help! Is there such a thing as a good soy cheese?

[slynny]

I have yet to try one that even remotely tastes like cheese. Any suggestions?

[LadyFaile]

most that do taste cheesey have casein in them and therefore aren't vegan.

there's one new one you can buy online that everyone's raging about, i don't remember the brand name or url, anyone??

but i do love my vegan grated parmesan for sprinkling on pasta, i think the brand name is soymage, and i think they're one of the only few brands you can buy in stores that are actually vegan.

i dunno, i tried veganrella and a couple others and thought they were nasty, so i gave up and learned to live without cheese, but am tempted to try the mac'n'cheeze recipe posted in the food forum

[punkmommy]

I don't like Toffutti slices - they're all hydrogenated fat. I think it's Soymage that makes an ok vegan cheese slice ( it's marked vegan). I try and stick with the mozzerella -flavored ones, the yellow/orange ones scare me. They don't really taste like cheese though. Joanne Stepaniak's book, The Uncheese Cookbook has a recepie for every type of cheese imaginable, check it out if you can.

[Erin_S2S]

The Uncheese Cookbook is definitely a worthy purchase.
I also use the Soymage parmesan and am happy with it. I don't like the Soymage cheese slices much.
I use Tofutti cheese slices quite often. I'm pretty impressed with the taste. I don't care too much about how healthy or unhealthy they are.

[CharityAJO]

I personally think the soymage parmesan is awful, but, to each his own. The soymage slices are tolerable with a lot of condiments, and they're calcium fortified, which is nice.

The only good vegan "cheese" that I think tastes pretty decent is the Tofutti Better than Cream Cheese. Good on bagels, obviously.. But the herbs and chives flavor actually makes a good sandwich spread, too. A long long time ago I used to get turkey sandwiches with herbed cream cheese at this deli... Sort of the same thing I suppose.

[Thalia]

tofutti slices are the only good one's I've tried. If you can deal with the hydrogenated fat.

[slynny]

Thanks guys, just so you know I'm ovo-lacto veggie. I'm trying to get some ideas for my dad...he recently had bipass surgery and is now on a strict low fat, low colesterol, low sodium diet. So I'm trying to find some recipes and ideas for my mom. He has always been a big meat and potatoes guy...he liked what he liked and would't try anything else. Well, now he has to try new things because he can't eat what he was eating before. To bad it had to take somting like this to change things, esspecially since we've been bugging him for years
Anyway, any good mozzerella substitues like that you could make pizza with? Thanks for all the other suggestions!

[Erin_S2S]

Originally posted by slynny
To bad it had to take somting like this to change things, esspecially since we've been bugging him for years

I know what you mean. My mother just got out of the hospital. They thought it was heart disease, but the tests came back okay. They did put emphasis on her weight and diet. She eats horribly and I've been bugging her about it for years. Her whole family is overweight and eat terrible foods. They all think being a vegan is just ridiculous. This last scare has convinced her though to atleast try cooking veg a few times a week. She actually asked for recipes.
I'm happy that your father is doing okay.

[slynny]

Thanks Erin and I'm glad your mom is OK too.
What gets me is that after people get really sick or have a heart problems...olny then are they told that eating to much meat, or eggs, or cheese is bad for you. Otherwise all you hear from the meat or dairy associations is how damn good it is for you grrrr...I just hope he's not going to be to stubborn. thanks...

[RGR]

I've heard good things about Vegan Gourmet cheeze:

Vegan Gourmet Cheeze