• DarthBueller@lemmy.world
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      8 months ago

      Miyoko brand cashew cheeses are excellent if you’re not looking for melted cheese. They have an aged cheddar and a soft herbed “cheese” that are great as a cheese-board type thing. Also there are other companies making fake shredded cheese that is lightyears ahead of the soy-based rubbery garbage of a decade ago. I use a fake shredded cheddar on pizza - and it’s much better than being almost but not entirely unlike actual cheese. That said, I miss cheese. Stupid sexy alpha gal allergy.

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        8 months ago

        I will have to check it out! Ive tried Daiya and a billion others but nothing is quite right (or is just flat out awful). That said, totally agree on soft cheeses / dips / spreads. Nothing beats a proper cheese pizza with mozz tho ;-;

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          8 months ago

          Violife cheese is what my store carries. It’s better that daiya but not perfect. I’ve enjoyed the “sandwich slice” cheese they have, good melted.

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      8 months ago

      For cheese you just need to find one that has 0 grams of sugar in it. Lactose is a sugar, so if the cheese has 0g then it’s generally safe to eat.

      I’m extremely lactose intolerant (makes my stomach bleed) and I can eat cheese all day if it has zero sugar.

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        8 months ago

        Neat! Hadnt considered that. Luckily I’m just a veggie by choice so the worst that happens is I feel bad for the cows and maybe a bit bloated.