Vegusto - the king of vegan cheese!

So, a little while ago the good people at Vegusto sent us a sample of their 'No Moo Cheese Sauce'.


If you haven't heard of Vegusto before, they're a Swiss company specialising in vegan meats and cheeses - and I'd heard nothing but positive things about their cheese - in particular that they're very similar to dairy cheese in both texture and taste. 


So with some guests due to come round for dinner on Saturday night, I took the cheese sauce home to experiment and sample on my friends and family. 


I chose to cook a vegan macaroni cheese. In this case it was also wheat free down to a personal wheat intolerance, so I used the fantastic Doves Farm Foods 'Organic Maize & Rice Pipe Rigate' rather than macaroni - although if anyone knows of someone who produces wheat free macaroni I'd be very keen to try it!


And this, is how it came out...

I am happy to announce that both myself and my guests were in agreement that the No Moo Cheese Sauce was very tasty indeed. It had a relatively strong flavour (similar to Parmesan) and was deliciously creamy. It even went crispy on the top which is something I haven't found with vegan cheeses in the past.
A couple of my dairy-eating family members said they could hardly taste the difference between ordinary dairy cheese sauce and this, which, as big cheese eaters, is a great compliment!
The "macaroni cheese" went perfectly alongside a crisp salad with homemade vinaigrette - I'd suggest you need something fresh and sharp to accompany the cheese sauce as it's quite rich. 

So overall, the meal was a success. And another great thing? It even kept well overnight so I was able to eat the few leftovers for lunch the next day! 

VegfestUK definitely gives Vegusto No Moo Cheese Sauce a big seal of approval! 

Thank you, Vegusto, for giving us opportunity to try the sauce for ourselves. 

You can purchase the sauce from the Vegusto website by clicking here.
Vegusto will also be appearing at both Bristol and Brighton VegfestUK in 2012.