Guest guest Posted January 18, 2002 Report Share Posted January 18, 2002 I've been trying various brands of vegan cheese and they seem to be somewhat lacking. Veggie Kaas seems to turn into a liquid when heated; Vegan Rella doesn't seem to really melt; Soy Mage kind of melts but isn't quite what I'm looking for. Any other suggestions? I know that Extreme Pizza is said to have had vegan cheese that melted -- does anyone know what they used to use before they stopped serving vegan pizzas? Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2002 Report Share Posted January 18, 2002 i like tofutti soy cheese slices (american, mozzarella) on frozen pizza and in quesadillas. , " jennyw " <jennyw@d...> wrote: > I've been trying various brands of vegan cheese and they seem to be somewhat > lacking. Veggie Kaas seems to turn into a liquid when heated; Vegan Rella > doesn't seem to really melt; Soy Mage kind of melts but isn't quite what I'm > looking for. Any other suggestions? > > I know that Extreme Pizza is said to have had vegan cheese that melted -- > does anyone know what they used to use before they stopped serving vegan > pizzas? > > Jen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 18, 2002 Report Share Posted January 18, 2002 " jennyw " <jennyw Fri, 18 Jan 2002 12:14:39 -0800 I've been trying various brands of vegan cheese and they seem to be somewhat lacking. Veggie Kaas seems to turn into a liquid when heated; Vegan Rella doesn't seem to really melt; Soy Mage kind of melts but isn't quite what I'm looking for. Any other suggestions? Hi Jen, I used to be allergic to any and all traces of dairy so I got to know the vegan products pretty well. Unfortunately, the few vegan cheeses that were good (not only do most not melt but they taste awful, IMHO) have slowly been taken off the market. It seems that most consumers of " non-dairy " cheese don't really care if it's non-dairy. They just want to satisfy the health myths. So people who really must have non-dairy for allergy, religious, or moral reasons have very few choices. But you know all that. I had the best luck finding true vegan cheese and other products in Jewish kosher markets. I lived in Boston at the time and there just aren't a lot of good Jewish foods out here (there's a lot of " Jewish style " foods but that's not the same thing). I found the brands I got there were more likely to be formulated for taste and usability and there were more choices. I don't know how up to date it is but here's a listing of Bay Area kosher foods. http://JewishSF.Com/resource/chap15.html In case you or others don't know...the term " parve " refers to foods that are kosher and non-dairy/non-meat, but it does include eggs and fish so read the labels carefully. If a product is certified kosher parve you can be certain there is no dairy whatsoever either in the product or processed with the same equipment. Another solution to consider is making your own. It's not too hard, though it takes a couple tries to get the technique down. Note that agar agar flakes and agar agar powder are *not* interchangable. Here's one recipe I have on my website (it comes from a book). http://www.consultclarity.com/recipes/vcheese.html And here's a review of said cookbook and a similar one. http://www.consultclarity.com/recipes/cookbook.html HTH, Cyndi -- _____________________________ " There's nothing wrong with me. Maybe there's Cyndi Norman something wrong with the universe. " (ST:TNG) cyndi http://www.tikvah.com/ _________________ Owner of the Immune Website & Lists http://www.immuneweb.org/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2002 Report Share Posted January 19, 2002 <<I've been trying various brands of vegan cheese and they seem to be somewhat lacking. Veggie Kaas seems to turn into a liquid when heated; Vegan Rella doesn't seem to really melt; Soy Mage kind of melts but isn't quite what I'm looking for. Any other suggestions?>> There is a vegan cheese that melts which is available online at: http://www.imearthkind.com/Vegan%20Cheese.htm I haven't tried it, so I can't give any personal testimonials. Becky Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 22, 2002 Report Share Posted January 22, 2002 , " jennyw " <jennyw@d...> wrote: > I know that Extreme Pizza is said to have had vegan cheese that melted -- > does anyone know what they used to use before they stopped serving vegan > pizzas? Since they stopped? I just Saturday had an ostensibly vegan pizza at the one in Berkeley, with their black bean/salsa sauce (their tomato sauce has dairy) and soy cheese (which they've told me is really vegan). Next time I'm there, I'll ask what brand of soy cheese they use. Zed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 24, 2002 Report Share Posted January 24, 2002 This message was meant to go to the group. --- kim21_us <kim21_us wrote: > Thu, 24 Jan 2002 19:31:16 -0000 > " kim21_us " <kim21_us > " veganbutterfly " <jessiquitaa > Re: Extreme Pizza > > --- > > I'm not sure what kind of soy cheese extreme pizza > uses- it may not > be vegan. I do know, however, that they use eggs in > their dough, > which pretty much defeats the purpose! Have you > eaten at > Lanesplitter in Berkeley? They have delicious vegan > pizzas- they > make their own vegan cheese. > > As far as purchasing vegan cheese, soymage is my > favorite. I've been > meaning to try to make my own, but have never quite > gotten around to > it... , " zed2323 " <zed@a...> wrote: > , " jennyw " <jennyw@d...> wrote: > > I know that Extreme Pizza is said to have had vegan cheese that melted -- > > does anyone know what they used to use before they stopped serving vegan > > pizzas? > > Since they stopped? I just Saturday had an ostensibly vegan pizza at the one in Berkeley, with their black bean/salsa sauce (their tomato sauce has dairy) and soy cheese (which they've told me is really vegan). Next time I'm there, I'll ask what brand of soy cheese they use. > > Zed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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