What are the different types of carbonated milk available?
Carbonated milk comes in a few types: ready-made milk sodas such as Korea's Milkis, fermented fizzy milks such as kefir and kumis, mixes of milk and soda such as doodh soda, and flavored milk with carbonated water. Few are sold in most US stores. Ready-made milk sodas use added carbon dioxide; home milk-and-soda mixes can curdle.
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What types of carbonated milk exist?
Fizzy milk is not one product. It falls into a few groups with different tastes and production methods.
1. Ready-made milk soda
Milkis is a South Korean carbonated milk drink from Lotte Chilsung, launched in 1989. A business report says it holds about 80 percent of the domestic carbonated milk beverage market and passed 100 billion won in annual sales. Besides the original there is a zero-calorie Milkis Zero, and strawberry, mango and grape flavors were released for overseas markets such as Taiwan, China and Hong Kong. Availability changes.
2. Fermented fizzy milk
Kefir and kumis are naturally effervescent because yeast and bacteria ferment the milk. Kumis is traditionally made from mare’s milk. They taste tangy, not sweet, and are more like a thin yogurt drink.
3. Milk mixed with soda at home
Doodh soda is a drink from Pakistan’s Punjab that mixes milk with a lemon-lime soda or club soda, often with a flavored syrup. It is made fresh and often served at iftar. Mixing milk with acidic soda can curdle, and a dietitian quoted by Gulf News says unequal proportions can cause clotting in the stomach, so mix equal parts and drink right away.
4. Dry or injected carbonation
Commercial makers can add carbon dioxide to milk, and carbonation is reported to extend the shelf life of milk, though how it works is not settled.
How to choose
- For sweet and creamy: Milkis-style milk soda.
- For tangy and probiotic-style: kefir.
- For a quick homemade fizz: doodh soda.
Check the label for sugar, and for milk allergens. Carbonated milk can cause bloating in some people.
People also ask
Is carbonated milk a real drink?
Yes. Milkis in Korea is a well-known example, and fermented fizzy milks like kefir have been made for centuries.
What is the most popular carbonated milk?
Milkis, from Lotte Chilsung, is a market leader in South Korea, with about 80 percent of that domestic category, according to a business report.
Can you carbonate milk at home?
You can mix milk with soda, as in doodh soda, but it may curdle. Check the carbonator maker's instructions before putting milk in a home carbonator.
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