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This is too bad. Beyond and Impossible opened up the door to me gradually becoming vegan. It was similar enough to real meat that I didn’t miss meat anymore, an
by hellcow 1y ago
This is too bad. Beyond and Impossible opened up the door to me gradually becoming vegan. It was similar enough to real meat that I didn’t miss meat anymore, and from there I found other substitutions which were healthier. Without them I’m sure I never would have started a plant-based diet.
- gonzalohm 1y agoWhat have you substituted cheese with? It's one of my favorite foods but no substitute has come close to it
- im_down_w_otp 1y agoI replaced it with insatiable yearning. It's not as good, but it's all I've got.
- e40 1y agoVegan cheese is made from cashews. If you’re in the Bay Area try Arizmendi’s vegan pizza. Surprisingly good.
- novia 1y agoI looked them up and I couldn't find any indication that they regularly offer vegan pizzas.
- novia 1y agoIn case anyone else reads this later, i found one location that does vegan pizzas, Arizmendi Bakery (Lakeshore) They have at least six locations, and not all of them do the vegan thing
- e40 1y agohttps://arizmendilakeshore.com/menu/ https://arizmendilakeshore.com/menu/ Search for "vegan" ... sorry I didn't specify which location.
- SoftTalker 1y agoWhat is the ecological impact of cashew farming? If it's anything like almonds you're not doing the planet any favors.
- angry_moose 1y agoViolife is probably the best for shredded (mozzarella/cheddar) but its still not great. I really like Field Roast Chao slices for things like burgers or sandwiches.
- unsnap_biceps 1y agohttps://kite-hill.com/products/chives-cream-cheese https://kite-hill.com/products/chives-cream-cheese is a great option for bagels. I prefer it to normal cream cheese.
- hellcow 1y agoSad truth is there isn’t a real substitute. You just eat it less and desire it less over time. Unrelated to cheese but MyBacon is fantastic if you can get it near you.
- socalgal2 1y agoWhat kind of cheese? If you want something strong like blue cheese you can try fermented tofu https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermented_bean_curd#/media/File:HRW_Fermented_Chili_Bean_Curd.JPG https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermented_bean_curd#/media/Fil... I haven't tried it as a blue cheese sub dressing but if I just taste it on my chop sticks I feel it's at least in the same general direction. I'm pretty confident I could blend it into a a dressing or put it on a burger as a blue-cheese substitute.
- mdaniel 1y agoIncluding Miyoko's? https://www.miyokos.com/products/fresh-plant-milk-mozzarella-classic https://www.miyokos.com/products/fresh-plant-milk-mozzarella... Damn shame about the corporate drama, so it's possible the formula could/might change but the products were outstanding for the problem they're trying to solve the last time I tried them
- leptons 1y agoI love Miyoko's products, their oat butter is amazing, I use it daily.
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> It's one of my favorite foods but no substitute has come close to it Why do you want to? Lactovegetarianism is far more precedented than veganism.
- jurip 1y agoCheese uses lots and lots of milk. There are questions of ethics (the treatment of dairy cows is often less than stellar) and carbon footprint (cheese is worse than pork, for example.) I'd really love to see some good alternatives, too. I don't really expect to give up all cheese anytime soon, but having a substitute for at least some of it would be helpful.
- jjani 1y ago> cheese is worse than pork, for example Such figures are usually "per gram of protein", in which case, sure. Thing is, it's very common for people to eat 200+ grams of pork in one meal, whereas e.g. grated cheese on a pasta dish is <10g. A big slice of cheese is 25-28g, and half the time it's significantly less than 100% actual cheese, with a good amount of filler. The only cheeses that one might eat 50g+ of in one sitting are extremely mild ones like mozzarella, and those are the easiest to replace.
- hombre_fatal 1y agoYou are definitely from a culture that doesn't guzzle cheese like Americans. So out of curiosity I went to your comment history and your previous comment was "Here in Korea". Yeah, growing up in the US I ate more cheese than meat which is probably super common among US kids. I'd devour the whole bag of cheese sticks if I could. And you can look at restaurants like tex mex where the enchilada sits in a lake of cheese. Or go to Olive Garden and try to find someone who stopped at <10g of cheese when the waiter is asking you when you want him to stop shredding it over your pasta. Anyways, I bet it can be hard to transition from this dairy-heavy lifestyle to a plant-based diet. I personally gave up the idea of a cheese substitute entirely except on vegan pizza where it's dominated by other ingredients. It's just not as good. Since there is animal-free dairy milk (https://tryboredcow.com/ https://tryboredcow.com/) on the market I wonder when we'll see animal-free dairy cheese.
- AareyBaba 1y agoNutritional yeast has cheese like flavor.
- mirsadm 1y agoThere are 1000s of varieties of cheese and most don't taste like nutritional yeast.
- rollcat 1y agoDeciding to abandon meat is a lot like quitting cigarettes. Sometimes you need a long time to ease off, some artificial/processed replacement (e.g. nicotine patches), it won't feel the same or "good enough", there's a lot of psychological struggle, even your body just demands its shot. It can take a lot of dedicated effort. And sometimes it just hits you: this is bad for me, I haven't been wanting it for a good while, and I want it gone now. I've quit meat just like that, almost exactly 15 years ago, never looked back. I've never liked Beyond or such, it was unlike anything I'd actually want to eat. But we should still empower people who want to quit, but can't do so easily.