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Vegan cheese that tastes like cheese? These startups may have cracked the code. (grist.org)
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[โ€“] [email protected] 28 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (3 children)

Hopefully the texture improves with the newer formulas. I'm lactose intolerant and started buying the Daiya brand a few years ago. It's been great as long as I use it in something where it can fully melt. If it's not melted, the texture is all weird and just kind of unappealing.

But that does keep me from standing over the sink and eating handfuls of it at 2am, so maybe that weird texture is for the best? ๐Ÿ˜†

[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 2 months ago

Honestly, IMO Daiya is off even if it is melted. It's just kinda... gluey? It's got a okay cheese like taste, as well as a cheese like texture, but it's somehow way too sticky at the same time.

[โ€“] [email protected] 8 points 2 months ago

Of the few that I've tried, I felt like dairy-free Babybel was the closest to actual cheese.

I don't have any issues with vegan cheeses in general, they usually taste fine, but they don't taste like cheese.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I tried this on pizza and gagged. But I'm not lactose intolerant so I'm used to real cheese. I'm all for a good vegan alternative though if it exists one day.

[โ€“] [email protected] 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Lol, yeah, I get that. But for me, it's better than no cheese (or picking my battles very carefully) lol.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 2 months ago

Yup I get it, totally agree.