I’ll Melt For Grilled Cheese
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You have by now heard of my trials and tribulations of getting vegan cheese to really melt. I’ve carried on and on about how it never really does, no matter what I do. That is, until now.
I found the new Daiya Cheese Wedges at my local Whole Foods. On sale no less. Packaged as a block shape, it comes in 3 flavors: Cheddar Style Wedge, Jack Style Wedge and Jalapeño Garlic Havarti Style Wedge. As only the first two were on the store shelf, I went with Cheddar.
First order of business is a grilled cheese sandwich, like the kind I had as a kid where it’s plain – no butter, spreads or anything fancy, just bread and melted cheese. Since I’m in the Bay Area, my choice of bread is a locally-made, crusty-on-the-outside, fluffy-on-the-inside loaf of rustic sourdough.
Patiently heated on a cast iron skillet until it’s all toasted and melted, it’s got the same salty, Cheddar-cheesy tangy flavor, and Velveeta-like texture as I remembered. I’ve been eating them all week, an indulgent blast to the past.
The taste and texture is also very good straight out of the package, virtually unthinkable with some other brands. I can’t wait to get my grubby little hands on the other two flavors. I see a veggie cheeseburger happening in my near future.
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I was so excited about the Daiya wedges, since I don’t mind the shreds from time to time, but I was surprisingly disappointed. Everyone else seems to love them, but they struck me as plastic-tasting. :(
What I really want is the sourdough bread — with or without the cheese. Since going gluten-free that’s the only thing I miss.
The Jalapeño Garlic Havarti Style Wedge is amazing!
I use it for pizza a lot.
love grilled cheese(& yes, with great cheese!) but never really ate Velveeta so it’s the bread, being gluten-free like Andrea, that I miss most–good, ole’ chewy sourdough bread that I’ve yet to create or find on my G-F adventure~
Does this tastes better than the Daiya shreds? Vegan sites rave about Daiya, but I just don’t get it. I like Galaxy shreds a little better, but not much. I was a huge cheese fan before going vegan, so I’d love to find something that works. Thanks for sharing, enjoy reading here.
I also tried the cheddar wedge since Daiya seems to be what everyone’s raving about. I thought I’d try a piece by itself to get a better feel for the flavor. It seemed so salty to me that I really don’t think I can eat it. And I guess I’m not really sure what the flavor is under all that salt.
never tried that brand but from the pics it looks amazing! thanks for sharing! yum!