Shake or malt?!
Shake or malt?
What is the difference between a shake and a malt?
Answers:
Dear How:
We took your question straight to the Epicurious Food Dictionary, a site we've bookmarked since we consult it often. We typed "malt" into the search box and turned up the following definition:
A soda-fountain drink, also called malted, that is a thick, rich mixture of malted-milk powder, milk, ice cream, and a flavoring such as chocolate or vanilla. See also MILK SHAKE.
We clicked and learned that a milk shake is a North American innovation -- a blended combination of milk, ice cream, and flavored syrup, or fruit.
Then we found Sodafountain.com and discovered a whole world of soda fountain history, including the entertaining Soda Fountain Lingo page* where we discovered that Burn One All the Way was soda jerk jargon for a chocolate malted with chocolate ice cream; Twist It, Choke It, and Make It Cackle was a chocolate malted with an egg; Shake One in the Hay would get you a strawberry shake; and a White Cow would get you vanilla.
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Shake. Malt is WAYYYYYY to sweet.
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A malt has malt extract which is almost pure sugar.
Malts are usually thicker, requiring a spoon to eat it with, while a shake can be drank from a straw.
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I think the only real difference is that malt powder is added.
I believe that in today's culture, a malt may be considered a type of shake. The addition of malt powder is the finishing touch that separates one from another. Most fast food establishments offer shakes, but not malts, Sonic is the only exception I am aware of.
My preference is a chocolate malt or a strawberry shake.
The only difference between a malt and a shake is that malted powder is added to the shake. Carnation makes a malted powder that is great! Try it.
Shake hands down.