Vegan cheeses, what do you fancy?
"The wolf would not have eaten the three little pigs if he had tried our vegan cheeses", they say in Veggie Karma, the new store of veggie cheeses from Barcelona .
Wassim Karam and Julien Malmont are behind this Unconventional and 100% artisan cheese. But beware, because they not only want to attract the vegan public, as they say they are open to curious palates, gourmets and lactose intolerant, who may not know that the world doesn't end if you can't eat traditional cheese.
Karma is in Buddhism that energy that is created as a result of performing an action, whether good or bad. Ergo, can stopping eating foods of animal origin have a positive impact on karma?
The truth is that according to a recent report by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the livestock sector generates more greenhouse gases, 18% more CO2 than the transport sector . And whether we like it or not, changing habits can be beneficial for the planet (and our health).
A first step can be to start exploring the vegan world, or rather, the realm of vegan cheeses . So lactose intolerant, curious and non-vegans, this is for you.
Vegan cheeses from Veggie Karma.
What does it mean for a cheese to be vegan? can you call it cheese? The answer is yes. “For its preparation, we use cashew nuts, tempeh, lacto-fermented tofu, lupins, soy milk, coconut oil... We only use traceable, top-quality, organic and gluten-free ingredients, which makes our cheeses exceptional quality”, the owners tell Traveler.es.
Veggie Karma Cheeses They provide the body with natural probiotics, vegetable proteins, omega3, monounsaturated fatty acids, phytosterols and antioxidants, among other beneficial substances.
LoverDose.
Like all foods, what makes these vegan cheeses healthy and not just processed anymore, is that they are made in a workshop with organic and vegetable ingredients.
If you want reduce ingredients of animal origin in your diet , do it well and that means taking an interest in how they are made. Veggie Karma He proposes five vegan cheeses to get us started. Do you want to know what they are?
“We recommend the Mystical , a cheese made from fermented tofu, cashew nuts, tempe, coconut, lemon, figs, walnuts and ferments”, explain Wassim and Julien.
You can continue this adventure by trying with loverdose , a feta type cheese, very powerful, cut into cubes; made from fermented tofu and miso, in first-pressed olive oil, with dried tomatoes and basil. Sounds good, right?
He too Magician , made from olives and thyme; the karmajou , a dried tomato and oregano cheese; or the Diabolo , created from fermented tofu, lupine, coconut and active ferments.
"Each one of them has its personality and its characteristic flavor, but they all share the same quality, certain touches and aromas of the mediterranean cuisine ”, they tell Traveler.es.
When it's time to eat them at home... how to accompany them? “Like any variety of cheese. For example, the Lover Dose can be eaten in salads, gratin, in hamburgers ... it is a very versatile cheese, which offers many possibilities in the kitchen”. And they add: "to accompany them, we usually say that the most important thing is to taste them in good company".
Would you like to try them? These are their points of sale and you can also buy them online.