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oat milk
[oht milk]
What does听oat milk mean?
Better make room in your fridge for another milk alternative.听Oat milk is a plant-based, lactose-free drink made from liquefied oats. It’s widely used as a dairy milk replacement, especially in coffee drinks.
Where does oat milk come from?
Coffee aficionados know the pain of wanting a latte but having underwhelming options to replace dairy, whether due to lactose intolerance or other health/diet reasons. Soy milk can be too sweet and is a common allergen, and almond milk is both water-intensive and doesn’t froth well. Enter oat milk. It’s creamy enough to make precious latte art with but retains flavor when steamed.
Like many plant milk recipes, oat milk is simple to make and has been on the market since the 1990s. It saw a meteoric rise in the United States in 2017鈥�18, however, due to the popularity of Swedish oat milk brand, Oatly, long popular in Europe. More specifically, Oatly found听a niche in the booming specialty coffee industry (a.k.a. the hipster coffee shop industry) as a delicious alternative to dairy milk.
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With the boom,听oat milk is now common in both small and large coffeeshops. It became so trendy in 2018 that听Oatly听regularly sold out of its barista variety of听oat听milk.听Do you remember where you were during the Great Oat Milk Shortage of 2018?
Oatly
Examples of oat milk
Who uses oat milk?
In 2018, oat milk听made the rounds as a food and culture topic on the likes of听HuffPost, Refinery 29,听and various barista-centered magazines. The general consensus is that, while trendy, oat milk听is great鈥�and even nutritious. Its popularity听is expected to gain among the eco-conscious and lactose adverse.
Oat milk out of stock.
— Tarek Pertew (@tarekp)
Consumer opinions on oat milk do vary, however. Some say it’s delicious and easy to drink.
oat milk is the best milk alternative don鈥檛 @ me
— victoria (@victoriadinaro)
Others say it’s too expensive, unappetizing, or is just another bizarre听bougie invention.
If you drink almond or oat milk I can鈥檛 trust you
— sam (@ssamrrodriguez)
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