Hi Have you tried sheep milk my daughter is lactose intollerent but can drink sheeps milk, we have it delivered to us by Eskley Sheep Milk, I think they deliver nationwide in the UK, thier web is www.sheepmilk.co.uk. They sell milk, skimmed powder, cheese and ice-cream all made from sheep milk. >From: Fiona Hay <[log in to unmask]> >Reply-To: Milk/Casein/Lactose-Free List <[log in to unmask]> >To: [log in to unmask] >Subject: Re: Uk dairy free products, was Benecol in the UK is >not dairy free >Date: Mon, 18 Mar 2002 21:39:30 -0000 > >I have recently looked in Asda and Tesco for Cheesly 'cheese' and for >lactose-reduced milk but to no avail. > >Any ideas? > >Fiona >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Helen Edith Stephenson" <[log in to unmask]> >To: <[log in to unmask]> >Sent: Monday, March 18, 2002 9:29 PM >Subject: Uk dairy free products, was Benecol in the UK is not dairy free > > > > Myra Spector <[log in to unmask]> writes > > >That's good to know because we'd like to take a trip to the UK and will > > >need all the advice I can get. > > > > I mostly use Sainsbury's "Dairy Free" which is made from rapeseed, which > > is also known in some parts of the world as canola. Most of the major > > supermarkets have an own-brand dairy free margarine. They used to be > > soya, but since GM came along, soya has gone out of favour. > > > > I also like margarines from the "Pure" range. They mostly have a > > sunflower logo on them. A sunflower is the logo of the Vegan Society, > > but the sunflower on "Pure" isn't the Vegan logo, although most, if not > > all margarines in the "Pure" range are vegan. > > > > You can also get dairy free margarines from health food stores. Granose > > do one which is non-hydrogenated, and therefore better for you, but I > > don't like the taste or the texture! "Pure" is commonly available in > > health food stores, but is sometimes found in supermarkets as well. > > > > Finally, many supermarkets stock Tomor Kosher margarine. I don't eat it > > myself. I forget why not. Maybe malt extract... > > > > Other products you might like to try include: > > > > Provamel Soya Dream - a cream substitute which is great poured over > > things, and also works well for cooking tikka masala. Provamel ought to > > export it world-wide, as it's a wonderful product. > > > > Provamel Yofu - a sweet set "yoghurt" made from cultured soya, and > > without that horrible chalky taste that so many soy yoghurts suffer > > from. > > > > Cheesley - looks like cheese, but made from soya. I think it tastes OK, > > but it's so many years since I've had dairy cheese that I wouldn't be > > able to make a comparison. > > > > Plamil do a range of vegan chocolates. > > > > Shepherd Boy do a range of vegan confectionery including carob bars and > > fruit bars. I like their "Just So" range of carob bars. > > > > Bourbon creams - a cream filled chocolate biscuit which is non-dairy. > > > > Economy apple pies - available in most supermarkets. The more expensive > > types often contain milk. > > > > >I do know there is a Jewish quarter in London with a kosher bakery. > > >Myra > > > > The Golders Green area in north London has a large Jewish population, > > and I think you would find a kosher bakery there. The Hatton Garden area > > between Chancery Lane and St.Pauls is the jewellery district and many of > > the businesses there are Jewish. You do need to watch out though: there > > was a wonderful shop there that sold hot salt beef sandwiches and potato > > latkes, but apparently it wasn't kosher, so the people who ate there > > were mostly those passing through the area, or those who weren't among > > the orthodox. > > > > If you have any particular queries, I can try to answer them, as I've > > been dairy free for more than 10 years and have managed to find plenty > > of tasty dairy free foods in that time. > > > > Helen > > -- > > Helen Edith Stephenson <[log in to unmask]> > > http://www.baronmoss.demon.co.uk/ _________________________________________________________________ MSN Photos is the easiest way to share and print your photos: http://photos.msn.com/support/worldwide.aspx