I have struggled to find a decent vegan cheese, so when I heard some raving reviews for veganic cheese I had to give it a try! Veganic foods supplies two type of cheese, pizza cheese and violife slices. I ordered both online from vx. They are quite pricey compared to normal cheese, but its worth it to have cruelty free tasty cheese.
First I wanted to try them cold. They both looked and smelt like normal cheese, so I had high hopes! I popped a violife slice into my mouth... hang on, I quickly flipped over the pack... this stuff was vegan right?!? Yep, clearly marked vegan, I couldnt believe it, this was the best vegan cheese ever. Buttery, and cheesy. They tasted very similar to the continental style cheese you would find on an all you can eat breakfast buffet, I loved it. I couldn't stop myself from eating another... but you only get a few in a pack, these would be gone all too soon!
Next the pizza cheese, it is very finely grated, so I pinched up a small portion and gobbled it up... I was actually very disappointed. Bland with a hint of salt was all I could taste. This really wasn't designed for eating cold.
I swiftly moved on to the meltability test. Cheese on toast, a traditional favourite. I popped two violife slices on a slice of bread and a generous helping of the pizza cheese on the other, under the grill they went. After a few minutes I could see the slices starting to bubble away, but the pizza cheese didn't appear to do anything. After a few more minutes the bread was threatening to burn so I took them out.
First appearances weren't great, they didn't look melted at all. I took a big bite of my violife slice toast. Mmmmm even better than cold, it had gone gooey inside and definitely melted really well. It tasted great, and was perfect on toast. Next up the pizza cheese, a little soft inside but the outside had gone a little crispy... and the taste? The same as it was cold... bland with a hint of salt, very boring.
I didn't want to give up on my pizza cheese though... I'd bought such a massive bag! I decided to give it a go with true purpose in mind... on pizza. At higher temperatures it seemed to melt much better, and created a gooey topping for my pizza, the lack of taste didn't really matter too much here, as it was more the texture you are after on a pizza which it worked really well for.
Overall I love love loved the violife slices, and cannot wait until they have released their upcoming new flavours. The pizza cheese however was overall rather disappointing, it was OK for its specific purpose only.. on pizza. Next time I may try MozzaRisella, which also has excellet reviews as a melty pizza cheese.
First I wanted to try them cold. They both looked and smelt like normal cheese, so I had high hopes! I popped a violife slice into my mouth... hang on, I quickly flipped over the pack... this stuff was vegan right?!? Yep, clearly marked vegan, I couldnt believe it, this was the best vegan cheese ever. Buttery, and cheesy. They tasted very similar to the continental style cheese you would find on an all you can eat breakfast buffet, I loved it. I couldn't stop myself from eating another... but you only get a few in a pack, these would be gone all too soon!
Next the pizza cheese, it is very finely grated, so I pinched up a small portion and gobbled it up... I was actually very disappointed. Bland with a hint of salt was all I could taste. This really wasn't designed for eating cold.
I swiftly moved on to the meltability test. Cheese on toast, a traditional favourite. I popped two violife slices on a slice of bread and a generous helping of the pizza cheese on the other, under the grill they went. After a few minutes I could see the slices starting to bubble away, but the pizza cheese didn't appear to do anything. After a few more minutes the bread was threatening to burn so I took them out.
First appearances weren't great, they didn't look melted at all. I took a big bite of my violife slice toast. Mmmmm even better than cold, it had gone gooey inside and definitely melted really well. It tasted great, and was perfect on toast. Next up the pizza cheese, a little soft inside but the outside had gone a little crispy... and the taste? The same as it was cold... bland with a hint of salt, very boring.
I didn't want to give up on my pizza cheese though... I'd bought such a massive bag! I decided to give it a go with true purpose in mind... on pizza. At higher temperatures it seemed to melt much better, and created a gooey topping for my pizza, the lack of taste didn't really matter too much here, as it was more the texture you are after on a pizza which it worked really well for.
Overall I love love loved the violife slices, and cannot wait until they have released their upcoming new flavours. The pizza cheese however was overall rather disappointing, it was OK for its specific purpose only.. on pizza. Next time I may try MozzaRisella, which also has excellet reviews as a melty pizza cheese.
