Is the dairy-free cheese sold at Vic Market really dairy-free?
Q I want to ask you a vegan cheese question. At the Queen Victoria Market in Melbourne there’s a shop that sells what they describe as ‘dairy-free’ cheese. I asked them if it was dairy-free, then what is it made of, and they reckon it’s made from endives! Bought some, took it home, fed it to my vegan flatmate who is certain it’s got milk in it. Now either they’re onto a really convincing substitute or there’s milk in it, do you have any insight on it? A I am not familiar with this cheese but I found the below info on the World Vegan Day Forum webpage. I think it would be referring to the same cheese. ————————- Hmmm, Danielle, this sounds a lot like Minichol. Minichol is sold in delis by weight and has often had its packaging removed. Does it look like it has tiny holes in it? Minichol is not vegan, it’s touted as an ‘imitation cheese’, which makes many people believe it’s vegan, and I think it may have been along time ago. But it’s not now. Many deli staff will still te
