Category: Ripened
Nutty Artisan Foods
Our rating:
4
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Visitor rating:
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The prototype of Simply Blue inspired the creation of Nutty Artisan Foods. It looks interesting with its green bloomy rind and the taste is sharply mushroomy, certainly of interest for lovers of strong blue cheese.
La Linea de la Concepcion, Cadiz, Spain
Nutty Artisan Foods
Our rating:
4
/5
Visitor rating:
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From a small vegan cheese maker in southernmost Spain come this goat cheese alternative. While it does not have the sharp goat cheese taste, we appreciate the use of few ingredients and mild mushroomy taste.
La Linea de la Concepcion, Cádiz, Spain
Violife
Our rating:
3
/5
Visitor rating:
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Epic is similar to Cheddarton, another mature cheddar-alternative from Violife. We found neither clearly 'mature' and thought Epic to be more sweet and nutty compared to the relative saltiness of Cheddarton.
Thessaloniki, Greece
Violife
Our rating:
3
/5
Visitor rating:
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An interestingly named, pale-yellow, mature cheddar-alternative. After we mused a bit about saturated fat contents and cheese colours, we thought it is more similar to other Violife vegan cheeses than cheddar.
Thessaloniki, Greece
Nutty Artisan Foods
Our rating:
3.5
/5
Visitor rating:
/5
A semi-cured vegan cheese from the south of Spain with a clear taste of garlic. It makes for an interesting taste variation on a cheese platter.
La Linea de la Concepcion, Cadiz, Spain
AH Terra
Our rating:
3.5
/5
Visitor rating:
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Economically priced home brand of the Albert Heijn supermarket in the Netherlands. As the taste and texture stand comparison with the branded slices, we think it is a good option for a cheese sandwich.
Zaandam, the Netherlands
Simply V
Our rating:
3
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The 'Intense gourmet' slices are siblings of the 'Mild' slices by Simply V that we reviewed at the same time. Compared to Mild, we could not identify why these would be more intense nor more gourmet, and actually slightly preferred the Mild slices for the taste.
Oberreute, Germany
Simply V
Our rating:
3.5
/5
Visitor rating:
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These Mild slices from German vegan cheesemaker Simply V have a pleasant savoury taste. We found it hard to classify the taste though. More for lack of a better alternative we marked it as Gouda-style.
Oberreute, Germany
Violife
Our rating:
3
/5
Visitor rating:
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Probably one of the most widely available vegan cheese slices in the world. These original slices are based on coconut oil and potato starch. While it looks like cheese slices, we think the taste and texture when cold is not great. It improves substantially when melted on a grilled cheese sandwich.
Thessaloniki, Greece
Vegan Deli
Our rating:
2.5
/5
Visitor rating:
/5
Sibling of the Original slices by Vegan Deli. We could only distinguish somewhat different taste and smell. Also here, while it looks like cheese slices, we thought the taste and texture are not very cheesy, noting it gets better when melted.
Tournai, Belgium
Vegan Deli
Our rating:
2.5
/5
Visitor rating:
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Original slices from Vegan Deli are Swiss cheese-style, organic and soy-free. While the looks are clearly recognisable as cheese slices, we did not conclude the same about the taste and mouthfeel. Melted we thought better than cold.
Tournai, Belgium
Casa del Fermentino
Our rating:
4
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Visitor rating:
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Fermè is a cashew-based fermentino. This Black Pepper type conveys a lively taste of freshly milled black pepper. We think a nice addition to a cheese platter.
Godo di Russi, Ravenna, Italy
Casa del fermentino
Our rating:
3.5
/5
Visitor rating:
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A special flavour fermentino, sweet and sour due to the sweetness of the cranberries and acidity of the lactic acid, topped with the taste of the pecan nuts.
