For many, the milk in their coffee is just as essential as the sun on a beach holiday. But what to do if you cannot tolerate commercially available cow’s milk? Fortunately, lactose-intolerant or vegan people no longer have to do without lattes and cappuccinos these days. In addition to lactose-free cow’s milk, there are also numerous types of plant-based milk alternatives that taste at least as good. We would like to introduce you to a few.
Milk alternatives for full coffee enjoyment
Soy milk
Soy milk is probably the best-known plant-based milk alternative for coffee drinks. It is now available in most cafés and coffee shops as an additive in coffee drinks. The creamy consistency and the slightly sweet taste shows its effect particularly well in milk coffees or iced coffees. In addition, unlike other plant-based milk alternatives, soy milk can be frothed well, which is why it is ideal for latte macchiatos or cappuccinos.
Oat milk
For many, oat milk is the milk alternative that most closely resembles cow’s milk. Because of its neutral taste, oat milk can be used in any coffee drink. Last but not least, oat milk is popular with many coffee drinkers because of its milk-like consistency.
Almond milk
Popular with vegans because of its high nutritional content, almond milk is a tasty alternative to cow’s milk. The creamy milk is less frothable than ordinary cow’s milk, but it is still ideal for all kinds of milk coffee drinks. Thanks to its great popularity, more and more cafes are starting to offer almond milk as an alternative to cow’s milk.
Rice Coconut Milk
Rice coconut milk is the most dissimilar to cow’s milk, at least in terms of taste and consistency, which is why many people tend to use other plant-based milk alternatives. The light white milk is rather watery and cannot be compared with the creamy consistency of cow’s or other types of plant milk. Thanks to the strong taste of its own, every coffee with rice and coconut milk is still an exotic taste experience.