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Has anybody here ever had milk from the Channel Islands? Personally, I have never had any milk from the Channel Islands, but for anybody here who has, does it taste better or worse than mainland UK milk?
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    mastanlemmastanlem Posts: 636
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    xp95 wrote: »
    Has anybody here ever had milk from the Channel Islands? Personally, I have never had any milk from the Channel Islands, but for anybody here who has, does it taste better or worse than mainland UK milk?

    I personally think it tastes better if you like to drink it cold. It is very creamy compared to mainland milk. I don't like it in tea.

    I now use A2 semi skimmed.

    Marina
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    xp95xp95 Posts: 2,439
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    mastanlem wrote: »
    I personally think it tastes better if you like to drink it cold. It is very creamy compared to mainland milk. I don't like it in tea.

    I now use A2 semi skimmed.

    Marina
    Why is it more creamy than mainland milk? What do they do which we don't? :confused:
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    BadcatBadcat Posts: 3,684
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    oh it's lovely on crunchy nut cornflakes!!!! :D : D

    think it's due to the grazing in the Channel Islands (warmer so grass is available for longer) jersey milk is the bees knees of creamy milky goodness.
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    Badcat wrote: »
    oh it's lovely on crunchy nut cornflakes!!!! :D : D

    think it's due to the grazing in the Channel Islands (warmer so grass is available for longer) jersey milk is the bees knees of creamy milky goodness.
    I've heard that in warmer environments, because the grass isn't as green it isn't as good quality.
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    venusinflaresvenusinflares Posts: 4,194
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    It's due to the breed of cow that the milk comes from. The Jersey and Guernsey breeds produce milk that has a higher fat content than Freesians so that's why it's creamier than standard milk.

    I'm now wanting to buy some to have on my cereal!
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    xp95xp95 Posts: 2,439
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    venusinflares wrote: »
    It's due to the breed of cow that the milk comes from. The Jersey and Guernsey breeds produce milk that has a higher fat content than Freesians so that's why it's creamier than standard milk.

    I'm now wanting to buy some to have on my cereal!
    Ah, I see now, that explains everything, thanks! :)
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    diablodiablo Posts: 8,300
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    venusinflares wrote: »
    It's due to the breed of cow that the milk comes from. The Jersey and Guernsey breeds produce milk that has a higher fat content than Freesians so that's why it's creamier than standard milk.

    I'm now wanting to buy some to have on my cereal!

    That's right. Our milkman used to carry suppiles of Guernsey milk in the old days. It was called Gold Top IIRC. Very rich and creamy.

    It isn't as common in the UK now as fashion dictates that we should drink very low fat milk which tastes like tap-water. :)
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    venusinflaresvenusinflares Posts: 4,194
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    diablo wrote: »
    That's right. Our milkman used to carry suppiles of Guernsey milk in the old days. It was called Gold Top IIRC. Very rich and creamy.

    It isn't as common in the UK now as fashion dictates that we should drink very low fat milk which tastes like tap-water. :)

    Yes, it was gold top from the milkman. I bet it's lovely in coffee.
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    xp95xp95 Posts: 2,439
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    diablo wrote: »
    That's right. Our milkman used to carry suppiles of Guernsey milk in the old days. It was called Gold Top IIRC. Very rich and creamy.

    It isn't as common in the UK now as fashion dictates that we should drink very low fat milk which tastes like tap-water. :)
    Otherwise known as semi-skimmed milk. Yuck! :eek:
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    BadcatBadcat Posts: 3,684
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    venusinflares wrote: »
    It's due to the breed of cow that the milk comes from. The Jersey and Guernsey breeds produce milk that has a higher fat content than Freesians so that's why it's creamier than standard milk.

    I'm now wanting to buy some to have on my cereal!

    You wants it my precious...

