Europe is one of the main places to develop lactose tolerance and incorporate dairy as a large part of daily caloric intake, but there’s a lot of variety in how milk is used and even whether it’s used.
Growing up in Ireland, we didn’t have any juice or sodas in my house, my parents would say “milk or water” when we asked for a drink. Nowadays I’m not sure they would do that since we’re more aware of the massive amount of calories in milk, but then again if it’s part of a balance it’s fine.
As an adult, I use fresh milk daily either in my coffee, cereal, mashed potatoes, making a roux, and an occasional glass when I eat something spicy.
We only use fresh milk in Ireland, although I live in Spain now where UHT is the default, you can still get fresh just not as easily.
How do you use it?