cheap bovril?

Joe_Bloggs

@northern_star
According to wikipedia Bovril is made from yeast extract. The change from beef to yeast started started in 2004.

abaxas

Isnt bovril just salt and brown colouring?

Pink.

Hi northern star,

There's an earlier thread that may help so I've added your thread to it to keep the replies together.

Pink

halight

Hi bovril,
Is now agin made with beef thay took it out because of somthing that happen. but its back in agin now i read about in the paper a few months ago.

I love Bovril in theses cold months!!! i drink it at home and at work. i use the cubes as thay are cheeper than the jars and i think that thay taste the same.
I mate of mine drinks the oxo cubes and asys thay are better than bovril.

kitschkitty

I haven't ever tried bovril, but as we always used oxo cubes at home have tried that and I liked it! Why not give it a try (though personally I avoid stock cubes/oxo cubes these days because they have so much salt in them).

Triker

Ugh I don't drink it,what a waste, I have bovril on toast and it's gorgeous.;):D

For a cheaper version I get Tesco's Beefy, tastes the same. Mmmm want some now *trots off to kitchen*

Paul_Varjak

northern_star wrote: »

We like to have Bovril as a hot drink, especially during these colder months. However it's quite pricey AND lots of places no longer stock it - our local Tesco have recently dropped it. Has anyone else tried an alternative? I'm wondering if any of the Aldi/Lidl type shops have a similar (cheaper) product? I currently pay £1.60 for a small jar.

LIDL certainly sell a MARMITE equivalent (ie yeast extract) - I use it.

Joe_Bloggs

It seems my wikipedia source was wrong! This article mentions that Bovril was to switch back to beef stock (43%) sometime after the article was written in September 2006.
It also has yeast extract (23%) according to ocado.
J_B.
Edit I was wrong to say the wikipedia was wrong, It does mention a switch back to beef.
J_B.

Drea

I've never known what Bovril is...

Are you guys basicly drinking stock...?

michbright

I think the change in Bovril was because of the BSE scare a few years ago. I personally prefer it on toast as well and haven't tried it as a drink yet.