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New Vegan Rice Cheese.

Juliebove

By Juliebove
in Food Intolerance & Leaky Gut

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Juliebove Rising Star
Juliebove
Posted

I haven't tried it yet but my health food store is ordering it for me. Here's a link:

Open Original Shared Link

I did try their other rice cheese and it tastes great but it contains casein and I'm allergic.

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Sugarmag Newbie
Sugarmag
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Oh that's awesome!! I actually just saw some rice cheese the other day (not sure what brand) and I was so mad that there was casein in it!! I will be trying this for sure!! Thanks for the heads up!! :D

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted

Thank you--I'm going to look for this. Their other rice cheeses had casein from milk.

This one looks good.

Sugarmag Newbie
Sugarmag
Posted
Thank you--I'm going to look for this. Their other rice cheeses had casein from milk.

This one looks good.

Yeah, I actually think it was this brand that I saw...the packaging was so similar. I hope my store gets the new ones in soon!!

hathor Contributor
hathor
Posted

I've just tried some of this. It isn't too bad in a sandwich. I wouldn't eat it by itself or just on a cracker, though. Not quite cheeselike ... Of course, tastes vary. I've heard people before who absolutely love this stuff. Others dislike it.

EBsMom Apprentice
EBsMom
Posted

Hathor, do you think it might melt (like on a pizza or a hot sandwich?) I haven't seen any of this around yet, but I'm going to keep my eyes open.

Rho

jerseyangel Proficient
jerseyangel
Posted
Hathor, do you think it might melt (like on a pizza or a hot sandwich?) I haven't seen any of this around yet, but I'm going to keep my eyes open.

Rho

I'm wondering about this, too.. I'm thinking grilled cheese and bacon sandwich.....

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nmw Newbie
nmw
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I've found this in cheddar and cheddar jack flavors. It's ok - it melts. I wouldn't eat it cold on anything.

Juliebove Rising Star
Juliebove
Posted
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I've found this in cheddar and cheddar jack flavors. It's ok - it melts. I wouldn't eat it cold on anything.

I'm thinking nachos. I do like the Nacho Chreese dip, but I fondly remember a big platter of nachos with beans, maybe some taco meat, olives, onions and tomatoes on top. Perhaps mixed in with all the other stuff it might be cheesier? Oh I can't wait for mine to come in. My health food store is ordering it for me along with some Ricera yogurt!

MySuicidalTurtle Enthusiast
MySuicidalTurtle
Posted

I am sorry but this brand SUCKS. It was some of the worst cheese ever.

I have found a better cheese that MELTS. It is so good. I put it on my veggie burgers and pizza. My non-gluten-free and non-vegan friend had pizza with me and said he wouldn't have known it was fake cheese if I hadn't told him.

Open Original Shared Link

jmengert Enthusiast
jmengert
Posted

Oh, how I've missed cheese. I bought this stuff this weekend because I'm also soy free, and, um, gross. It left a horrible aftertaste and was nothing like cheese. I'm going to try it melted next because I spent money on it, but, yeah, it's not good.

Darn.

I wish someone could make a good soy free, dairy free, gluten-free cheese!

Juliebove Rising Star
Juliebove
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I am sorry but this brand SUCKS. It was some of the worst cheese ever.

I have found a better cheese that MELTS. It is so good. I put it on my veggie burgers and pizza. My non-gluten-free and non-vegan friend had pizza with me and said he wouldn't have known it was fake cheese if I hadn't told him.

Open Original Shared Link

That stuff is made of soy and we can't have soy.

hathor Contributor
hathor
Posted
Hathor, do you think it might melt (like on a pizza or a hot sandwich?) I haven't seen any of this around yet, but I'm going to keep my eyes open.

Rho

Others have answered the question. Apparently it does. I haven't tried doing that yet.

