Vegan cheese starter culture II | with Lb.Casei and St.Thermophilus for typical traditional cheese flavor

What is vegan cheese

Vegan or vegetable cheese is not made from milk, but from another vegetable base product. Vegan cheese usually consists of nuts, nutritional yeast and oil. Cashew nuts are extremely popular among vegan cheeses, because of their soft taste and creamy texture. But almonds are also a popular ingredient to make vegan cheese.

Why a vegan cheese starter culture

To get a good fermentation (acidification and flavor formation) you need a cheese starter culture. However, most starter cultures available are not vegan. The vegan starter cultures of Startercultures.eu are. The use of vegan yogurt or vinegar as a starter culture, for example, also has disadvantages because these bacteria are not specifically intended for cheese. The vegan cheese starter cultures from startercultures.eu are.

Also for regular cheese

The fact that our starters are vegan doesn’t mean that can only be used for vegan cheese. They are perfectly suitable for regular cheeses as well.

Vegan cheese starter culture II

A different blend of ripening ferments, with the famous Thermophilus culture, which besides guiding the fermentation process, provides the typical flavors of traditional cheeses.

Tip

Also check our vegan molds for your own vegan camembert or roquefort cheese!

Content vegan cheese starter culture

• 3 grams for 3 kg
• Contents: starter cultures
• enough for about 3 kg of vegan cheese
• Micro-organisms:  Lb.Casei and St.Thermophilus produced in synthetic ( non-dairy ) media.
• Made in Spain
• Vegan
• Organic
• Allergens: none

Storage instructions

In the fridge or freezer. Shelf life is about 2 years in the freezer. Preferably use at once.

How do you make vegan cheese?

Remember those sad, rubbery blocks that passed for vegan cheese a decade ago? Thank goodness those days are behind us. Thanks to dedicated pioneers and fermentation enthusiasts, we can now create vegan cheeses at home that actually compete with their dairy counterparts in both taste and texture. In this blog we’ll teach you how to.

Online on demand workshop ‘how to make vegan cheese at home’ (subtitled)

During this English subtitled workshop you will learn the theory and practice of making vegan cheeses at home, with a focus on vegan camembert and vegan blue cheese . Foodwriter ‘Meneer Wateetons’, author of several books on fermentation and alternative food preparation techniques,  will teach you all about fermentation, curing salts, food safety, pH, starter cultures, molds and drying conditions. Click here for more info.