Vegan cheese

[Aladdin]

Ok.

I need names brands etc.

Looking for the CLOSEST to cheddar tasting sliced cheese.


Hit me!!!
All you vegans!!

 

[Numbers]

It's shite.

 

[maomao]

To make vegan cheese surely you need to milk a vegan.

 

[Numbers]

It truly is dreadful stuff.

I bloody love cheese, love it... but the vegan shite is a disgrace to the name of cheese.

 

[skyscraper101]

I see Philadelphia have a ‘plant based’ version out now which I’m quite intrigued to buy. I think I’m more in favour of soft ‘cheese’ than any attempt at hard cheese.

 

[WouldBe]

To make vegan cheese surely you need to milk a vegan.

Might get lucky if you ask nicely.

 

[danny la rouge]

Yeah, you need to lower your expectations significantly. There’s not one that you’d eat raw chunks of like dairy cheese.

I’ve discovered you can’t use vegan cheese in all the ways you use dairy cheese. It can’t be a main event. But if you have a slice of one you like melted on a burger along with relish and onions and all the rest, it can hit the spot.

Some vegan cheese pizzas work, others not so much. Anything that tries to have a lot of cheese just ends up tasting like pudding. The ones I like are light on cheese and have other toppings too.

I was a vegetarian for about 40 years, latterly a dairy-reducing one, until January this year. I have to report you just have to let go of cheese.

 

[editor]

Ok.

I need names brands etc.

Looking for the CLOSEST to cheddar tasting sliced cheese.


Hit me!!!
All you vegans!!

Although I prefer the taste of oat milk to dairy milk by miles, vegan cheese has a long way to go until it can match the mighty cheddar. The vegan Applewood cheddar stuff is OK in something like a salad sandwich but I've yet to find anything that can live up to the expectations of, say, cheese on toast. I've had some vegan chese pizzas (in the US) that were bloody lovely though.

You can get vegan cream cheese that is pretty much identical to the cruelty-riven stuff so maybe science will eventually crack vegan cheese, hopefully soon.

 

[SpookyFrank]

I see Philadelphia have a ‘plant based’ version out now which I’m quite intrigued to buy. I think I’m more in favour of soft ‘cheese’ than any attempt at hard cheese.

It's pretty close to the 'real' stuff, but then so are the supermarket own brand versions that have been around for ages. There's also a new kind of melty vegan camembert which is surprisingly good.

 

[PursuedByBears]

I've been vegan for years and have yet to find a palatable vegan cheese. My advice is to not bother unless you like coconut flavoured plastic.

 

[Shellee]

I think they’re all pretty horrible, I’ve been looking for ages to find a tolerable one for my vegan friend

Maybe this offers some hope for the future?

Real Vegan Cheese

Real Cheese: Planet-Friendly, Animal-Free

www.realvegancheese.org

In the meantime this one, made near me, isn’t completely vomit inducing

Farmhouse

Our most popular flavour - this Farmhouse has a sharp flavour reminiscent of mature cheddar. Delicious in a sandwich and the perfect addition to any dairy-free cheeseboard. 120g min. weight Average shelf life upon receiving 7-14 days. Suitable for freezing - freeze on day on day of delivery and...

shopkindaco.com

 

[Aladdin]

Although I prefer the taste of oat milk to dairy milk by miles, vegan cheese has a long way to go until it can match the mighty cheddar. The vegan Applewood cheddar stuff is OK in something like a salad sandwich but I've yet to find anything that can live up to the expectations of, say, cheese on toast. I've had some vegan chese pizzas (in the US) that were bloody lovely though.

You can get vegan cream cheese that is pretty much identical to the cruelty-riven stuff so maybe science will eventually crack vegan cheese, hopefully soon.

Thanks editor.

I love cheddar. So it's going to be a steep learning curve moving to dairy free cheese or vegan cheese.

I like the sound of the Applewood cheddar and will have a look for it.

My life long favourite food has been cheddar cheese on brown soda bread. Sadly the dr says no more.

 

[Aladdin]

Thanks all.

Looks like there's no really good vegan cheddar option.

