Does dairy-free cheese taste any good?

I'd like to move away from dairy. Gives my tummy too many issues.

I should take a trip to trader joes on tommorow. I assume they have some...

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hartfire

It would depend on your tastes.

One version can be made at home.
Get a block of firm tofu.
Cover it in 1 cm of Hatcho Miso.
Wrap it in clingfilm or a waxed cloth (close out the air).
Leave it in the fridge for a week.
Remove the miso and keep for re-use in stews and soups.
The tofu will now taste a lot like cheese - but doesn't have the same texture.
Needs to be kept air tight and eaten within a dew days.

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hartfire

@KA9ha I never had problems with rubbery, powdery or hard.
It probably depends on the quality of tofu that you start with.

To get the texture of a cheese you'd probably have to blend it with a fully saturated vegetable fat like hulled sesame oil or the mas from cocoa beans.

KA9ha · 31-35, M

@hartfire i had the best of TOFUs from Xuijiang as well as from Canton city... on my tours to china

hartfire

@KA9ha Yeah, the Chinese versions are softer and silkier. :)

KA9ha · 31-35, M

not so... TOFU is the product which is plant equivalent,,,,, i find it hard,tough and tasteless,,,Its rubbery at best

SW-User

none i ever tried tasted good at all, nor did they have a good texture.

if i was going dairy-free, i'd just skip all dairy-like products, except maybe rice milk on occasion.

iamnikki · 31-35, F

@SW-User 😣

rottenrobi · 56-60, F

Eh... there are a lot of fake cheeses out there now, and yes, some are quite good.
They're definitely not cheese, but you can acquire a taste for some.

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SW-User

The Chao brand cheese is good.

DecafD

It’s not gross...def an acquired taste

HannahSky · F

Is it even cheese 🧀?

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