We were thrilled to find a vegan Camembert-style cheese in our local supermarket, from the Canadian-based company UMYUM. As the website describes, this cheese has a “bloomy rind; earthy, sweet tones; and a creamy finish.” It is slightly tangy but not overly strong … it’s subtle but quite delicious. The rind is lovely, and the …
Though we love Violife Parmesan as well as Follow Your Heart, we decided to try this vegan parmesan from Trader Joe’s. We were delighted to find that it’s excellent! It has all of the rich creaminess of Violife, but it also comes in little shreds with all of the salty flavor of Follow Your Heart. …
As huge fans of Treeline cheeses, especially the French-style artisan cheeses, we were happy to see a smoked gouda variety. This is a firm cheese that has a really strong gouda flavor … it’s probably the most authentic gouda we’ve sampled. However, there was a bit of an odd metallic aftertaste that we couldn’t help …
Treeline vegan cheeses are a staple in our house, and we were excited to see this new pimento flavor appear in the store. This lovely cashew-based cheese is mixed with pimentos and jalapeños for a lightly spicy flavor (despite the jalapeños, this cheese isn’t too spicy). It’s delicious on crackers and could probably also be …
We found this lovely spreadable cheese from Misha’s Kind Foods, and it’s a wonderful find. The smoked cheddar variety has a great texture, is terrific on any type of cracker or bread, and has a lovely smoky flavor, with smoked paprika and chipotle peppers. If you visit the Misha’s website, you’ll see that these lovely …
You may have already read our review of Cultured Kindness’s brie-flavored vegan cheese, and we were thrilled to sample the “Pepper Jill” flavor as well. The brie flavor was delicious despite tasting nothing like brie, but this peppered cheese is spot-on perfect in terms of both flavor and labeling. It tastes just the way a …
What a joy it was to discover Cultured Kindness cheeses at the grocery! Especially when we saw the word brie along with the word vegan. This “brie” variety is smothered in fresh herbs, which make it especially beautiful (and flavorful). The texture (cashew-based) is perfect: thick, creamy, rich, highly spreadable. The only problem we had …
Of all the Punk Rawk vegan cheeses we love, this is our favorite! (Of course, we haven’t yet sampled Cashew Smoked or the mushroomy Cashew of the Woods; we need to nag our local stores about getting these in stock.) These cheeses come in excellent packaging (what a cool logo, right?), but they don’t necessarily …
Punk Rawk Labs has some of the very best vegan cheese out there, and so naturally we plan on trying every flavor. Today, it’s herb. This is as creamy and rich as the original but with a nice herby flavor; no one spice stands out but the overall effect is pleasing, and it’s perfect with …
We’ve had Punk Rawk Labs cheeses before and enjoyed them so much we always felt all the more disappointed that we didn’t have them available locally – until now! We found four flavors at our local natural-foods store, and we bought some right away, beginning with the original nutmilk cheese. This variety is, in a …
We tried the Kite Hill plain after we sampled the chive — and expected this flavor to be less exciting than its chive version. But while it’s not chivey, it is no less delicious. Among three tasters of a good many vegan cream cheeses over the years, this is the hands-on favorite. This almond-milk-based cheese …
This is my new favorite cream cheese. I used to be addicted to Daiya’s chive & onion cream cheese for bagels, but now it’s this Kite Hill variety. I first discovered it nearly two years ago at a Whole Foods when I was traveling, but it wasn’t available near me, so I only enjoyed it …
We love Treeline‘s many cheeses, especially the French-style spreadable cheeses, and so were thrilled to discover a new flavor (to us, anyway) at a local grocery: Green Peppercorn. This one is indeed, exactly as the package reads, “mild yet subtly tangy” — it’s terrific on crackers but mild enough to put on bagels as a …
With a local grocer stocking these new cheeses from Parmela, a pizza party was clearly in order. First, a few words about Parmela Creamery’s aged nut cheese — these cheddar shreds were delicious to eat out of the bag (which is not even close to true of most vegan shreds, most of which are waxy …
We were delighted to find this Cashew Reserve spread from The Cultured Kitchen at our local co-op. The Cultured Kitchen makes two varieties (the other, Smokey Chedda, sounds amazing), and we sampled Herbs & Chives, which has a mild, delicate flavor. Especially lovely is the hint of lavender. The texture isn’t as smooth as some …