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I've tried a lot of vegan alternative foods because I like trying new things (unfortunately for vegans, I also love meat) and I've never had a vegan cheese subs

I've tried a lot of vegan alternative foods because I like trying new things (unfortunately for vegans, I also love meat) and I've never had a vegan cheese substitute that was worth purchasing, ever.

Klonoar 4y ago
I've found it's taken ages for the various makers to come around to the fact that you have to compete on taste, otherwise none of this is worth buying. There's finally a few (e.g, Violife) who have started to get close. Kite Hill's almond ricotta is probably 1:1 for me and I eat it when I find it on sale. I think if you're after "luxury" cheese (the kind you might enjoy with a bottle of wine) it's harder, but for day to day cheese you throw on a sandwich/tacos/whatever it's passable. (My two cents, of course - everyone tastes different, and you should eat real cheese if that's what you want)
- LegitShady 4y ago
  the overwhelming majority of cheese I eat is old cheddar or mozzarella, and I haven't seen a vegan cheese does a simulation of either worth talking about. Cooking them is even worse, while cooking cheddar or mozza is great. It's just not the same.
  - Klonoar 4y ago
    Eh, Mozzarella is a tough one. I'd agree there's little options there yet, but I don't use that often enough to know if there's anything new (the wife also prefers getting a ball of fresh mozzarella sometimes, so I don't bother with alternatives there). Cheddar though... I'd have to disagree. To each their own though!
  - markstos 4y ago
    For a long time, all vegan cheese was bad. Some was horrible. But recently there some that made from primarily from nuts and beans that are quite good. For a mozzarella, I recommend Miyoko's https://miyokos.com/collections/vegan-mozz https://miyokos.com/collections/vegan-mozz Reading "How Not to Die" gives pause on the long term health impacts of eating dairy based on evidence from nutrition studies.

I've tried a lot of vegan alternative foods because I like trying new things (unfortunately for vegans, I also love meat) and I've never had a vegan cheese substitute that was worth purchasing, ever.

Klonoar 4y ago

I've found it's taken ages for the various makers to come around to the fact that you have to compete on taste, otherwise none of this is worth buying. There's finally a few (e.g, Violife) who have started to get close. Kite Hill's almond ricotta is probably 1:1 for me and I eat it when I find it on sale. I think if you're after "luxury" cheese (the kind you might enjoy with a bottle of wine) it's harder, but for day to day cheese you throw on a sandwich/tacos/whatever it's passable. (My two cents, of course - everyone tastes different, and you should eat real cheese if that's what you want)

LegitShady 4y ago
the overwhelming majority of cheese I eat is old cheddar or mozzarella, and I haven't seen a vegan cheese does a simulation of either worth talking about. Cooking them is even worse, while cooking cheddar or mozza is great. It's just not the same.
- Klonoar 4y ago
  Eh, Mozzarella is a tough one. I'd agree there's little options there yet, but I don't use that often enough to know if there's anything new (the wife also prefers getting a ball of fresh mozzarella sometimes, so I don't bother with alternatives there). Cheddar though... I'd have to disagree. To each their own though!
- markstos 4y ago
  For a long time, all vegan cheese was bad. Some was horrible. But recently there some that made from primarily from nuts and beans that are quite good. For a mozzarella, I recommend Miyoko's https://miyokos.com/collections/vegan-mozz https://miyokos.com/collections/vegan-mozz Reading "How Not to Die" gives pause on the long term health impacts of eating dairy based on evidence from nutrition studies.