I remember Ovaltine from my early childhood as a brown substance you added to warm milk.
It had a pleasant malty taste. My mother would serve it at bedtime when we had a cold, or in the early morning hours during cold winters, before paving our way through the snow to school.
I believe it was manufactured in Switzerland and quite hard to come by in the late and post-war period. We used to get it from the pharmacy. Later it gradually disappeared from the shelves in my home country.
When I moved to Thailand some years back I re-discovered Ovaltine. However, only to learn that the product had changed completely from what I recall from my childhood. It no longer has the distinct malty taste; it's more like a cocoa powder and if my memory serves me, should be dissolved in water rather than warm milk.
My questions to you Ovaltine connosseurs out there is:
Does your Ovaltine in Thailand taste the same as in your home country? Do you dissolve the powder in water or milk - hot or cold?? (or do you just stick to beer and/or G&T
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