Tiger White

[Copper]

I have mentioned elsewhere on this forum that I like the taste of this milk substitute. My only problem is that I can't get through a whole large carton in 5 days. I emailed Peter at bottlegreen and asked if they were planning to do smaller cartons - his reply was no they were not. He did suggest freezing some which I had tried already but when it thawed it separated into two layers - a pale straw liquid and lumpy white bits. I emailed him and asked if that was normal and this is his reply today

"After freezing half a carton Tiger white over the weekend there was a discernable difference in appearance, but not in taste, between frozen and unfrozen samples.

Because of this, it seems that Tiger White is not wholly suitable for freezing - although the actual flavour is not affected, especially if shaken well."

Hmmm back to the drawing board for me. Meanwhile I am back on the lactolite.

[matt]

this is one of the reasons i don't bother with the milk substitutes. waitrose own soya milk does come in 1/2 litre containers for 55p and is quite nice so might be worth trying. it's a little more expensive that way but you waste less.

can't quite understand some companies attitude. they provide these items then seem to dislike the people that they sell them to. odd.

as i said i don't bother and just have black tea and coffee (decaff both) it's easier and then i'm used to it for when i have a drink anywhere other than at home. wouldn't it be nice to find a cafe with little soya milk cartons like they have milk. never going to happen!

[Pam]

One company used to make little soya milk mini pots (like you get in cafes) and I was selling them for a while until my wholesaler stopped getting them in (I'm no longer in business but not just because of this). There was supposedly one of the train networks going to use them in their on-train buffet wagons but a few months later the company stopped production of these pots, due to lack of demand. The problem was that nobody knew they were available and even when they were in production they were difficult to source. I am absolutely positive that if they had been for sale in supermarkets in smaller quantities (not the 120 pot catering box), joe public would have been flocking to buy them. I certainly had people wanting to buy them for holidays, just being out and about etc and I supplied a cafe who was actually wanting to provide a dairy free option for its customers (Lavender Tea Rooms in Knaresborough, I think). It really annoys me when a company has a good idea but doesn't take it in the right direction so it fails.

By the way, Provamel do 500ml (and I think 200ml) cartons of soya milk and Rice Dream do 200ml cartons but these work out expensive and you're probably better off buying the large carton of supermarket soya and throwing out what doesn't get used. I use 2-3 litres a week so it isn't a problem for me, but I've not noticed that soya milk goes off in the same way as cow's milk does.