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I am probably way off here but I also think of Norwegian brunost or Swedish messmör. Essentially boiled down whey. It is certainly much sweeter than vege/marmi
by fifilura 3y ago
I am probably way off here but I also think of Norwegian brunost or Swedish messmör. Essentially boiled down whey.
It is certainly much sweeter than vege/marmite, and I am not sure the remainig taste could be classified as umami. But it has a very distinctive taste.
And, if I am completely wrong, at least I can claim that the consistency and color is similar to vege/marmite.
- twic 3y agoThat's a really interesting comparison. I think brunost has a lot of flavours that are nothing like Marmite - it's creamy, it's sweet, and it's a bit sour. But they are certainly similar in that they have a sort of concentratedness to them, and in that sensible people hate them.
- wiredfool 3y agoIs that like gaitost, the brown whey cheese? It’s basically solid whey that’s gone through a Maillard reaction to make a sweet, salty cheese like stuff. We made some a few years back, but couldn’t get it to turn out as aell as the commercial stuff.
- fifilura 3y agoI also made it once. The electricity for boiling all that liquid should be what makes up most of the manufacuring cost. Hm I should ask Fjällbrynt how they cope with that. If I remember correctly the trick was in the stirring. Either not stir at all (with the risk of burning), or stir all the time to keep it from crystalizing. Edit: and yes geitost is the goat-whey version.
- fifilura 3y agoThat is why my comment was full of caveats! I also felt like maybe the taste was not really comparable. But I think you nailed it with the last sentence!