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Ruth Mottram | 1 years ago (raw) | export | reply | flag 
 Apparently someone at KU has developed a #PlantBased #Vegan cheese that really tastes like cow milk based cheese. 

For me as a fairly new vegan, this is the *absolute* holy grail. 
There are many #FakeCheese options out there and they are all revolting. 

I make a mean cashew nut spreadable version but a proper cheese is still something I miss from my lactovegetarian days . 
Wonder who I can ask for a taste test.. ? 
(And if it's really good I'll be buying shares.)

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https://expressional.social/@ING/111176359258006160
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f1d6644d | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @ad951bfd if you're even in the UK and like strong cheddar I'd recommend Cathedral City's vegan version, to me it's indistinguishable
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4db04c2b | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @ad951bfd I think VioLife is very good. The feta and the shredded mozzarella.
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ce57c4ce | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @ad951bfd 

For those of us who keep kosher, the mantra has always been "fake meat, real cheese," because the former is less revolting (or can be better rationalized*) than the latter.  Anything that tips the scales in the other direction would be what we call a "neis nigla" - an open miracle.

*That is, comes in varieties that are obviously not meat, but aren't entirely repulsive for what they are.