Gluten-Free Vegan 101 Review - Gluten-Free Vegan Parmesan Alternative (Angel Food)
From the pan to the pen, here is the Gluten-Free Vegan Baker's review of one of the current gluten-free vegan products available in Malaysia. This review is dedicated to all vegans in Malaysia and beyond who are also in a gluten-free diet. For the sake of all vegans, this review will make no reference or comparisons to non-vegan products.
Angel Food Dairy-Free Parmesan Alternative
(Ingredients: coconut flour, sunflower oil, salt, yeast extract, natural flavor (dairy free & vegan), citric acid, white pepper, antioxidant (natural herb extract)).
Also available in smoky flavor.
Angel Food Dairy-Free Parmesan Alternative Smoky
Verdict: Angel Food Dairy-Free Parmesan Alternative from New Zealand is 100% vegan, dairy free, gluten free and soy free. Angel Food Dairy-Free Parmesan Alternative contains many ingredients that I find in genuine gluten-free vegan products. It contains coconut flour which is one of my favorite gluten-free vegan ingredients. It even exudes the sweet aroma of coconut. However, I'm really conflicted with this product. First of all, the Angel Food Dairy-Free Parmesan Alternative retains its dry powdery texture and does not melt. Second, on its own this product tastes like a non-vegan food. The taste reminds me of powdered hard-boiled egg. In other words, it tastes like hard-boiled egg. Since I used to be a non-vegan, I know what hard-boiled egg tastes like and it tasted like hard-boiled egg. It even had that powdery texture of hard-boiled egg yolk and the pale yellow color of this product is quite reminiscent of hard-boiled egg yolk. I didn't like eggs and it's one of those foods that I find repulsive and disgusting. I strongly disliked eggs and never had the will to eat them. In terms of flavor, I find this parmesan a bit off-putting and it didn't seem to compliment many vegan dishes. The company suggested putting it on sliced fresh tomatoes. Tried it --- it was no good! It was a bit overpowering as a parmesan alternative on tomatoes. However, I tried putting it on top of steamed broccoli and voila... it actually tasted better than expected. That was the only food on top of which I would put this parmesan and nothing else. It doesn't go well with tomatoes but does amazingly compliment broccoli quite well. Only a strong smelling vegetable like broccoli can find a way to make this parmesan alternative work.
As a whole, I was very disappointed. I really had high hopes on this product when I read that it contained a coconut ingredient. The egg-like taste was the major disappointing factor. Furthermore, this product is very pricey. It was a huge letdown so therefore, Angel Food Dairy-Free Parmesan Alternative will not be included in my favorite list of gluten-free vegan cheese products.
Rating: ⭐☆☆☆☆
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