What did we think? Surprisingly good! Vegans seriously don’t have to miss out. I would definitely buy this again and would be more than happy to serve it to any of my vegan friends who come over to visit. My final thoughts on the Violife vegan cheese?

They’re also great in sandwiches, too. Violife original flavour grated Violife original flavour grated Adding barley starch and ground sunflower kernels to the usual mix of coconut oil and modified starch gives this Grill Me! Vegan cheese the consistency of dairy halloumi once it’s been grilled, with the olive extract and sea salt added for flavour. In a medium, heavy-bottomed saucepan, combine the crushed tomatoes in their sauce, with the shallots, garlic cloves, olive oil, oregano and red pepper flakes . Swiss-based vegan food maker Vegusto has started to break into the UK market of late and their No Moo Cheeses are proving very popular. Being from Switzerland, these guys even produce vegan cheese specifically for fondue and raclette so – as you could well imagine – it is made to melt very well. They have plenty of other options too, from No Moo Walnut Cheese to No Moo Blue Classic Cheese. Follow Your Heart Dairy Another who uses mainly cashew nuts to make their vegan cheese, Nutcrafter have fresh and aged cheese options as well as spreads and grated products too.

Violife Le Rond Camembert flavour

I'd try both again but I think, when I fully switch to veganism, I'll try the advice of my friend and swerve any alternatives for a good few months. There's plenty of delicious vegan food out there to keep me distracted during that time - I hope. Here we’ll look at the most popular and widely recognised vegan cheese brands in the UK. Note that some of the brands are not necessarily vegan cheese specialists and many produce other food products (which may be vegan or non-vegan, depending on the brand in question). Violife

As you have no doubt seen us mention above, most vegan cheeses are made from a combination of oil (usually coconut oil) and starch (which can come from all kinds of sources from tapioca to potato to rice). This is certainly the case with the mass-produced products that you will tend to come across in the big supermarkets. Some of the higher-end products opt instead to make their vegan cheese from nuts – whether cashew nuts (like Tyne Chease) or almonds (like Nush). This tends to create products that are lower in saturated fat than those using coconut oil, with higher protein and more micronutrients. Again, I have to admit I haven’t tried Violife smoky cheddar flavour slices yet. Not because I’m scared but because I’ve been calorie counting and my lunches have consisted mostly of fruit and yoghurt, not sandwiches. Violife vegan cheese range Cows produce a lot of carbon dioxide and – crucially – methane, which actually causes the planet to warm swifter than carbon dioxide does. As such, it should come as no surprise that dairy cheese is significantly more damaging to the environment than cheese made from plants, whether coconut milk/oil, cashew nuts or anything else derived from plants. Sainsbury’s have a few Free From vegan cheese options available and use similarly longwinded names for them as Tesco do. Their own-brand vegan cheeses include the following: Deliciously Free From Grated Cheddar-Style Coconut Base Alternative To Cheese (catchy, eh!), an alternative to soft cheese, a grated cheese and a Greek-style cheese.The discount-style supermarkets don’t tend to do “own-brand” products per se and they also make it very difficult to know what products they have in store at any time before you actually get there. As such, there are no own-brand vegan cheeses we can confidently list for Aldi or Lidl at the present time. At the same time, prep the sourdough, and cut into chunky slices. Drizzle with olive oil, chilli flakes, and grated garlic, with some lemon oil. We like to cook it in the oven, but you can use a toaster. Bake for 3-5 minutes on each side. More famous for their oat-based milk, ice cream and yoghurts, Oatly also produce a cream cheese-like oat-based spread. Supermarket Own-Brands I have to confess I'm a massive cheese lover and having heard that vegan cheese is hard to get right, I knew this was going to be a tough taste test. Shred romaine lettuce into a salad bowl. Cut tomatoes into quarters, and chop 3/4 of a cucumber into chunky slices.