With that said, I think cheese will be the most difficult thing to give up, it is what made my vegetarian days so happy! October is the official month of going vegan but I got way too excited at Whole Foods when I saw the array of vegan cheeses presented in front of me.
There was almond cheese!
There was tofu cheese!
There was even rice cheese!
So I decided to try to get on the bandwagon early and chose a good looking block that looked about right and was cheddar cheese flavored. It was made out of tofu. It also said it would melt which is my favorite characteristic of cheese. I was sooooo excited about this that I went home and sliced myself a piece.
I should have realized something was off before I even popped it in my mouth because it felt rubbery and sort of wet. But down the hatch it went.
And...it was the most disgusting thing I have ever had in my life, hands down. The rubbery texture I could even get over, but it just tasted soooo not right. It was weird and had a chemical-ly taste...I don't even know how to describe it. I guess I didn't expect it to be chemically because it's all natural and what not!
I tried melting it on a tortilla chip and I got half of it to melt and gave up after awhile because it was getting so hot and nothing was happening. It was better melted but definitely still not good. Maybe if I throw a bunch of salsa on it it'll be better.
I don't want to waste it because there are starving kids and people everywhere so I will give it a second try. It's been like 2 weeks. I am still scared :( It hasn't expired yet, so maybe I will be brave this weekend and try it again.
My friend Archna said almond cheese was the best vegan cheese she has tried so I will look into that next time.
Thank you cows for making delicious cheese for me. R.I.P, oh how I will miss you.
k... i think i was wrong (unless real food daily has changed it).... it's not almond cheese it was cashew cheese...
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