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Just because you have given up dairy milk doesn’t mean you have to drink black tea or miss out on ice-cream, cheese or chocolate.
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MILK AND MILK SHAKE Soy milk is made from soya beans and a very common alternative to cows’ milk. It can be bought sweetened or unsweetened, and is available in all wholefood shops, supermarkets and many corner shops. Some soya milk is flavoured, the main flavours being chocolate, strawberry, banana and vanilla. The flavoured soy milks make a delicious alternative to milk shake. Soy milk can be used as a straight substitute for dairy milk when cooking. You can use it in tea or coffee; make rice puddings, cakes, custard or sauces with it. In fact it can be used anywhere that cow’s milk is used. If you don’t like the taste of one soya milk, try another brand. They all have their own subtle flavors.
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Other non-dairy milks - Apart from soya milk, you can also buy oat milk, rice milk, and coconut milk. These have become very popular and new brands are coming out all the time, some of which are flavored. These are all available from whole food shops and some supermarkets. These non-dairy milks can also be used as a straight substitute for dairy milk in a variety of sweet and savoury dishes, though milks like coconut milk have their own unique flavour which may be better suited to certain dishes, like curry and sweet dishes.
CHOCOLATE Many people say they would go vegan if they could still eat chocolate. Good news—you can! There are many varieties available in the health food shops – look out for a new vegan milk chocolate by Organica that tastes similar to Galaxy. Plamil’s range of chocolate, meanwhile, is entirely vegan and available from some supermarkets and most health food shops.
CREAM As well as vegan pouring cream, there is now a vegan whipping cream available. You will find vegan cream in health food shops and some supermarkets.
CUSTARD Ready-made vegan custard is available in packets, at most health food stores. Alternatively make your own with vegan custard powder, adding a little vanilla essence.
ICE CREAM The range of vegan ice cream available is fantastic and many people cannot tell the difference between that and ice cream made with cows’ milk. Look in the freezer department of your health food shop. Some supermarkets also sell vegan ice cream.
YOGURT There are several different soya yogurts available, both natural and flavoured. They are mainly to be found in your local health food shop and some supermarkets stock them too so they are worth a look. See page 5 for a delicious yogurt dip recipe.
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HARD CHEESE & CREAM CHEESE You will find several types of vegan cheese in your health food shop. There are even a couple of cheeses that melt like cow’s cheese so you can use them on pizza or to make the old favourite cheese on toast! Try Redwood’s super-melting cheezly, which comes in a variety of different flavours. See the quick pizza recipe on page 4 or try your own favourite pizza recipe using melting cheese. There are also some delicious cream cheeses around and they are available plain and flavoured. Again it is a case of finding the cheese that you like. Some people find it helps to have a couple months break between having cows’ cheese and vegan cheese, to give the palate time to adjust, though many people take to vegan alternatives straight away.
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MAYONNAISE You will find several brands of mayonnaise in your health food shop and some supermarkets. Garlic mayonnaise by Plamil is one of the most popular brands of vegan mayonnaise. The occasional brand of salad cream will also be vegan. Try our recipe for mayonnaise on page 5. It is incredibly quick, easy and cheap to make at home.
MARGARINE Vegan margarine is now available from practically all health food shops and most supermarkets, which do their own brand. They can be used anywhere that butter is used. They are all slightly different so experiment until you find the one you like best.
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