Eating in China
Evaporated milk in a small plain bowl; pale, fluid milk with a smooth surface.

Evaporated milk

淡奶Dànnǎi

Concentrated dairy milk with part of its water removed; richer than drinking milk.

Type
Dairy

A CLOSER LOOK

How to recognize it

Concentrated dairy milk with part of its water removed; richer than drinking milk.

In the kitchen

Egg-waffle batter.

Unsweetened evaporated milk differs from sugar-added condensed milk; they are not direct equivalents.

Ask about this ingredient

这道菜里有淡奶吗?

Does this dish contain Evaporated milk?

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