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Is there a good vegan substitute for hard, sharp cheddar cheese, or for blue cheese or gorgonzola? I've never seen anything that comes even remotely close.
by pmoriarty 6y ago
Is there a good vegan substitute for hard, sharp cheddar cheese, or for blue cheese or gorgonzola?
I've never seen anything that comes even remotely close.
- Pfhreak 6y agoNo, not yet. Most of the vegan cheeses target shreds/singles. I would bet someone is working on it, but that it's probably a niche product at best. I think there are other food items that have that funky, umami tang that those cheeses have though. Plenty of cultures have built up some interesting flavors in vegan food stuffs with lactobacillus.
- mtlewis 6y agoHere in the UK, there’s a product called Veganzola made by a small company called Honestly Tasty. It’s incredibly close to the cow’s milk version.
- h0l0cube 6y agoFrom the article: > Given McAthy’s expertise and scholarship on the subject, it’s not surprising that Blue Heron has been producing the vegan cheese world’s most dairy-esque products since 2016: its dried herb- and wine-powdered rounds look nearly indistinguishable on a cheese board from dairy. But that’s not actually McAthy’s intention. > “My personal goal has always been that I really want to try to create or expand the boundaries of cheese-making, period,” she says. “So that means I’m happy to use the analogous term that people have a reference point for” — some of her cheeses resemble blues and Camembert — “but I’m just trying to create new cheeses.” This brings up the question of what cheese really is, exactly, and what vegan cheesemakers might be proving is that it’s simply fermented milk. Could be cow’s or goat’s milk, or it could be cashew. The article talks a lot about artisanal cheese makers applying traditional dairy processes to nut-based cheeses