I freaking hate Daiya.
Posted by OrangeCreme on Jul 12, 2011 · Member since Feb 2010 · 36 posts
I went to an all Vegetarian/Vegan restaurant the other day, and got so excited because they had vegan cheese available for their veggie burger. Turns out it was my arch nemesis, Daiya! I was so disappointed, and tried to look discreet as I scraped it off my burger...
Daiya mozzarella is the most disgusting vegan product I've ever had. I was wondering if anyone else felt the same. A lot of vegwebbers seem to love the stuff, but I think it's terrible, in any flavor. Period.
just finished up my pepper jack yesterday. i am learning this with daiya in general, less is more. I am going to start going with the freezer approach since i dot eat it fast enough and have lost a couple of bags...
i haven't tried the pepperjack... def on my to do list once i have some fundsss
yes jess... i always freeze it now after opening... i don't use it fast enough and find it spoils super fast after opening the bag
amy, i think it lasts a few weeks, or a bit i less from what i can tell, but since i am the only fully vegan in the house, there is no way i use it that fast.... and anymore than a tiny bit tastes way too off and buttery/chemically for me. thank you for the freezing tip :)
I used to love daiya when I first became vegan. I have a soy allergy so I'm pretty limited on my choices of processed foods. I made pizza and mac n cheez with the mozzarella version. Then I tried the cheddar, and it was so unappetizing that I can't eat daiya at all anymore. It doesn't really matter anymore now. I'd rather just go cheezeless on my pizza now; I don't feel like I'm missing out at all. Tastes change I guess? The yummy is in the veggies and the dough anyways. My favorite part has always been the dough.
I still have an aversion to nooch. I really really don't like the taste. I wish I did. :/
I used to love daiya when I first became vegan. I have a soy allergy so I'm pretty limited on my choices of processed foods. I made pizza and mac n cheez with the mozzarella version. Then I tried the cheddar, and it was so unappetizing that I can't eat daiya at all anymore. It doesn't really matter anymore now. I'd rather just go cheezeless on my pizza now; I don't feel like I'm missing out at all. Tastes change I guess? The yummy is in the veggies and the dough anyways. My favorite part has always been the dough.
I still have an aversion to nooch. I really really don't like the taste. I wish I did. :/
i agree with the whole liking daiya at first then being sorta repulsed by it... what nooch sauces have you tried? maybe i can suggest another?
Nooch might grow on you... I hated it for about a year, then all the sudden it's like a switch flipped & now I'm addicted to it. I can eat it plain now. Not that I do, but... I could. ;)
:D lol I am of the "I heart daiya" gene, as well....
I LOVE it. I find it to be the best tasting, completely vegan (no casein) vegan cheese out there. The flavor reminds me of a blend of parmesean and white chedder. and it actually melts!
I splurged on the mozzarella Daiya the beginning of the month. I am still up in the air about it. My first response was "what is the big deal about?" I grew up eating a lot of cheese, sometimes I have thought my kids were mice. If I tried to convince myself it was real cheese, I was extremely disappointed. In small amounts and thinking of it as just another pizza topping, it was OK but not great. I have finally convinced myself to give up cheese, a battle I have been waging for about 30 yrs due to lactose intolerance but in general, this is not going to make it onto my regular foods list.
I do have an aversion to highly processed foods to begin with so I was a bit nervous trying it in the first place.
ive officially daiyayad myseld out me and daiya needed a break from each other as i ate an entire bag in a week span of too much vegan pizza the worst thing about it? half of it was in a DAY on some papa johns cheeseless slices i fancied up. im not buying it next time i grocery shop i survived my first two years of veganism without fake cheese i can survive now without too.
Nooch might grow on you... I hated it for about a year, then all the sudden it's like a switch flipped & now I'm addicted to it. I can eat it plain now. Not that I do, but... I could. ;)
I agree at first I hated it then tried it again about 6 months later now i love it. Daiya mozz is ok. I usually use it for quesadillas and my son loves it. I'm not that impressed with the cheddar though. I used it to make capirotada (mexican bread pudding) and it was mehhh. I wish I could find a cheddar I like. Pre-Vegan I was a cheddar fiend. As for pasta sauce I've never had homemade so I wouldn't know what to compare it to. Therefore jarred is fine although I can't eat it anymore. :'( Darn you acid reflux!!!! I do however want to try the pepperjack. I love some jalapenos!!
I guess I am kind of on the outside of this one apparently.
I can't stand to be in the same room as an open bag of Daiya as the smell makes me ill. I think the enzymes that are used in Daiya make it taste a little too close to dairy cheese. :P
The pepperjack daiya is not that good.
There. I said it.
I agree sb, I was hoping it would be better =/
But I still love it and all daiya, I just wish they zazzed the pepperjack up more, instead of loads of hype and just plain ol' cheese.
I did make a killer jalapeno cheddar mac with the mozz & cheddar daiya and it was loads better than the pepperjack garbage.
I was disappointed with the pepperjack. I haven't bought Daiya in a while, because it makes P STINK so bad. I need to make myself some mac and cheese.
The pepperjack daiya is not that good.
There. I said it.
the fact that it is orange instead of white threw me... i passed on trying it today and picked up the mozerella even though i only eat it occasionally on french bread pizza and in small amounts
I don't think the pepperjack is very good, either. It tastes sort of chemical-y? I didn't hate it, but I absolutely love the mozz & cheddar kinds, so the pj just doesn't measure up for me.
So I guess I'm odd man out since I like the pepper jack.
So I guess I'm odd man out since I like the pepper jack.
yes you are weird man :)
:P
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