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Low fat milk (left) is cheaper than high fat milk but can resembled powdered milk taste-wise. The milk on the right is "ESL" or "extended shelf life" milk and is supposed to last a long time. Most high fat milk has its fat content prominently displayed on... ...full story at So-Called Japanese Life

from So-Called Japanese Life on Fri, Feb 01 2008

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