Omelet wrote on Tue, 16 Nov 2010 11:25:55 -0600:

> >> I'd be very unhappy without cheese. :-)
>>
>> I have been unhappy without cheese for 25 years because of a
>> physician recommended low-fat diet after a heart operation. I
>> can't resist trying free samples of cheese and I know I still
>> like it. You can't even get fat-free cheese anymore except
>> for shredded Kraft cheddar and mozzarella or tasteless
>> emulsified cheese slices.
>>
>> To tell the truth, I sometimes melt shredded fat-free
>> mozzarella in the microwave with a little water (sometimes
>> with cumin seeds and smoke flavoring) and MSG and let it
>> solidify. It's edible if not aged cheddar!
>>
>> --
>>
>> James Silverton

> Have you tried Soy Kaas? I went on a low/no fat kick for
> awhile one time and discovered that very yummy stuff. ;-d
> It's a bit pricey but a downright decent cheese substitute imho:

> <http://www.soykaas.com/product/mild-cheddar-1>

> It even melts like real cheese.

> Hm, reading that nutritional breakdown, I may have to take
> another real look at it myself. I've not totally cut cheese
> out of my diet but in the interest of saving calories, I
> rarely eat it any more and I do love it so!

Thanks, Soy Kaas and its various imitators contain about as much fat as
most other "low-fat" cheeses. Usually, if a cheese is to melt, it must
contain some fat. A large part of the flavor of real cheese comes from
fatty acids and I don't believe that any cheese flavorings sold even
approach this.


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James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not