Guest guest Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 Hi, I've been looking for a good melting " cheese " pizza topping for a while. The Cheezly " super melting " mozzarella is OK, but unlike normal cheese, it doesn't flow very much. Whether you leave it in slices or grate it, it doesn't really spread to cover the whole pizza, so you end up getting clumps of topping. I've had the idea of maybe trying to liquidize this and then mix it with a little (vegan) milk or cream to get it to the consistency of thick custard and then pour it over the pizza to get a more consistent distribution, however I'm on a diet at the moment and so won't have the chance to try this for a while :-) Anyone else had any success in creating a realistic looking vegan pizza? Cheers, Matthew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 Hi Matthew, The Cheezly stuff is the best I know of for melting. Though I find the mozzarella isn't the best of them, as it tends to lump together when you grate it so it doesn't spread very easily. Edam works quite well, if memory serves. I sometimes mix Cheezly with marg and herbs to create a spread. I've never tried putting this on a pizza, but it might make for a more even melt. Alternatively, there is a fake cheese powder around which, mixed with water and heated, turns into a pretty good chees sauce. I wonder if that could be made to a much thicker texture and used on a pizza? John - " Matthew Faupel " <matthew Tuesday, May 08, 2007 1:54 PM Vegan melting cheese > Hi, > > I've been looking for a good melting " cheese " pizza topping for a > while. The Cheezly " super melting " mozzarella is OK, but unlike normal > cheese, it doesn't flow very much. Whether you leave it in slices or > grate it, it doesn't really spread to cover the whole pizza, so you end > up getting clumps of topping. > > I've had the idea of maybe trying to liquidize this and then mix it > with a little (vegan) milk or cream to get it to the consistency of > thick custard and then pour it over the pizza to get a more consistent > distribution, however I'm on a diet at the moment and so won't have the > chance to try this for a while :-) > > Anyone else had any success in creating a realistic looking vegan pizza? > > Cheers, > > > Matthew > > > > ~~ info ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Please remember that the above is only the opinion of the author, > there may be another side to the story you have not heard. > --------------------------- > Was this message Off Topic? Did you know? Was it snipped? > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Guidelines: visit <site temporarily offline> > Un: send a blank message to - > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 I just go for pizza without any cheese, I find the replacement cheeses too processed for my liking and was pleasantly surprised at how good a pizza tastes without any cheese at all. I choose my favourite veg toppings and I still put the herbs on top. I have also found a number of pizza restaurants will do this for you so it means I can have pizza out too. :-) - Matthew Faupel Tuesday, May 08, 2007 1:54 PM Vegan melting cheese Hi, I've been looking for a good melting " cheese " pizza topping for a while. The Cheezly " super melting " mozzarella is OK, but unlike normal cheese, it doesn't flow very much. Whether you leave it in slices or grate it, it doesn't really spread to cover the whole pizza, so you end up getting clumps of topping. I've had the idea of maybe trying to liquidize this and then mix it with a little (vegan) milk or cream to get it to the consistency of thick custard and then pour it over the pizza to get a more consistent distribution, however I'm on a diet at the moment and so won't have the chance to try this for a while :-) Anyone else had any success in creating a realistic looking vegan pizza? Cheers, Matthew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 Hi Guys, you have to be carefull as some pizza places use a small amount of cheese in their tomato sauce for some reason. Its annoying. Martin. Alison Goodyer <alison.goodyer wrote: Hi Matthew I'm new to this group (and to being a vegan)- and must confess I am struggling with giving up cheese (and eggs - as I have hens) - in fact I feel a bit of a failure - I made mayonnaise at the weekend with eggs from my hens AND I had a cheese sandwich :-( Do you buy your cheezly online or from a local health food shop - I rarely get a chance to go into Town so think I'm going to have to try getting it online - I think Goodness Direct stock various different kinds. As to losing weight - I'm trying too and I had been so good for about four weeks (before I consumed the cheese sandwich this weekend - and the mayonnaise) , even to the