Nutritional Yeast

[bootzey]

Good Morning Folks,

I got hold of some nutritional yeast yesterday for the 1st time and imagine my surprise when I stuck my finger in the bag, to find that it did NOT taste like cheese! Will it taste more chesse-like once I add it to some recipes? Or will I mentally have to convince myself that that bitter sandpaper flavor is cheese?

Peace

[Veganforlife]

I find adding it to various recipes enhances the flavor and does make it somewhat "cheeze" tasting. I would never have tasted it plain though! Yuck! Hope that doesn't turn you off from using it.

[bootzey]

I find adding it to various recipes enhances the flavor and does make it somewhat "cheeze" tasting. I would never have tasted it plain though! Yuck! Hope that doesn't turn you off from using it.

OK. I'll take your word for it and get back to you.....

[Dimond]

I've never found it to taste like cheese in recipes. I just don't find it a useful or necessary ingredient. If I want cheese, I just use a simple recipe with few ingredients.

[snoops]

I sprinkle it on kale with olive oil and dehydrate it. It tastes kind of salty cheesy. Real cheese flavour - uh no!!:)

[HolyGuacamole]

I <3 nut. yeast. Could eat it with a spoon. :D

[JennaBoBenna]

I ate it in a cooked recipe once, a veggie mac and cheese. I decided to re-live my Kraft days, and I stuck my finger in the dry "cheese" mixture and BLECH! It was awful. Then I added it to the macaronis and it was okay, pretty cheesey. But then, I felt really sick afterwards :( Makes sense, it was cooked...but my point is that when you use it in recipes, it tastes cheesey

[cara4art]

It tastes "cheesier" when you have some salt along with that. Think about it, regular dairy cheeses mostly have some salt in them. Olive oil, a bit of nutritional yeast, a bit of hot sauce and salt make a fast combo for something like squash or zucchini noodles. Almost like a cheesy ramen, with none of the junk or the guilt - LOL!

[appifanie]

i love the crap out of nooch, but you couldn't make me try it plain :)

it gives a creamy, cheesy "essence"