cheese

4 May 2014

Violife Dairy Free Pizza Cheese
I have suffered cheese envy for many years but now thanks to the popularity of Vegan alternatives, I am enjoying embracing this food group once more. As time goes on the quality of alternatives is improving. My latest find is Violife thanks to my local independent organic store. Seriously I was like a kid on Christmas morning and have gone into cheese overload. Que making lots of pizza and dusting off the sandwich toaster.
Violife Dairy Free Pizza Cheese
Violife is the cheese of my dreams, it melts like snow on a warm day. In my world, that's pretty amazing. It also has a nice creamy taste, I dare not say whether it's as good as dairy cheese because my memories are a bit dusty. However, I think it is pretty similar to Vegusto No Moo Melty.

Violife is also available in blocks, slices and creamy (aka spreadable) in a variety of flavours. Since drafting out this post I have gone ahead and bought the Tomato & Basil slices. I paid £2.10 for the pizza cheese but I have seen it in another store for a few pennies cheaper. Violife is suitable for vegetarians & vegans, dairy, lactose, gluten, soya and palm oil free.

UPDATE: Tesco Extra Stores stock Original in block and slices.

Sarah x

4 December 2012

Applewood vegan cheese
Updated 2020

Vegan and dairy free 'cheese' has come a long way in recent years. It used to only be available in speciality health stores but now it's readily available in the supermarkets. There have been many new launches and I thought I share my personal favourites. Of course everyone's taste buds are different so I recommend shopping around and taste testing as many as you can.

Applewood Vegan - if you miss smoked cheese then this is the one for you, available in block or slices, it also melts like a dream, perfect for toasties 

Bute Island Sheese - available in block and spreadable, this is a brand that has stood the test of time, they now make own brand products for the supermarkets, my personal favourite is Creamy Sheese Garlic and Herb
Nush dairy free almond milk cheese
Nush Foods - Natural Almond Cheese Spread which is thick and creamy, perfect for crackers and bagels, plain (natural) is my favourite but also available in sweet chilli and chive flavours.

Violife - available in block, slices and grated forms, it's the Epic Mature which I enjoy the most for it's punchy flavour. I'll also eat the Original and Creamy versions.

Sarah x

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