• We’re currently investigating an issue related to the forum theme and styling that is impacting page layout and visual formatting. The problem has been identified, and we are actively working on a resolution. There is no impact to user data or functionality, this is strictly a front-end display issue. We’ll post an update once the fix has been deployed. Thanks for your patience while we get this sorted.

Real Vegan Cheese

Kaido

Kaido

Elite Member & Kitchen Overlord
Hope for us dairy-intolerant people:

http://www.engadget.com/2014/07/15/fake-real-cheese/

Their Indigogo venture is fully backed:

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/real-vegan-cheese

As a bonus, it is also gluten-free (uses baker's yeast, not brewer's yeast) for those of us with the horrible combination of gluten & dairy allergies :whiste: I've tried pretty much every fake cheese on the market, even going as far as importing alternatives (like Sheese), and the best I've found is Daiya cheese (primarily tapioca & oil-based), but everyone I know who has tried it (including myself) has had, shall we say, stomach problems afterwards :thumbsdown: At least we can get some real-beef veggie burgers to go with it...
 
Some of the nut cheese isn't terrible, but overall I agree vegan cheese might be the worst "vegan alternative" product currently. I am looking forward to this.

With that said, if you get some GOOD nutritional yeast (I mean fresh in a ziplock bag type stuff) you can make some amazing vegan queso.
 
poofyhairguy said:
Some of the nut cheese isn't terrible, but overall I agree vegan cheese might be the worst "vegan alternative" product currently. I am looking forward to this.

With that said, if you get some GOOD nutritional yeast (I mean fresh in a ziplock bag type stuff) you can make some amazing vegan queso.
Click to expand...

Yeah, my buddy just got a book on high-end homemade vegan cheeses that uses nuts as the base; I'm currently tinkering around with tofu & nutritional yeast (nacho dip is my dream, lol). Although nutritional yeast is the same way as Daiya...you don't want to eat too much of it because it'll screw up your stomach, haha.

I don't understand how they can make everything else fake (ex. Mrs. Butterworth's doesn't even contain any dairy...or real maple syrup) but they can't make like Easy Cheese out of chemicals instead of dairy.
 
jana519 said:
It's a bit ironic that a cheese substitute causes lactose-intolerant people stomach problems.
Click to expand...

Yeah. Which is funny because they have pretty good milk alternatives (chocolate almond milk is amazing), ice cream alternatives (coconut milk-based ice cream is super creamy & tasty), cream (ex. cashew cream), but no one has figured out a viable cheese substitute. Daiya is the closest, but even Daiya tastes like cheddar that's been in your fridge too long & has become so mild that most of the flavor is missing. But at least it melts! And gives you stomach cramps 🙁
 
Kaido said:
Yeah. Which is funny because they have pretty good milk alternatives (chocolate almond milk is amazing), ice cream alternatives (coconut milk-based ice cream is super creamy & tasty), cream (ex. cashew cream), but no one has figured out a viable cheese substitute. Daiya is the closest, but even Daiya tastes like cheddar that's been in your fridge too long & has become so mild that most of the flavor is missing. But at least it melts! And gives you stomach cramps 🙁
Click to expand...

They have a way to break down lactose in milk, giving lactose free milk. So, I don't understand why they couldn't do this in cheese to begin with. That wouldn't satisfy vegans, but who cares about them. They aren't particularly smart.
 
smackababy said:
They have a way to break down lactose in milk, giving lactose free milk. So, I don't understand why they couldn't do this in cheese to begin with. That wouldn't satisfy vegans, but who cares about them.
Click to expand...

Yeah, but I'm not lactose intolerant, I'm dairy-allergic (lactose, casein, and whey). I can't even do Lactaid (ew, btw).
 
Drako said:
"Real Vegan Cheese" :hmm:

Oxymoron.

It should be "Vegan cheese-like food product". :biggrin:
Click to expand...
I saw the thread title and came in here to post the same thing. "Vegan certified cheese substitute."

Some vegans defy logic. "I don't like meat. But, I want something that tastes as close to a real hamburger as possible." In OP's case, lactose intolerance gives him a pass on this cheese substitute.

And, I hope the dairy council, or whoever, fights back if a product is named "cheese" rather than "cheese substitute."
 
Kaido said:
Yeah, but I'm not lactose intolerant, I'm dairy-allergic (lactose, casein, and whey). I can't even do Lactaid (ew, btw).
Click to expand...

That is real rough then. =( I couldn't imagine having so many dietary restrictions (I am lactose intolerant, but even then, it isn't that bad. I can have above average amount of lactose before I am really effected).
 
Might be easier to just get your own cow that you love and care for, and just milk it. That way it is still more or less vegan because you aren't harming the animal, and you get real cheese. If you don't have the space for a cow, you can probably manage a goat, which make decent enough house pets.
 
To those that have issues with cow milk, are you sure it's the milk and not the growth hormones? I get very sick if I eat commercial milk or cheese but I can eat all the organic gmo-free milk/cheese I want without any issues.
 
Kaido's problem is a milk allergy, so it isn't really about the lifestyle, as it is about being able to enjoy some kind of luxuries without dying.
 
rsbennett00 said:
To those that have issues with cow milk, are you sure it's the milk and not the growth hormones? I get very sick if I eat commercial milk or cheese but I can eat all the organic gmo-free milk/cheese I want without any issues.
Click to expand...

Milk itself is full of growth hormones, so young calves can grow to big strong bull!

Why humanity never weaned like the rest of the animal kingdom is really kinda weird when you think about it though.
 
momeNt said:
Milk itself is full of growth hormones, so young calves can grow to big strong bull!

Why humanity never weaned like the rest of the animal kingdom is really kinda weird when you think about it though.
Click to expand...

Because it's food and denying yourself food because "I think I'm too old to eat stuff" is dumb.
 
This is what I don't get, turning to heavily processed foods to substitute something else whether it be meat, cheese, etc. Isn't that just less healthy than just sticking to eating all natural food?
 
Adul said:
This is what I don't get, turning to heavily processed foods to substitute something else whether it be meat, cheese, etc. Isn't that just less healthy than just sticking to eating all natural food?
Click to expand...

Well, in a small percentage of cases (such as Kaido's), there is a food allergy that keeps the all natural product from being eaten. In the case of vegans, it is just because they are stupid. They want to have an "animal free" existence, but are perfectly fine destroying plants (and the environment) in mass so they can eat cheese like products.
 
momeNt said:
Milk itself is full of growth hormones, so young calves can grow to big strong bull!

Why humanity never weaned like the rest of the animal kingdom is really kinda weird when you think about it though.
Click to expand...

Actually, humanity has. They are just weaning themselves back onto it. Lactose Tolerance is the evolution, intolerance isn't a defect.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.

TRENDING THREADS

Back
Top