Because they're vegan cheeses. There's a lot of cultures with strong vegan food traditions, or at least, there's plenty of dishes that are naturally vegan. Veg

Because they're vegan cheeses. There's a lot of cultures with strong vegan food traditions, or at least, there's plenty of dishes that are naturally vegan. Vegan cheese doesn't fall into those traditions, it's a processed food product meant to provide a substitute for cheese without using animal products. That's really the only standard by which it can be judged, how well it succeeds at what it's trying to do.