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Imitation Cheese (Vegan)

Name: Imitation Cheese (Vegan)
Total time: 40 min
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 5 ea. (750g–1kg) large, hard boiling potatoes; 20 ml soy sauce or yeast extract; 20 ml margarine or rapeseed oil; Corn flour or breading mixture; Any of the following optional ingredients: Salt or celery salt Bear's garlic or garlic Herbs, e.g. paprika, thyme, rosemary, cumin, oregano and savory Onions Taco seasoning mix (e.g. corn flour, salt, chili, onion, garlic, paprika, sodium glutamate) 1–3 g chili seasoning mix (e.g. chilies, orange zest, sesame, paprika, celery, and mustard) 1–5 g vegetable stock Unrefined sugar (or sugar not refined using the char method) Pepper 10 ml vinegar

A vegan cheese that mainly consists of potato, oil and soy.

Published October 16, 2026

EST. TOTAL TIME40 min

DIFFICULTYEasy

SERVESSee recipe

Time and difficulty are editorial estimates; allow extra time for your equipment and experience.

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What you’ll need

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5 ea. (750g–1kg) large, hard boiling potatoes
20 ml soy sauce or yeast extract
20 ml margarine or rapeseed oil
Corn flour or breading mixture
Any of the following optional ingredients: Salt or celery salt Bear's garlic or garlic Herbs, e.g. paprika, thyme, rosemary, cumin, oregano and savory Onions Taco seasoning mix (e.g. corn flour, salt, chili, onion, garlic, paprika, sodium glutamate) 1–3 g chili seasoning mix (e.g. chilies, orange zest, sesame, paprika, celery, and mustard) 1–5 g vegetable stock Unrefined sugar (or sugar not refined using the char method) Pepper 10 ml vinegar

Let’s make it

Step 1
Boil potatoes until they are not quite done. If the potatoes are not completely done the resulting substance may be sliceable, although it will be easy to spread anyway.
Step 2
Mash the potatoes, then stir in the soy sauce.
Step 3
Mix in some margarine and cornflour. The substance should take on the consistency of peanut butter but have more the color of cheese than anything else.
Step 4
Mix in any of the optional additions to add flavor to the mixture.
Step 5
Press the substance into a small, round form, to give it the form of a cheddar cheese. Unmold and serve.

Imitation Cheese (Vegan)

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