Godo di Russi, Emilia Romagna, Italy
Quevana
Our rating:
3.5
/5
Visitor rating:
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After we tried 'Truffled' from Quevana, we also enjoyed 'Smoked'. Both vegan cheeses are made with low processing of organic cashew nuts, resulting in relatively affordable, healthy and tasty vegan cheeses.
La Lastrilla, Segovia, Spain
Quevana
Our rating:
3.5
/5
Visitor rating:
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From a small vegan cheesery in Segovia, Spain, comes this semi-cured, truffled vegan cheese. We enjoyed the truffle taste, on a base of fermented organic cashew nuts that has cured some 6-8 weeks.
La Lastrilla, Segovia, Spain
Casa del fermentino
Our rating:
4
/5
Visitor rating:
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Fermè is a cashew-based fermentino. The Herbs & Flowers type has a pleasant flavour, which we think is a nice addition to a cheese platter.
Godo di Russi, Emilia Romagna, Italy
Vegusto
Our rating:
3
/5
Visitor rating:
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A Swiss vegan blue cheese of which the producer says it has a taste reminiscent of Gouda. We wondered, which one of these two is it? It cannot possibly be both at the same time: a blue cheese with Gouda taste?
Neukirch, Switzerland
Max & Bien
Our rating:
2.5
/5
Visitor rating:
/5
A wedge out of a Dutch-style cheese wheel, one out of a range with different tastes, here tomato & olive. The looks are good, and Max & Bien's website states "the tastiest alternative to cheese". Does it live up to this promise for us?
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Max & Bien
Our rating:
3
/5
Visitor rating:
/5
A wedge out of a Dutch-style cheese wheel, one out of a range with different tastes, here truffle. The looks are good, and Max & Bien's website states "the tastiest alternative to cheese". Does it live up to this promise for us?
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Max & Bien
Our rating:
3
/5
Visitor rating:
/5
A wedge out of a Dutch-style cheese wheel, one out of a range with different tastes, here herbs & garlic. The looks are good, and Max & Bien's website states "the tastiest alternative to cheese". Does it live up to this promise for us?
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Jay & Joy
Our rating:
3.5
/5
Visitor rating:
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Jean-Jacques is the orange washed-rind looking vegan cheese of Jay & Joy. This is not a smelly feet cheese in case you are looking for one. Rather, the taste has principally mushroomy and earthy vegetable notes.
Lacroix-Saint-Ouen, France
Jay & Joy
Our rating:
4
/5
Visitor rating:
/5
A goat cheese alternative, shaped in the traditional log form. Produced by expert vegan-alternative cheese makers Jay & Joy from France, based on traditional cheese-making techniques, with limited ingredients and a pleasant, mild taste.
Paris, France
Casa del fermentino
Our rating:
3.5
/5
Visitor rating:
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Cicioni is 'the original fermentino', the first product of this type, which is made exclusively of almonds, cashew, water and salt. High in protein, low in saturated fatty acids.
Godo di Russi, Ravenna, Emilia Romagna, Italy
Mondarella
Our rating:
3
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Visitor rating:
/5
Based on shea and almonds as main ingredients, Soft White is a camembert-like vegan cheese with a light bloomy rind and fatty texture similar to camembert, but a taste that is a bit too bland for us.
Berlin, Germany
Jay & Joy
Our rating:
5
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Visitor rating:
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Our first five-star review, the masterpiece in the Jay & Joy range so far. The texture is light and fluffy, the taste a blend of tangy, earthy vegetable and mushroomy. A highlight on any vegan cheese platter.
Lacroix-Saint-Ouen, France
Fervena
Our rating:
4
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Visitor rating:
/5
A healthy vegan alternative to dairy cheese with few ingredients, based on the fermentation of cashews. We liked the whole package of looks, texture and taste.
Oud Ade, the Netherlands
Casa del fermentino
Our rating:
4
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Visitor rating:
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Camelia is a fermentino with a bloomy rind that gives it a camembert-like look and a nice mushroomy, cheesy taste.
Godo di Russi, Ravenna, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
