-
raw vegan cheese by mooifood
23February 24th, 2010LA restaurants, mooiif you aren’t already excited about mooifood, a new vegan restaurant coming soon to echo park, here is another reason to be….
on the menu mooifood will offer several homemade raw nut cheeses as an appetizer, as well as a 3 course cheese entree. after reading about how much i love dr. cow’s, stephen from mooifood sent me a selection of 7 flavors of cheese to try.
have a look:
jalapeno cilantro lime cashew
mozzarella macadamia nut
garlic paprika cashew
fresh rosemary cashew
fresh basil thyme herb cashew
fresh dill sunflower seed
chipotle pecan cashew
every variety was exquisite, but if i had to choose a favorite it would be the garlic paprika cashew. it was so soft and spreadable and was packed with intense garlic flavor. plus, the paprika added the perfect amount of spice.
stephen explained to me via email, “dr cow’s also only uses cashews, I have made cheese with macadamias, pine nuts & even brazil nuts as well as cashews of course too.. its fun to experiment with different things such as rosemary, sage, peppercorns, sweet paprika, ground chipotle, fresh bell pepper, fresh basil, olives etc.. limitless really..”
limitless indeed! when i was so wowed by dr. cow’s 6 months ago, i didn’t realize that nut-based cheese could be even tastier and more inventive. don’t get me wrong, i still LOVE dr. cow’s…you just can’t really compete with fresh rosemary, can you?
so look forward to mooifood’s restaurant opening sometime soon; i have no doubt based on the food i’ve tried that it will be excellent. until then, you can get mooifood’s vegan ice cream and ready-made raw meals at naturewell in silverlake (and i think at locali too, but don’t quote me on that).
Tags: cheese, echo park
20 responses to “raw vegan cheese by mooifood” 
-
Oh this sounds AWESOME. I cannot get enough of Dr. Cows…I’m eating a couple of packages per week. Can’t wait to try this!!!
-
Hannah February 24th, 2010 at 09:23
looks yummy. They don’t sell this in my area. so Im going to order this from vegancosmoshoppe.com
-
I love Dr. Cow as well and these Mooifood options look incredible. Lack of vegan cheese options is no longer an issue!
Btw, Dr.Cow uses macadamia nuts as well as cashews.
-
Not to be an a-hole or anything but Dr. Cow does use cashews, brazil nuts, and macadamia nuts. But of course that’s beside the point–hooray for more vegan cheese!
-
Gauri Radha February 24th, 2010 at 11:50
This looks great, I’d love to have vegan crackers-and-cheese.
-
YES, ASB & Ai.. please blame me for the incorrect info, Dr Cows has indeed been using A mix of Cashew & Brazil nut in one cheese, as well as 2 Macadamia nut cheeses.. it is MY fault not QG’s.. it has been a little while since I have had any of their cheese, I apologize for this mistake 100%.. AND Dr. Cow’s is great cheese please try it, but maybe try ours too.. heh, heh..
-
they look and sound goooooood! i’m eyeing that jalapeno cilantro lime cashew,chipotle pecan cashew, and forget it. i want them all!
-
JenDiggity February 24th, 2010 at 16:28
I want to try every single one! PLEASE make these available by mail, sir! I’m a Nor Cal girl now 🙁
-
Any prediction on how much these will cost? I haven’t tried Dr. Cow’s yet since I can’t really afford them.
Also, are they aged with bacteria? That’s what sounds good about Dr. Cow and one thing lacking in most vegan cheese.
-
yes Nick, we do add pro-biotics, we actually start though, by soaking the cashews first, this releases all the enzyme inhibitors making them much easier for the body to digest..
we will have prices soon..
thanks
-
Oh my.. I’m such a sucker for nut cheeses. I love Dr. Cows and these look equally if not more delicious. Where can I purchase them at?
-
Hey Stephen, these look amazing! I live in the SF Bay Area but come to LA once a year. I’ll be staying in Echo Park for a little over a week in mid-March. Any chance in the world of your restaurant being open? Or of being able to purchase the cheeses retail? Or will you perhaps be at Expo West (the reason for my annual trip)? Thanks!
-
Hi cyndi, sorry for delayed response as I am just seeing this now.. you can message me directly at stephen@mooifood to order any of the cheeses or anything else.. if you are still in town I would gladly have them delivered or you can pick up at Naturewell
Thanks.. -
Mandi, they will be available at our restaurant when we open but in the mean time a few select flavors will be at Naturewell soon or you can order direct from us at stephen@mooifood.com
Thanks -
Thanks Stephen, I’ll have to check you out next year. I got home on the 19th and just checked my RSS feeds now. I am very much looking forward to trying them.
3 Trackbacks / Pingbacks
-
[…] at least!–night of booze and eats, although next time we all agreed that we’d hit up Mooifood’s raw vegan nut cheeses in lieu of Dr-Cow’s. Dr-Cow’s was fun to try, but Mooifood is […]
-
[…] organic/vegan/raw catering company won us over long ago with their delicious ice cream and homemade cheeses, and we have been anxiously awaiting the opening of their restaurant. however, we’d never […]
-
[…] are cultured with a probiotic to produce a savoury, soft cheese-like food. I remember reading about raw nut cheeses in LA a while ago – it’s so exciting to see someone producing them commercially in […]
EricM February 24th, 2010 at 09:23