• @TacticsConsort
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    497 months ago

    Holy shit, there’s a decent vegan cheese? I like my meat but I understand that the current status quo isn’t sustainable, and cheese is the number two thing the vegan industry has been struggling with making a good substitute for (number one being bacon.)

      • @TacticsConsort
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        117 months ago

        Blue cheese is a bit strong for most people, I can respect that, I’m one of those people. The trick is knowing what to pair with blue cheese to help balance it out a bit.

        You want my recommendation for how to enjoy some store-bought blue cheese? Try it on a burger, with some sliced avocado instead of lettuce. The meat and the dense fruit balance out the blue beautifully, you get all the nice taste of a blue cheese without feeling like your mouth got nuked from orbit by smelly cheese.

          • @PapaStevesy@midwest.social
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            127 months ago

            Avocado’s a silly thing to try to sell blue cheese to a blue cheese hater with anyway, it’s almost completely flavorless. What you want is a bright, tart fruit, like a strawberry or an apricot. The sugar and tang of the fruit kind of countersthe funkiness and complements the creaminess of the cheese. Could be fresh fruit or in a jam/compote or whatever. Throw that shit on a cracker and enjoy the ride! Or continue to hate it, lol, that’s also acceptable.

        • @Jarix@lemmy.world
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          07 months ago

          It being strong is not the only reason it is disliked. Usually its the taste that people dont like

    • @meleecrits@lemmy.world
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      87 months ago

      Yeah. I’m a vegetarian and the only things preventing me from being full vegan are cheese and ice cream. Once I can tackle those addictions, I’ll be very happy going full vegan.

      • @Nimrod@lemm.ee
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        187 months ago

        I get the cheese argument, but the dairy-free ice cream these days is wild. Oatly, and a few others have some incredible offerings.

      • @catloaf@lemm.ee
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        57 months ago

        I just wish the US government would shift subsidies from meat and dairy to alternatives. The modern stuff is very good, it just costs like twice as much! Last time I went grocery shopping, the oat milk was almost the same price as the cow milk, so I bought two gallons, because it also keeps much longer than cow milk.

        • @MilitantVegan@lemmy.worldOP
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          17 months ago

          Yeah something about the economics doesn’t make sense, especially comparing the price of, say, dry beans, to a box of plant-based burger patties.

      • zeekaran
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        27 months ago

        My local store had five different brands of mint chip vegan ice cream. I’ve still only tried two and I think they’re great.

      • @howrar@lemmy.ca
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        27 months ago

        I’ve had vegan ice cream before that was so much better than any ice cream I’ve had before but I don’t remember which brand it was and I’m so mad about it. It had this really nice chewy bouncy texture. So good vegan ice cream exists. Now if only I can find it again.

    • Deconceptualist
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      67 months ago

      Holy shit, there’s a decent vegan cheese?

      Yeah, try the Follow Your Heart brand. I think the name is pretty cheesy (pun intended) and it usually costs more than common brands like Daiya, but it tastes significantly better and melts more like actual cheese.

    • @MilitantVegan@lemmy.worldOP
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      37 months ago

      If you skip the mass produced stuff, there are plenty of great naturally fermented plant-based cheeses. But in my experience it always feels like something is missing, which probably has to do with dairy’s addictiveness. How do you compete with drugs?

    • @BakerBagel@midwest.social
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      27 months ago

      Shredded cheese substitutes aren’t bad, especially if you plan on just melting it anyway. I’m not sure i would be willing to use vegan cheese on a cheese and cracker plate, but plenty of the stuff out there is suitable for melting on top of a sandwich, or in potatoes.