2005 11:39:19 +0000 http://blog.myczechrepublic.com/2005/12/20/you-milk-snob/#comment-28 Great story and a bit depressing. How does one acclimate to these types of normality in CZ? I found the same when I found out a friend in Plzen did not know about peanut butter. I mailed she and her family some, along with Sqeezable jelly and marshmellow fluff. They loved the fluff and jelly, and thought I was strange for liking the peanut butter. Always enjoy your posts/stories. - Scott Great story and a bit depressing. How does one acclimate to these types of normality in CZ? I found the same when I found out a friend in Plzen did not know about peanut butter. I mailed she and her family some, along with Sqeezable jelly and marshmellow fluff. They loved the fluff and jelly, and thought I was strange for liking the peanut butter. Always enjoy your posts/stories. - Scott

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