    (damn and so do I now!) :)
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    BadcatBadcat Posts: 3,684
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    My milkman does channel islands milk... and now I've gone and ordered myself a bottle for Monday :D
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    venusinflaresvenusinflares Posts: 4,194
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    Badcat wrote: »
    My milkman does channel islands milk... and now I've gone and ordered myself a bottle for Monday :D

    I've put it on next week's shopping list :D
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    evil cevil c Posts: 7,833
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    You can buy it in Asda.
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    venusinflaresvenusinflares Posts: 4,194
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    evil c wrote: »
    You can buy it in Asda.

    You can indeed, I got some gold top Jersey milk this morning to have on my cereal and in my coffee for the next few days :D
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    c00kiemonster72c00kiemonster72 Posts: 2,363
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    You will also find that now that Milk is Homogenised, so we don't get that layer of cream settled on the top, that milk tastes less creamy.
    Gold top is usually still left natural.

    On the farm Milk from the bulk tank, tastes far creamier than the stuff you buy in the shops after it's been messed about with.
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    xp95xp95 Posts: 2,439
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    evil c wrote: »
    You can buy it in Asda.
    I'll have to pop down to my local Asda sometime this week and see if my local branch sells it. :)
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    alanwarwicalanwarwic Posts: 28,396
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    xp95 wrote: »
    Otherwise known as semi-skimmed milk. Yuck! :eek:

    That is lightly flavoured milk. The 100% water stuff is skimmed milk.

    Gold top was common when I was a kid.
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    diablodiablo Posts: 8,300
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    I looked for some in my big Tesco earlier today but no luck. They have it on their website but it now says 'out of stock'.

    Got some other places to try though.
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    noise747noise747 Posts: 30,862
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    Badcat wrote: »
    My milkman does channel islands milk... and now I've gone and ordered myself a bottle for Monday :D

    and mine, I just had a look online, but i will stick with Semi skimmed.
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    21stCenturyBoy21stCenturyBoy Posts: 44,506
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    Simmered and then used in coffee it's very nice.

    It's too rich to do much else with though, I find, and there's often a disconcerting globule ready and waiting to make you gag so drinking it is rather like playing a particularly creamy game of Russian roulette
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    venusinflaresvenusinflares Posts: 4,194
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    I've just had it with fruit and nut granola for breakfast. It was lovely but it can't become a habit! :D
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    xp95xp95 Posts: 2,439
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    venusinflares wrote: »
    I've just had it with fruit and nut granola for breakfast. It was lovely but it can't become a habit! :D
    I would most certainly let it become a habit! :D
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    venusinflaresvenusinflares Posts: 4,194
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    xp95 wrote: »
    I would most certainly let it become a habit! :D

    I think I've had it before. We stayed overnight at a gastro pub last month and I had some granola for breakfast but the milk was absolutely wonderful and most definitely not semi skimmed. It also tasted too good to be standard whole milk.

    When eating my brekkie this morning it dawned on me that they used gold top for their cereals at that pub and that's why it tasted so lovely. It's just the best thing to have with cereal.

    I also had a coffee with some in this afternoon and that was lovely too.

    I normally have skimmed Cravendale :eek:
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    xp95xp95 Posts: 2,439
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    venusinflares wrote: »
    I think I've had it before. We stayed overnight at a gastro pub last month and I had some granola for breakfast but the milk was absolutely wonderful and most definitely not semi skimmed. It also tasted too good to be standard whole milk.

    When eating my brekkie this morning it dawned on me that they used gold top for their cereals at that pub and that's why it tasted so lovely. It's just the best thing to have with cereal.

    I also had a coffee with some in this afternoon and that was lovely too.

    I normally have skimmed Cravendale :eek:
    I bet that must be a dieter's worst ever nightmare! :eek::D
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    diablodiablo Posts: 8,300
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    I picked up a litre bottle of Jersey milk from Morrisons earlier. I suspect it is from Jersey cows in England somehow.

    It is homogenised so no thick layer of cream on the top. Will try it on some cereal tomorrow. :)
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