As I said before, this is not a product where you want the cheese to come through. Definitely not a product to eat by itself. I found it fine on a sturdy bread with some lettuce & tomato. Also the more times I ate it the more I liked it. My initial distaste was probably due in part to the fact that it isn't a taste & consistency twin of "real" cheese. (Yes, indeed, here the cheese does NOT stand alone. Sorry -- I couldn't resist that one :lol: )

(This probably explains my distaste for "cheese" sauces based on nutritional yeast. I didn't want to go through the process of learning to accept the flavor. But turns out I can't have yeast either ...)

I've heard of a number of nice soy-based cheeses but that doesn't help us.

I found another nondairy, nonsoy cheese called VeganRella. But it contains oat flour.

So the only cheese-like substance out there that is gluten, casein, & soy free seems to be the Galaxy brand. You figure out a way to eat it you like or you just give up on the idea of having a cheese.

People's tastes vary and can change given the context. I had some New Grist beer by itself at home & I thought it awful. I wished I had purchased Redbridge instead. But yesterday I was at a restaurant that only had New Grist. Drank with a meal -- and it being the only beer available to me -- well, it didn't seem half bad.

maryjoali Newbie
maryjoali
Posted

I bought the cheddar block and like many others, we can't eat it cold or alone. It was good shredded and cooked on a pizza though. Definitely helped cure my craving for pizza! :)

hathor Contributor
hathor
Posted
I bought the cheddar block and like many others, we can't eat it cold or alone. It was good shredded and cooked on a pizza though. Definitely helped cure my craving for pizza! :)

Just a head's up -- the cheddar block contains casein.

Mango04 Enthusiast
Mango04
Posted
I wish someone could make a good soy free, dairy free, gluten-free cheese!

Someone has :D It's called Open Original Shared Link

:):):)

jmengert Enthusiast
jmengert
Posted

I'm on the east coast, and I've never seen this brand before. I'll keep an eye out, though.

Thanks for the tip!

Sugarmag Newbie
Sugarmag
Posted
Someone has :D It's called Open Original Shared Link

:):):)

I checked out the site...but I didn't see anywhere where it stated Parma was soy free. Maybe it lists it on the package itself??

I did try the rice cheese this weekend. I attempted to make a grilled cheese. It didn't really melt very well. :( Maybe, if I left it on longer, it may have melted a tiny bit.......but then the bread would be a little too crispy!! Taste was ok, not great....but I wasn't expecting a lot, being soy, dairy and gluten free!! But it's better than nothing, in my opinion! I definitely would not eat it just by itself either.

Mango04 Enthusiast
Mango04
Posted
I checked out the site...but I didn't see anywhere where it stated Parma was soy free. Maybe it lists it on the package itself??

It's soy-free (I'm allergic to soy). Here are the ingredients:

"It's made with ONLY: raw organic walnuts, Red Star nutritional yeast, Celtic sea salt, and love.
Sugarmag Newbie
Sugarmag
Posted
It's soy-free (I'm allergic to soy). Here are the ingredients:

Oh, I'm definitely getting this then!! Thanks for the super quick reply too Mango04!! :D

hathor Contributor
hathor
Posted

Oh, yeah, now I remember Parma being mentioned before.

Unfortunately, I can't have yeast either :( I guess I didn't want to remember something good I couldn't eat :rolleyes:

Juliebove Rising Star
Juliebove
Posted
  • Author

I got my Rice Cheese last night. I got the cheddar flavor. I was a little concerned because it contains hot peppers, but the cheese itself doesn't taste hot at all. And I thought it tasted like real cheese, straight from the package, although it was slightly oily. The only problem I have with it is the carb count. 6g per slice, so as a diabetic, I have to limit how much of it I eat.

I made loaded nachos with it. Layer of chips, some refried beans, the cheese, torn in pieces, chopped tomatoes, chopped green onions and black olives. Nuked for a minute, then topped with salsa. Yum!!! Tastes just like the real thing and daughter loved it too.

Glutenfreefamily Enthusiast
Glutenfreefamily
Posted

Thanks so much :) Im going to get some for my daughter. She loves the yeast cheese mixes so Im sure she will like this. It will be nice to make some grilled cheeses for her and nachos.

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