Story of the 16% Milk

After going to the gym on Friday, I stopped by the Lotte Grocery Store to pick up some snacks and drinks for the Halloween Party. I had used up the rest of my milk, and decided to get some.

I was standing at the milk section, debating what kind to get, when I remembered Emily had mentioned a few weeks ago that she bought the milk in the pink carton. I found one, and was suprised that some of the label was in English. This particular milk has 0% fat, and then, I decided to compare the Korean word for milk on this container to the other nutrition labels. I've tried about 3 different kinds so far. I was so suprised to find that those three kinds had 8%, 14%, and 16% fat!! I almost dropped the carton when I realized I'd been drinking 16%!! At back home, I'll have either 1% or skim. I always knew the milk tasted strange. It was so thick, it was like pouring pudding on my cereal in the morning. Well, alright, not that bad, but definitely like cream!

I ended up buying the last two half liters (they sold them in sets of 2) of skim milk. As soon, as I got home, I poured myself a glass, and while it was not WI milk, it was a great improvement from before! I've now memorized the Korean word for milk and also where on the nutrition label it is listed (it is different than in the USA) so that I don't end up with any more 16%!