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CrispyQ

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4. For me, cheese is the hardest thing to replace.
Fri Oct 20, 2023, 11:29 AM
Oct 2023

I've only come across one cheese replacement product that I would honestly call good & that was Parmela. I always think of our VP when I say that. We had the mild cheddar shreds & they were great. They melted like cheese, tasted like cheese, but I've never seen it in my area since.

My favorite miso went MIA about five years ago & I have to buy my second favorite, & now I'm having a hard time finding Vegenaise with the blue lid in my area. I gave up on the purple lid a few years ago. It's the best, IMO, but the blue is acceptable. The green lid is crap, though.

I don't mean to rant, but this is a problem with veg/vegan products—they don't/can't sustain. As more & more companies try to get in on the veg market, the old time ones have to condense their offerings & cut some of their line. Or, some big corporation buys them out & changes the formula or just discontinues the product cuz it competes with something they sell or want to sell. Lots of health & beauty products have gone that way, too.

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Thank you! MLAA Feb 2023 #1
There is an extra step for Meringues IbogaProject Feb 2023 #2
That does sound good CrispyQ jfz9580m Oct 2023 #3
For me, cheese is the hardest thing to replace. CrispyQ Oct 2023 #4
Ha-I totally hear you! jfz9580m Oct 2023 #5
Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2023 #6
Whole Foods carries Parmela TwilightZone Dec 2023 #7
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