Vegan cheese - any good?

[Jane M]

Ohhh I love Yves veggie pepperoni! Wound up snacking on it and then had none left for the pizza I was going to use it on...duh.

[sugarmouse]

its not somethin i eat often but i do liek tofutti slices...they do taste processed to me..plasticy...but different..but i cannot remember what processed real cheese was like!

[Tigerlily]

Yep, It's also known as Earth Island. It looks like this (http://shop1.laservers.com/graphics/00000016/montery%20jack%20full.jpg). It doesn't even say Follow Your Heart on it anymore, except in tiny writing in the URL on the back ( www.followyourheart.com (http://www.followyourheart.com) ). But yeah, that's the same stuff. It's SO good on pizza, especially with veggie pepperoni :D

OMG! I'm so happy! I heard so much about the Follow Your Heart stuff. Yay, we have it in my grocery store I go to. It's a little pricey--5.99, but I'm going to try it ASAP.

Would it taste okay melted on some nacho chips loaded with salsa, tomatoes, lettuce, and vegan sour cream?

[FR]

Did you use the Tofutti slices yesterday, Tiger?

[Tigerlily]

I didn't buy them yet. I have to find them first. My usual grocery store doesn't carry them.

[Yoggy]

Would it taste okay melted on some nacho chips loaded with salsa, tomatoes, lettuce, and vegan sour cream?
Yep, and they even have a nacho cheese flavour just for that purpose ;)

[feral]

Does anyone know how long the Redwoods fake cheese keeps once opened?

[Risker]

Does anyone know how long the Redwoods fake cheese keeps once opened?

I think it says 5 days on the packet, as long as it's kept air tight it should last alot longer though, I've had mine for 2 weeks or maybe longer before.

[feral]

Cheers Risker, I couldn't see it on the packet wea my old squinty eyes.

Has anyone tried freezing it?
I was thinking of grating it and freezing it to sprinkle on home made pizza or toasties.

[strawberry]

Im gonna buy some veganrella today! Im nervous that Im going to hate it, considering I hated vegan gourmet. Oh well, I guess its worth a shot!

[Roxy]

Strawbs - I love Veganrella and I hate Vegan Gourmet. The Veganrella melts so much better and it doesn't have that funky taste like the Vegan Gourmet.

[Tigerlily]

I bought some Vegan Gourmet/Earth Island/Follow Your Heart (whew so many names for the same thing) today. I got the mozzarella flavour as that was the only one available. I had some right now. I wanted to melt it on nacho chips but we had none, so I melted it on crackers. I also shredded some on top of my salad. Hmm, is it just my poor sense of taste (I have chronic sinus problems) or does it taste like nothing?

[strawberry]

Strawbs - I love Veganrella and I hate Vegan Gourmet. The Veganrella melts so much better and it doesn't have that funky taste like the Vegan Gourmet.


awesome, thanks Roxy, I'll let you know how I like it. I def. trust you :)
;) ;)

[FR]

I’ve never been able to get Vegan Rella to melt. What’s your secret, Roxy? It has always come out dried up and hard when I put it in the oven.

I do like the taste of it, though. I like to cut it up in chunks and enjoy it with fresh cut veggies.

[Tigerlily]

I don't think they carry Vegan Rella here. :(

[Roxy]

I’ve never been able to get Vegan Rella to melt. What’s your secret, Roxy? It has always come out dried up and hard when I put it in the oven.

I do like the taste of it, though. I like to cut it up in chunks and enjoy it with fresh cut veggies.

No secret. It just seems to melt. I usually cook it at lower temperatures for a longer time though, rather than on a high temperature for a short period.

When I make nachos I just melt it under the broiler and it turns out nicely. Sometimes the outside of it does go a bit hard under the broiler but it's always nice and creamy on the inside.

[Tigerlily]

How are you guys melting it? In the oven?

I'm melting mine (Vegan Gourmet) in the microwave (yeah, it's unhealthy to use, I don't care) and it's melting too much! The first time I tried, it melted into a cheesy liquid. Although today for lunch I just melted some on toasted bread in the mircowave for only 20-ish seconds, and it was perfect. Mmmm melted "mozzarella" and tomato sandwich!!

I also think it needs more salt! It's not salty enough, it kind of reminds me more of soft Arabic cheese rather than mozzarella (soft Arabic cheese has a very mild flavour).

[lozza]

i've come to really like soy cheese. but not as a replacement for cheese..as a food in its own right! :D

i love when this happens to me, cos it means i can appreciate something for what it is..i have to admit, i still crave cheese sometimes..but its getting less and less by the day.
:D

havent bought soy cheese for ages actually :/

[Holly78]

I have tried the Redwood Food Company cheddar and mozzarella cheeses - "Cheezly" - but they are kind of ewwwww.... I prefer to go without! I actually thought I would miss cheese a lot but being vegan has totally changed my outlook to certain foods and I honestly don't crave it all.

[FR]

I melt Vegan Gourmet quite easily in the oven at a high temperature, like over 500. Toffutti melts well in the oven, too. I've never been able to get vegan rella to melt.

[tabitha]

I like vegan cheese better than I did, but I still have to heavily disguise it as the texture mags me gag a bit.

[eco]

Vegan ice cream and yoghurt are very good, but I find all types of vegan cheese to be just bleugh bleugh bleugh! Like you tabitha, the texture makes me gag. I haven't found one that doesn't make me feel like throwing up. I've tried to get used to them but I can't, so I've given up now. I've also tried nutritional yeast which is supposed to taste cheesy. Cheesy feet maybe but nothing resembling actual cheese IMO!

[Tigerlily]

Nutritional yeast just tastes savoury but not cheesy whatsoever.

[Gorilla]

i tried Scheese for the first time the other day, and it proves my theory - that *most* people who eat cheese substitutes only like either Cheezly or Scheese, rarely both. i like Cheezly, but Scheese was absolutely disgusting. it made me feel sick. :p stupidly i bought two packs in case one flavour tasted better than the other - i tried the cheddar one and now have an unopened pack of hickory-smoked flavour that i'm really not looking forward to tasting... :eek:

[Want2BVegan]

I melted some chedder veganrella on a veggie burger last night and it turned out pretty good! Still not the same as cheese but I don't miss the stuff anymore.

I LOVE Tofutti French Onion cream cheese.....so good!!