point of making sure I balanced my omega oils, nuts, seeds etc etc - eating tons of salad, veggies, getting adequate protein and what have you and I gained 2 pounds!!!!!!!! I'm just so shocked that after cutting out butter, cheese and milk that the weight didnt fall off me !!! I have tried making lasagne and sprinkling some of the fake parmesan type cheese (cant think what its called but I got it at Tescos) on the top of my white sauce (made with a little soya spread, flour, black pepper, tsp mustard & soya milk - you have to whisk like crazy as it goes lumpy very easily! to try and imitate a cheese sauce - my family (who are not vegetarian let along vegan) actually liked it - but I didnt ...I'm so missing cheese - and creamy sauces !! Alison On Behalf Of Matthew Faupel 08 May 2007 13:55 Vegan melting cheese Hi, I've been looking for a good melting " cheese " pizza topping for a while. The Cheezly " super melting " mozzarella is OK, but unlike normal cheese, it doesn't flow very much. Whether you leave it in slices or grate it, it doesn't really spread to cover the whole pizza, so you end up getting clumps of topping. I've had the idea of maybe trying to liquidize this and then mix it with a little (vegan) milk or cream to get it to the consistency of thick custard and then pour it over the pizza to get a more consistent distribution, however I'm on a diet at the moment and so won't have the chance to try this for a while :-) Anyone else had any success in creating a realistic looking vegan pizza? Cheers, Matthew Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.5/793 - Release 07/05/2007 14:55 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 Thanks for the ideas - I'll try them out once I'm off the diet! Cheers, Matthew , " John Davis " <mcxg46 wrote: > > Hi Matthew, > > The Cheezly stuff is the best I know of for melting. Though I find the > mozzarella isn't the best of them, as it tends to lump together when you > grate it so it doesn't spread very easily. Edam works quite well, if memory > serves. > > I sometimes mix Cheezly with marg and herbs to create a spread. I've never > tried putting this on a pizza, but it might make for a more even melt. > Alternatively, there is a fake cheese powder around which, mixed with water > and heated, turns into a pretty good chees sauce. I wonder if that could be > made to a much thicker texture and used on a pizza? > > John > > - > " Matthew Faupel " <matthew > > Tuesday, May 08, 2007 1:54 PM > Vegan melting cheese > > > > Hi, > > > > I've been looking for a good melting " cheese " pizza topping for a > > while. The Cheezly " super melting " mozzarella is OK, but unlike normal > > cheese, it doesn't flow very much. Whether you leave it in slices or > > grate it, it doesn't really spread to cover the whole pizza, so you end > > up getting clumps of topping. > > > > I've had the idea of maybe trying to liquidize this and then mix it > > with a little (vegan) milk or cream to get it to the consistency of > > thick custard and then pour it over the pizza to get a more consistent > > distribution, however I'm on a diet at the moment and so won't have the > > chance to try this for a while :-) > > > > Anyone else had any success in creating a realistic looking vegan pizza? > > > > Cheers, > > > > > > Matthew > > > > > > > > ~~ info ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Please remember that the above is only the opinion of the author, > > there may be another side to the story you have not heard. > > --------------------------- > > Was this message Off Topic? Did you know? Was it snipped? > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > Guidelines: visit <site temporarily offline> > > Un: send a blank message to - > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 That's my usual option when eating out. It gets some strange looks but I can usually convince them to do this! Except the time when I carefully explained what I wanted and why to the pizza takeaway place. They successfully produced the cheeseless pizza but then gave me a complimentary cheesy garlic bread :-) Cheers, Matthew , " Helen Davies " <helen wrote: > > > > I just go for pizza without any cheese, I find the replacement cheeses too processed for my liking and was pleasantly surprised at how good a pizza tastes without any cheese at all. I choose my favourite veg toppings and I still put the herbs on top. I have also found a number of pizza restaurants will do this for you so it means I can have pizza out too. :-) - > Matthew Faupel > > Tuesday, May 08, 2007 1:54 PM > Vegan melting cheese > > > Hi, > > I've been looking for a good melting " cheese " pizza topping for a > while. The Cheezly " super melting " mozzarella is OK, but unlike normal > cheese, it