The adventures and shenanigans of three friends who are having randomly awesome times in Thailand and are hoping to be sober enough to remember them.

Friday, January 05, 2007

Milo The All Conquering

So we sit down for dinner tonight and on the menu there's a list of Milo drinks available. That's a bit odd we say. Later in the night Jono and I are looking up Malaysia info since, you know, we know nothing about the country when we come upon this:

Other popular nonalcoholic options include the chocolate drink Milo and lime juice (limau).

What?! Since when is Milo exported. Wikipedia-ing that stuff reveals:

Milo is an Australian-made milk beverage with chocolate and malt, produced by Nestlé. Milo is also manufactured in other countries, including Singapore, Philippines, New Zealand, India, South Africa, Jamaica, Japan, Chile, Thailand, Malaysia, Kenya, Syria and Ghana.

AND GHANA!!!! What the hell. Traveling to this foreign country has just shattered all my illusions about the great drink Milo. Theres more:

Milo is very popular in Malaysia, where the brand name is synonymous with chocolate flavoured drinks. Milo manufactured in Malaysia is made to dissolve well in hot water to produce a smooth hot chocolate drink, or with ice added for a cold drink. Milo in Malaysia is served in kopitiams and mamak stalls offering versions such as "Milo Dinosaur" (a cup of milo with an extra spoonful of powdered undissolved Milo added to it), "Milo Godzilla" (a cup of Milo with ice cream and/or whipped cream on top of it)

One can order Milo in Singapore or Malaysia's Kopi tiams by placing an order for "Kick Ball" using the Hokkien language, referring to the fact that the company has been sponsoring soccer events

And my favourite:

Milo is also a famous beverage in Indian Muslim stalls, or fondly known as Mamak stalls in Malaysia. It is also sometimes used as an alternative to jam and put in bread or also as an ingredient in Roti Canai.

JAM??!?!? Oh my god. Forget Vegemite and Tim-Tams, Milo is the real Aussie brand conquering the planet. I cannot wait to go to an Indian restaruant and have Milo on my naan bread, or order a Milo GODZILLA. I love travelling.

EDIT: Jono pointed out something I missed:

Malaysia consumes 90% of worldwide consumption of Milo.

90%!?!?!?!?!?!;oh'hs;iha;ljhob. Oh. my. god. Who would've thought.

2 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

hahahaha i put milo on sandwhiches. my sister showed me when i was a kid. it's rather tasty.

9:47 AM

 
Blogger Unknown said...

O_O I am officially a Milo convert. Take me to your leader.

12:13 PM

 

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