Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Soypresso--San Jose, CA (Soy milk store)

As a child, I drank soy milk almost as much as I drank regular cow milk. As I got older and learned about the dangers of GMO soy products in the early 2000's, I almost completely stopped drinking soy milk and eating soy products. I am very happy to learn that there are now more options for high-quality, organic, non-GMO soy products.

This particular establishment, located at 547 South Bascom Avenue, is a very small "market". I use this word very loosely, as it was basically a one-room store front that had two fridges with some fresh soy milk and soy pudding. They may have firm tofu available on occasion, but that is normally a special order product.

As strange as this all may sound, the soy milk that I purchased was incredibly good. These were naturally thick, without a lot of added sugars. The flavors available were plain, black sesame, chocolate and almond. Since these were fresh products without preservatives, the shelf life was about one week. I found that they could be easily portioned out in containers and frozen. After just an hour or so of defrosting, these worked very well in smoothies and milk shakes.


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The flavors I purchased from left to right were as follows:

Black sesame: This had a pronounced sesame taste. I would say this was my favorite to drink on its own or as a dessert poured over coconut ice cream and fresh fruit.

Chocolate: This had a light chocolate flavor, which worked great in smoothies and milk shakes.

Almond: This flavor was very nice on its own or in smoothies blended with more whole almonds, bananas and medjool dates.

Even though this would be a extra trip just to get one thing, I think it's worth the time and effort for fresh, delicious and healthy alternatives to the soy products available at local grocery stores. This will now be on my grocery rotation on a regular basis.