doesn't flow very much. Whether you leave it in slices or > grate it, it doesn't really spread to cover the whole pizza, so you end > up getting clumps of topping. > > I've had the idea of maybe trying to liquidize this and then mix it > with a little (vegan) milk or cream to get it to the consistency of > thick custard and then pour it over the pizza to get a more consistent > distribution, however I'm on a diet at the moment and so won't have the > chance to try this for a while :-) > > Anyone else had any success in creating a realistic looking vegan pizza? > > Cheers, > > Matthew > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 Hi Alison, My sympathies giving up your vices. I never had that problem as I never eat cheese before I was vegan, or eggs!( apar from as an ingredient ) I soon learnt that you realt do not need eggs to make pancakes or cakes. There are vegan mayonaises available also from Plamil: http://www.plamilfoods.co.uk/mayo.htm Hope you make it! The Valley Vegan............. Alison Goodyer <alison.goodyer wrote: Hi Matthew I'm new to this group (and to being a vegan)- and must confess I am struggling with giving up cheese (and eggs - as I have hens) - in fact I feel a bit of a failure - I made mayonnaise at the weekend with eggs from my hens AND I had a cheese sandwich :-( Do you buy your cheezly online or from a local health food shop - I rarely get a chance to go into Town so think I'm going to have to try getting it online - I think Goodness Direct stock various different kinds. As to losing weight - I'm trying too and I had been so good for about four weeks (before I consumed the cheese sandwich this weekend - and the mayonnaise) , even to the point of making sure I balanced my omega oils, nuts, seeds etc etc - eating tons of salad, veggies, getting adequate protein and what have you and I gained 2 pounds!!!!!!!! I'm just so shocked that after cutting out butter, cheese and milk that the weight didnt fall off me !!! I have tried making lasagne and sprinkling some of the fake parmesan type cheese (cant think what its called but I got it at Tescos) on the top of my white sauce (made with a little soya spread, flour, black pepper, tsp mustard & soya milk - you have to whisk like crazy as it goes lumpy very easily! to try and imitate a cheese sauce - my family (who are not vegetarian let along vegan) actually liked it - but I didnt ...I'm so missing cheese - and creamy sauces !! Alison On Behalf Of Matthew Faupel 08 May 2007 13:55 Vegan melting cheese Hi, I've been looking for a good melting " cheese " pizza topping for a while. The Cheezly " super melting " mozzarella is OK, but unlike normal cheese, it doesn't flow very much. Whether you leave it in slices or grate it, it doesn't really spread to cover the whole pizza, so you end up getting clumps of topping. I've had the idea of maybe trying to liquidize this and then mix it with a little (vegan) milk or cream to get it to the consistency of thick custard and then pour it over the pizza to get a more consistent distribution, however I'm on a diet at the moment and so won't have the chance to try this for a while :-) Anyone else had any success in creating a realistic looking vegan pizza? Cheers, Matthew Version: 7.5.467 / Virus Database: 269.6.5/793 - Release 07/05/2007 14:55 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted May 8, 2007 Report Share Posted May 8, 2007 Be warned, check whats in the pizza base first! The Valley Vegan.............. Helen Davies <helen wrote: I just go for pizza without any cheese, I find the replacement cheeses too processed for my liking and was pleasantly surprised at how good a pizza tastes without any cheese at all. I choose my favourite veg toppings and I still put the herbs on top. I have also found a number of pizza restaurants will do this for you so it means I can have pizza out too. :-) - Matthew Faupel Tuesday, May 08, 2007 1:54 PM Vegan melting cheese Hi, I've been looking for a good melting " cheese " pizza topping for a while. The Cheezly " super melting " mozzarella is OK, but unlike normal cheese, it doesn't flow very much. Whether you leave it in slices or grate it, it doesn't really spread to cover the whole pizza, so you end up getting clumps of topping. I've had the idea of maybe trying to liquidize this and then mix it with a little (vegan) milk or cream to get it to the consistency of thick custard and then pour it over the pizza to get a more consistent distribution, however I'm on a diet at the moment and so won't have the chance to try this for a while :-) Anyone else had any success in creating a realistic looking vegan pizza? Cheers, Matthew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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