What is vegan cheese made out of?

Question

And yes there is such a thing as vegan cheese, it's a cheese substitute.

Answer 1

Depends there are so many different kinds of vegan cheeses. There is brand cheeses (such as Teese, Vegan Gormet, Cheezley, etc) you can go to their website and look at ingridents. For homemade vegan cheeses most are made of either nuts (raw cashews), nutrional yeast, soy milk, rice milk, etc, search online for various recipes!

Answer 2

Fermented tofu is the closest taste I've ever come to cheese, and cheaper too... It may not exist much in the west outside of Chinatown, but in the Vietnam days, Asian locals substituted it in restaurants if they couldn't find real cheese to feed the GI's.

  I don't particularly like the taste of it, as it has a much stronger flavor than even the ripest cheese, and is saltier, too.

Answer 3

almonds, rice, or soy.

Answer 4

Vegan cheese is made out of Vegans!

Answer 5

Soy protein, and the flavor usually comes from nutritional yeast.  It tastes a lot like cheese.

Answer 6

Soy.

Answer 7

Vegan cheeses are normally made from soya protein. There are a variety of types available - hard or firm varieties that can be grated and sliced; soft or spready versions that can be used in sandwiches or rolls; and even a mozzarella that can be sprinkled on top of pizzas. There are also lots of different flavours available e.g. Cheddar, Gouda, Stilton or Edam

Answer 8

It can be made out of any vegetable oil.

Answer 9

soya milk and tofu and is very healthy

Answer 10

Usually soy and soy preparations like tofu.

Answer 11

Theres quite a bit too it. But I found these two recipes:

http://www.fatfree.com/recipes/condiment...

http://nomilk.com/cheese1.txt

Answer 12

It could be made out of a variety of things.  Primarily vegan "cheeses" use soy protein and add flavorings.  However, I've also seen almonds used as a base.

Answer 13

It's usually made of soy products, such as soy milk, or tofu.  It has a flavor that sort of tastes like cheese, but I didn't like the  gummy texture of it. There are different brands, however, so you just have to experiment until you find one you like.  Try Whole Foods or other stores that feature organic, vegetarian or natural foods.

Answer 14

There is no such thing as vegan cheese.  By definition cheese is dairy.

Edit  Saying 'vegan cheese' is almost like saying 'meat eating vegan'.

Answer 15

Vegan cheese is almost always made of Soya milk and treated just like normal milk

Answer 16

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Vegan cheeses are normally made from soya protein. There are a variety of types available - hard or firm varieties that can be grated and sliced; soft or spready versions that can be used in sandwiches or rolls; and even a mozzarella that can be sprinkled on top of pizzas. There are also lots of different flavours available e.g. Cheddar, Gouda, Stilton or Edam. some vegan cheeses are also made of nut varieties. a few soy cheeses have casein or caseinate in it, which has milk in it, so be warned. you may find that it doesn't melt or stretch like normal, dairy cheese. recommended vegan cheese brands - which taste and melt like normal cheese - is Follow Your Heart's Vegan Gourmet Cheese Alternative, and Teese vegan cheese, and Tofutti's Soy Cheese Slices, Cheezly, and VeganRella. sister brands, such as TofuRella and AlmondRella, contain casein.

Vegan cheeses are normally only available from wholefood or healthfood shops, but they are becoming more popular. it can be grated or sliced and used in scones, lasagnes, pizzas, sauces, sandwiches, rolls or baked potatoes.

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