# Workable solution, or just gross? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 9, 2005, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workable-solution-or-just-gross/316348 "2005-08-09T22:23:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workable-solution-or-just-gross/316348/1 "2005-08-09T22:23:27Z")
Can you make tomato soup with soy milk instead of cow’s milk? Wait. (Picturing one word responses like, “yes”, and “no”.) Can you make tomato soup with soy milk instead of cow’s milk and have it be palatable? ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workable-solution-or-just-gross/316348/2 "2005-08-09T22:25:14Z")
I’ll say “Probably, but Gross.” ---
**Author:** ![Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 10:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workable-solution-or-just-gross/316348/3 "2005-08-09T22:25:27Z")
Actually, the re-wording still won’t avoid a yes/no answer by the smart aleks in the group. Lemme try again. What is your opinion/experience with making tomato soup with soy milk instead of cow’s milk? Tell me about how it turned out for you, and if you would recommend it or not and why. Discuss. ---
**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 10:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workable-solution-or-just-gross/316348/4 "2005-08-09T22:29:44Z")
Are we talking milk allergies here, or what? There are any number of tomato soup recipes that have no milk in them, soy or otherwise. ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 10:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workable-solution-or-just-gross/316348/5 "2005-08-09T22:43:26Z")
I’ve had Campbell’s Cream of Mushroom Soup with soy milk instead of regular twice in the last week or so, and it’s fine. I don’t even notice any of the usual soy milk flavor in it. And I’m fine with soy milk, I gave up the regular kind years ago. ---
**Author:** ![WordMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e8c25b/32.png) [@WordMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WordMan)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workable-solution-or-just-gross/316348/6 "2005-08-09T22:47:14Z")
We use soy milk in other heated things - e.g., Oatmeal, French Toast, etc. - and it tastes fine. Great, even. So I am inclined to think it would taste fine. Great, even? ---
**Author:** ![Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/ac8455/32.png) [@Bippy\_the\_Beardless](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bippy_the_Beardless)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 11:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workable-solution-or-just-gross/316348/7 "2005-08-09T23:11:37Z")
Are you making the soup from scratch, or using some sort of soup powder or concentrate? Secondly, if you are just looking at avoiding Lactose then perhapse Coconut Milk would work better, there are many good Thai soups based on cocount milk and I think a tomato version would work. ---
**Author:** ![Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/6a8cbe/32.png) [@Carol\_the\_Impaler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Carol_the_Impaler)\ **Post date:** [August 9, 2005, 11:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workable-solution-or-just-gross/316348/8 "2005-08-09T23:42:34Z")
Actually, I have PCOS and have read that I should avoid dairy. (Ho, man… my whole LIFE is cheese!!!) I do love me some Campbell’s Tomato Soup, though. So, I was wondering if I could make it with soy milk… Since the responses so far are positive for using soy milk as a substitute in general, I’ll have to give it a try. (Side note: I was out of milk the other day and made my soup with half-and-half. Not bad, but I wouldn’t do it again… ) I think, however, I’m just going to start making homemade and avoid all the excess sugar/high fructose corn syrup. ---
**Author:** ![MsWhatsit](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/eb8c5e/32.png) [@MsWhatsit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MsWhatsit)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workable-solution-or-just-gross/316348/9 "2005-08-10T00:08:45Z")
I’ve done it before, using Silk plain soy milk. It’s not bad. You can definitely notice the difference, but I wouldn’t say it’s better or worse, just… different. I prefer it with regular milk, personally. ---
**Author:** ![ouryL](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ouryl/32/6067_2.png) [@ouryL](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ouryL)\ **Post date:** [August 10, 2005, 12:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/workable-solution-or-just-gross/316348/10 "2005-08-10T00:11:17Z")
Sure.