vegan cheese: we have tried many many things, and we cant find anything good! its all so repulsive! is there anything good that actually tastes mostly like cheese? I would love to know. I have the hardest time not eating cheese! And if you also know, are there any good vegan chocolates out there? Thank you! :)|||Hi, hopefully I can help! I don't know if you are a creator or consumer, maybe you don't have too many places around you that you can shop.. that's the case for my b/f & I.. and we love to make food anyway.. So, this is a cheese recipe I got off the internet when we were having a fondue party for some vegans.. and we've used it ever since.. for everything. but I don't have the link.. so hopefully you'll be interested in it & I'll type it out for ya. 2 3/4 C Water (could easily add or subst. w/ silken tofu) 1 C Chopped Red Pepper (sometimes we use less) 1/2 C Raw Cashews- finely ground 1/3 C Quick Oats 1/2 C Nutritional Yeast Flakes 4 Tbsp. Arrowroot or Cornstarch 3 Tbsp. Lemon Juice 1 Tbsp. Tahini 1 Tbsp. Onion Powder 2 Cloves Garlic- minced (note: they are going in a blender anyway, but this is how recipe gave it- also.. might want to adjust to taste- strong flavor) 1/2 Tsp. Mustard Powder 1/4 Tsp. Tabasco or other hot sauce (I do this optionally) 1/4 Tsp. Nutmeg 1/4 Tsp. Paprika 1 Tsp. Salt All ingredients go in blender until smooth, transfer to pot and heat gently to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to low & cook until thickened & smooth. My b/f has got in the habit of putting it back into the blender afterwards and then serving.. It depends on the consistency you're going for. We use this on pizza, tacos (we add salsa to the "cheese"), mac & cheese, chip dip- nacho type thing.. basically it's really flexible. just add or remove whatever ingredients you need for the specific recipe. & here is one website for an almond-based cheese, we've found cashew and almonds work really well for cheese. I have not tried this one however: http://www.veganchef.com/italcheese.htm|||Stay true to your vegi insanity, drink lots of water and eat grass,|||http://www.recipezaar.com/recipes.php?q=鈥?/a> http://www.recipezaar.com/recipes.php?q=鈥?/a>|||The Best Vegan Cheese The Vegan Gourmet brand of vegan cheese contains no whey, casein, rennet, or other animal products (many soy-based cheese still contain a bit of milk in them) and is also gluten-free. The texture is somewhat softer than a dairy cheese, but it tastes great and melts better than other vegan cheeses. This is the best completely vegan brand there is for pizzas, sauces, and anything that you need a really melty cheese for. Although it comes in four different flavors, my favorite is the nacho flavor! http://imearthkind.com/|||I ama former chef from Canada, and have used a brand up here a number of times, they have 3 varieties a Cheddar version, Mozzerella and a Pepper Jack type. The early ones I used had a problem melting like dairy based cheeses, but these all have extremely good qualities, all you can do is try all the varietys and flavours you can find, and pick the best for you. As for the person that said they contain a trace amount of milk, it cannot be labelled as Soya cheese with any dairy in it, the FDA and Dept of Agriculture in the US and Health Canada would require anything not to be a pure product to labelled as a process soya cheese food like sliced american cheese food used for sandwiches, once a product is modified beyond its original nature, it must be labelled as a "product" not a "pure" ingredient.|||the only vegan cheese ive bought was from wholefoods, and it was a cheese sold under the name of "galaxy". tasted sort of funky by itself, but better when combined with other things. do not worry: their lactic acid or lactic whatever is vegetable based. your best bet on vegan chocolate is just sticking with dark chocolate; that's what ive done myself. also, you could try luna bars or lara bars and try their chocolate flavors.|||Soymage parmesan is good. Road's End organics Mac and ChReese dinners rock too. Haven't found a straight-up cheese that was very good though.|||Ultimate Uncheese Cookbook has some really good block cheese recipes. Just keep in mind that the vegan cheeses won't be as high-fat and probably salt as you are used to. And I wouldn't compare them to dairy cheese; they are unique and not a substitute - they are vegan cheese. :D I love Equal Exchange fair-trade dark chocolate with almonds. Yum.