Chao Cheese Slices are a healthy vegan alternative to dairy cheese. They are a vegan coconut cheese alternative seasoned with a traditionally fermented soybean curd called Chao by the Vietnamese. Creamy Original Chao CheeseSlices have bold flavor and bite, whether eaten alone or melted on one of our grain meats. The taste is subtle, mild, much like Swiss or provolone. The smell is very neutral.
According to the packaging, Chao Cheese Slices are marketed as a “coconut cheese alternative,” but rest assured, there is no coconut taste. Chao Cheese is LEGIT! Yum yum yum. A lot of vegan cheeses are gross, but Chao Cheese makes good stuff.
We’ve had the other Chao sliced cheeses (herb, spicy tomato) and like the original best. We are not sure if it’s the fermentation (not sure if it’s vegan too), so it’s a little less tangy on the outside but still has enough tang to add a nice flavor to your soup or rice.
The texture is thick, just barely so, and thick. It has a bit more chew than regular cheese, as you know if you’ve eaten an American cheese at the supermarket.
We think the texture is the same, but it’s a tiny bit softer, as you know if you’ve ever tried a hard cheese. The texture also goes with our recipe for the classic chicken noodle stir fry. The noodles are thick and flavorful. While the texture is very thick, the flavor is not too disappointing, a bit light and savory.
We have used the other versions of vegan Parmesan. If you are not sure to try vegan cheese at a restaurant, you should always try it as you’ll get to enjoy the flavors you never had! You will be surprised at all the wonderful flavors you could make the next time you eat cheese.
Vegan cheese works perfectly in most cooking. It adds a unique flavor that we can’t detect even when we add flavor enhancers.
What does Chao cheese taste like?
Like most Thai foods, the texture and thickness of the Chao cheese slices are more than a little chewy. It was a nice little surprise. We had the regular size, the second hand one, that was just OK. The texture was really light for a chewy Thai style slice. I couldn’t tell it was vegan until I started to feel the pinch in my tongue at the end.
We thought maybe it was from the texture but then felt it when it was actually chewy. If this is your first experience with any of the cheeses in the Chao range, We think you should try a couple of your first to decide if it’s something you enjoy (at least until you get more familiar).
If it turns out that it can be used for many things on the food chain, you might like these. But if it’s just the one style of Chao Slices that you like, stay away from them. These might be your new favorite flavor of vegan cheese.
We really liked this cheeseburger bun. The lettuce was fresh, and the meat wasn’t just ok, which is to be expected… But other than that, the bun was really delicious, and it was really filling.
We are not sure if it’s the fermentation (not sure if it’s vegan too), so it’s a little less tangy on the outside but still has enough tang to add a nice flavor to your soup or rice. The texture is thick, just barely so, and thick. It has a bit more chew than regular cheese, as you know if you’ve eaten an American cheese at the supermarket.
We think the texture is the same, but it’s a tiny bit softer, as you know if you’ve ever tried a hard cheese. The texture also goes with our recipe for the classic chicken noodle stir fry. The noodles are thick and flavorful. While the texture is very thick, the flavor is not too disappointing, a bit light and savory.
We have not tried the vegan cheese version yet, but it looks really promising since we try the chicken noodle stir fry with this Vegan Chao Cheese Slices. We are not sure what we’ll eat for lunch today, but we’ll definitely get a bowl of Chao Cheese Slices. Most people wonder Can we freeze cream cheese? Check out our post on it to know.
If you are not sure to try vegan cheese at a restaurant, you should always try it as you’ll get to enjoy the flavors you never had! You will be surprised at all the wonderful flavors you could make the next time you eat cheese. Vegan cheese works perfectly in most cooking.
It adds a unique flavor that we can’t detect even when we add flavor enhancers. We love it in bread, sauté, and even made this batch from a whole egg. It’s not cheesy and doesn’t need more flavor to be an acceptable cheese for us. It’s delicious and so well suited for soups and salads!