Thanks to all for the replies!
Originally Posted by
Calcifer
Mr Google suggests half and half has 10-18%. It’s a rather wide range, but maybe that could work?
Isn't half and half only used for coffee, though? I've never heard of that being used in cooking - but maybe I'm wrong.
I'll have to try Stop & Shop this weekend. My other local NYC supermarkets are pretty questionable in the dairy department; when I've tried to find simpler things like buttermilk they only have maybe one variety. S&S seems to have something called "light cream," but I don't know if that's lighter than half and half or not - they don't give a fat content. Sigh.
In the worst case, I guess I can just test out a small amount of whipping cream and dilute with milk if it's too heavy... first-world problem, as I said.
Originally Posted by
dodgeflyer
Realise specific to the US but in Norway you have something called “food cream” - meant to be used in cooking, think 14-15% fat and cannot be whipped. Gives the creaminess with less of a fat feeling. In the UK the equivalent is single cream (vs double cream or whipping cream for whipping). Despite other poster saying the opposite, I would agree with the OP that he’s looking for a lower fat content one.
I think that product is exactly what I'm looking for, but I don't think it exists here. I have a friend who's Dutch and cooks a lot, so I'll ask him this weekend what he might recommend. He also would know if there's some niche European grocery store that might have it in stock.