Animal free milks
Animal free milks
Looking past the sacrilege some people see in adding milk to black tea, what do milkers use in theirs?
After trying half a dozen milk-replacement products over the year, I've found Barrista-spec oat milk is the winner.
In fact, we've now ditched buying cow milk entirely.
I've settled on Tesco Oat, couldn't get on with the others. Even though it's probably made by one of the big companies that supply the others big supermarkets. Have tried pretty much all of them but settled on oat as least climate impact.
My wife can't get on with any non cow milks in tea so we've settled on White Tea (Clipper) as no milk is needed.
I keep a box of Assam for me to drink as a 'proper' cup of tea. Or I'll have Earl Grey, as I do at work as we don't have a fridge and again no milk needed.
I asked the other day in a thread that seems to have disappeared: which non-milks don't change the taste of your tea compared to cow-milk? Happy to try any that won't make it all sweet and weird!
Honestly, they all taste different, in different ways. For me, barrista oat was the most palatable.
I have found that cow milk in tea tastes unexpected to me (and as it is associated with an uncomfortable stomach, it doesn't have the best association!)
What’s wrong with Atom Heart Mother? 🥲
It was the most iconic cow that came to mind.
Fucking waste of pigeon space.
I wholeheartedly agree with the "Barrista Oat Milk".
I find it easier to clean my frother as well.
Don't know if they're available in the UK, but I really enjoy NutPods, especially the stevia sweetened variety, but the unsweetened flavors, and plain, as well. That's coconut/almond. I shake it strongly especially when new, and try not to add it to extremely hot beverages, but I've never had any separation, except once or twice when a carton was on its last legs of freshness.
I sometimes do a splash of that, and unsweetened Silk almond milk in strong tea or coffee (to take the edge off, but not add too much richness), and unsweetened almond milk alone will do it for me in weaker tea, but the NutPods of any flavor is a nice treat for most things, and you can control any sweetness.
the sacrilege some people see in adding milk to black tea
Isn't the definition of black tea just tea that you've decided not to add milk to? Or do you mean fancy teas that you don't normally add milk to?
Black tea is oxidized tea leaves as a means of preservation. I can see it being confused with black coffee but I am pretty sure the tea came first. If it helps, it is called red tea in china due to the red color of the tea.