with the milk still undissolved

[curiousmarcus]

"My pregnant wife has some weird cravings. She'd put powdered milk on her congee, but she won't mix them up. She'd scoop the congee with the milk still undissolved."

Is it okay to refer to powdered milk as milk, when it is clear in the conversation that we are talking about powdered milk?

Does the phrase with the milk still undissolved sound natural?

 

[GoesStation]

Milk really means liquid milk. The association is very strong. I'd write She'd scoop up the congee with the milk powder still undissolved.

"Powdered milk" is the usual term, but when you're talking about a small quantity and the context is already established, milk powder is more natural.

 

[curiousmarcus]

Please check usage:

1. I'm going out to the grocery. We're out of powdered milk.

2. Would you like some powdered milk in your coffee?

3. Why are there so many ants on the table? Oh, I spilled some milk powder as I was getting some for my coffee.

4. I see your hands are full. Let me help you make some milk for baby. How much formula for 7 ounces of water?

5. Do you have a scoop for scooping up the milk powder, or do you just use a spoon?

6. Pregnant wife: I'd like to have some more milk powder for my congee, please.

 

[Tarheel]

Those al look good to me. (You can use "powdered milk" for "milk powder" in 5 and 6.)

What is congee?

 

[curiousmarcus]

 

[emsr2d2]

OK, now we know what it looks like but what is it? To me, that looks like a bowl of tinned rice pudding, topped with jellied beetroot, spring onions and a tiny amount of tinned tuna. I'm pretty certain that's not what it is.

 

[curiousmarcus]

Here's the recipe:

http://www.tastehongkong.com/recipe...entury-egg-a-classic-hong-kong-rice-porridge/

Bon appétit.

 

[tedmc]

That is Chinese rice porridge with a slice of century egg and a bit of shredded meat.

 

[Rover_KE]

Thank you, Ted.

Now what's 'century egg'? A hundred years old?

 

[SoothingDave]

You perhaps know it as 'horse urine egg'.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_egg

That probably sounds better in French. :shock:

 

[emsr2d2]

You perhaps know it as 'horse urine egg'.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Century_egg

You have no idea how relieved I am to discover that the "horse urine" part of that name isn't accurate! :shock: