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      they’re currently the wild west and it depends on their intended function and ingredients, in my experience (lactose intolerant ☹️)

      my first thought though was “this is a fairly handy guide for food nerds who are into crafting non dairy cheese”

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        7 months ago

        Hard cheese like cheddar doesn’t contain much lactose (if any), and is generally considered OK.

        Dairy intolerance is another matter though.

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          I get symptoms from small amounts of butter and even really aged hard cheese if I don’t take lactase, so at this point I have no idea what’s up with my system. I suspect a fair amount of it is psychosomatic 😭

          I used to spend a borderline irresponsible amount of money on fancy cheese though so at least that’s one less vice :P

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      I found that the melt-ability of most vegan cheeses drastically increases if you mix it with a little bit of water and oil before dispersing it.