Newbie alert and a big question

[Guest guest]

Jo,

 

Thanks for the reply. I hail from the People's Republic of Texas, USA,

in what seems like the Big Beefy Meateaters Capital of the Steak-Eating

World. However, I must say that there are many good places to buy lots

of vegetarian/vegan fare here. If I am unable to find that particular

brand in the vicinity, do you know of any online retailers?

 

Further, have you tried it and like it?

 

--Kevin

 

 

Jo Cwazy wrote:

 

>In the UK there is Redwood's Cheezly, and there is also a melting Cheezly,

>which melts almost like Cheddar. There are probably others too.

>

>Jo

>

[Guest guest]

Honestly, if I think about it, it is the thing I miss most, maybe

after fried chicken, but I really don't miss it if I don't consciously

think about it. It's amazing what you can get used to not having. If I

were you, I would just let cheese be the last product you give up, and

just slowly phase it out -- eventually you'll probably notice you've

gone months without cheese without even noticing. That was my

experience anyway.

 

If you think it would be very hard to give up cheese, you could maybe

try switching to those soy cheeses that still have casein in them --

they still (IMO) taste really convincing, and I assume are better for

the animals than regular dairy cheese.

 

As for really vegan substitutes, none that I've ever tried have been

that great, but I haven't tried that many (and have tried any homemade

ones at all). I haven't even found good vegan American style cheese,

and you think that'd be the easiest thing to fake.

 

Zach

[Guest guest]

Hi Kevin

 

> Anyway, here is my first big question right out of the chute, and after

> making three fabulous vegan recipes this weekend: How do you folks

> exist without cheese? Meat I can see...but cheese? I poured through

> the ingredients of all the " cheese substitutes " I could find in all of

> the stores I went to, and they all had the offending " cassiene "

> ingredient. Are there no true vegan cheese " substitutes? " Will going

> vegan mean that I bid a fond farewell to my melty, stretchy friend of

> thirty-one years?

 

First thing is... the main issue with cheese is the fact that you're

physically addicted to it - it contains some sort of morphine derivative

(don't ask me how, I can't remember the details), which means that when you

try to give it up you can get minor withdrawal symptoms (just think of it as

cold - tofu :-)). So my first suggestion would be give it a couple of

months, and you may find that you no longer want it.

 

In terms of substitutes, there are a few on the market that don't have

caseine. If you're in the UK, you can get Cheezly or Scheeze, and probably

others I don't know about. Don't know about other countries, but I'm sure

various people here will be able to help.

 

BB

Peter

[Guest guest]

I used to like cheese, and then we gave it up because it gave Colin

migraines. A couple of years later we were at a quiz night, and they had a

ploughman's supper in the ticket price. I thought I would have the cheese,

took one bite, and realised I didn't like it any more.

 

Jo

 

>

> First thing is... the main issue with cheese is the fact that you're

> physically addicted to it - it contains some sort of morphine derivative

> (don't ask me how, I can't remember the details), which means that when

you

> try to give it up you can get minor withdrawal symptoms (just think of it

as

> cold - tofu :-)). So my first suggestion would be give it a couple of

> months, and you may find that you no longer want it.

[Guest guest]

Jo, Craig, Zach, Peter and Fraggle,

 

Thanks for your responses. You've given me a lot of good input

already. The " NotMilk " site has been especially helpful, and I'm

considering the purchase of a " SoyToy, " already with the wife's approval.

 

Thanks!

 

--Kevin