 

[ouirdeaux]

I’ve discovered you can’t use vegan cheese in all the ways you use dairy cheese.

Such as eating,

 

[danny la rouge]

You can get vegan cream cheese that is pretty much identical to the cruelty-riven stuff so maybe science will eventually crack vegan cheese, hopefully soon

Yes, plant based Philadelphia is pretty good.

 

[WouldBe]

Cowslip milk might make a good cheese. Don't confuse it with oxslip it might be a bit salty.

 

[platinumsage]

If anyone is thinking of buying some, be sure to read the ingredients to see exactly what you're buying which is usually a lump of vegetable lard with lots of salt.

 

[geminisnake]

asda sell a plant based babybel cheese, my daughter and oldest grandgirl like it but unfortunately the youngest(the one with the dairy allergy) doesn't. Daughter buys violife cheddar(she can't eat dairy anymore) but I can't remember what else. I will ask

 

[Hedwrk]

Fairly new on the market (or to me at least - I do live under a rock but am occasionally forced to face society) is cathedral city cheddar.
This is very similar to actual cheddar and reasonably priced compared to the 'artisan' offerings found in specialist shops!
I even attempted cheese on toast and it wasn't nearly as plastic tasting as most others, although it did have that edge to it. Still, so far as vegan cheddar goes this one I will recommend.

 

[Epona]

Fairly new on the market (or to me at least - I do live under a rock but am occasionally forced to face society) is cathedral city cheddar.
This is very similar to actual cheddar and reasonably priced compared to the 'artisan' offerings found in specialist shops!
I even attempted cheese on toast and it wasn't nearly as plastic tasting as most others, although it did have that edge to it. Still, so far as vegan cheddar goes this one I will recommend.

Unfortunately the company that makes it are a bunch of polluting don't-give-a-shit-about-the-environment (which for some vegans is an important reason for avoiding dairy) shitbags.

Davidstow Cathedral City cheese firm pollution fine

Cathedral City manufacturer Dairy Crest has admitted polluting the local area over five years.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[8ball]

This is very similar to actual cheddar…

No.

 

[Hedwrk]

That is disappointing but thanks for the heads up!

 

[8ball]

That is disappointing but thanks for the heads up!

I’ve been burnt before.

 

[seeformiles]

Only passable vegan cheese I’ve tried was when I did a gig at a Addiction recovery halfway house and was asked to stay for the BBQ afterwards. The “cheese” was a pretty good approximation of a really mild cheddar slice in texture and flavour and worked well in a burger. On its own it was as bland as its dairy counterpart but OK for all that. I have tried a couple of other vegan cheeses that purported to be mature but it was pretty horrible. Long way to go yet.

 

[danny la rouge]

Not cheese, but a pea protein egg substitute I fell for. Called Cracked. It’s vile. Avoid.

It promised me scrambled feggs (putting an f for fake in front of a word is a thing, right?). It delivered something the consistency of polenta, which is fine, not judging, but with a weird and unpleasant flavour. I’d wanted a nice Sunday breakfast.

I’ll stick to tofu scramble, when I can be bothered, but generally I’ll just have porridge.

 

[kalidarkone]

Nutritional yeast flakes mixed with bread crumbs for toppings on bakes or on its own in lasagne is cheesyish.

 

[JimW]

Fermented tofu is its own thing but can do the work of cheese in certain, largely topping-type contexts. The work of cheese, I say.

 

[8ball]

Not cheese, but a pea protein egg substitute I fell for. Called Cracked. It’s vile. Avoid.

It promised me scrambled feggs (putting an f for fake in front of a word is a thing, right?). It delivered something the consistency of polenta, which is fine, not judging, but with a weird and unpleasant flavour. I’d wanted a nice Sunday breakfast.

I’ll stick to tofu scramble, when I can be bothered, but generally I’ll just have porridge.

It’s f for fucked.
Easy mistake to make.

 

[8ball]

Nutritional yeast flakes mixed with bread crumbs for toppings on bakes or on its own in lasagne is cheesyish.

I’d wondered about yeast flakes with scrambled tofu. Not got round to it yet.

 

[moose]

I had the plant Philadelphia today, topped with shards of black peppercorn Very nice!