Need a rec. for a vegan/DF cheese

[Ginevra]

Sandwich type cheese. :) Bonus points if it has melting properties that approximate actual cheese.

[wapiti]

daiya

[EmseB]

Daiya, but sometimes it can be hard to find in anything but shredded. It does melt.

[Pamela H in Texas]

HATE Daiya.  Try Chou :)

[The Girls' Mom]

My best advice?  Skip the cheese.  I have yet to find anything palatable.  The only thing close is daiya cream cheese, and it is only good with lots of sugar .

[Guest]

My best advice? Skip the cheese. I have yet to find anything palatable. The only thing close is daiya cream cheese, and it is only good with lots of sugar .

Yeah, well, that's what I have been doing for the past few years. But I stopped into a sandwich shop Monday, a cute, hipster place on Main Street, and their sandwiches were so innovative. I was able to get a great sandwich on Udi's bread, but it still had dairy cheese on it. The sandwich was awesome, but I can't say my breach of dairy avoidance went unnoticed.

[xixstar]

Daiya my kids will be fine with. Wet and has several options. Roots in Clatksville may have another brand to try too.

 

The Cup in Westminster will serve a gluten-free dairy-free grilled cheese, btw.

Edited July 14, 2016 by xixstar

[happi duck]

We like Daiya.

 

It is some sort of sorcery because it seems to be free of everything!

[hornblower]

Oh the vegan cheese haters are out already :p 

Not to be contrary, but this vegan has found lots of nice cheeses. Daiya  makes nice slices http://daiyafoods.com/our-foods/slices/cheddar/ & also a blocks http://daiyafoods.com/our-foods/blocks/

The block is, in the opinion of my omni & cheese loving dad, more convincing and tastes like a mild cheddar. We like it on crackers or in a sandwich. But for grilled cheese, the slices are better. 

He also liked the Follow Your Heart cheeses. The only reason I default to Daiya is that they're easier to find here. http://followyourheart.com/vegan-cheese

Dayia's creme cheese is actually one that I don't buy anymore as nobody likes it. We prefer Tofutti for cream cheese. 

The best gourmet cheeses are Miyoko's cultured nut cheeses.  Pricy - esp for Canucks by the time we pay for exchange and shipping but truly, they're award winning for a reason. 

Edited July 14, 2016 by hornblower

[Excelsior! Academy]

We like Daiya!

[lmrich]

I agree - skip the cheese. I tried, really tried to like it. It is just unpleasant. I like to add really thin sliced cucumbers to my sandwich and red pepper slices. 

[snickerplum]

My daughter loves daiya, but has had a dairy allergy since birth and knows no difference. She's used Tease Cheese and likes it.

If I had to go dairy free I would skip cheese. Or, have you tried nutritional yeast? It lends a cheesy-ish flavor.

I tell you - morning sickness + the smell of vegan cheese = zofran. Yikes.

[helena]

I'm hooked on Follow Your Heart provolone slices. I'm not vegan, but everyone else in my house is. I think this particular brand and flavor is yummy. It's salty and has a distinct taste.