Table Talk

426: Deep dive: How to overcome the difficulties in creating plant-based cheese and dairy

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Sinopsis

Plant-based dairy is, perhaps, the longest-running success story of the plant-based movement. In parts of the world, people have been drinking milk alternatives for centuries, whilst margarine has widely been made without the use of animal products since the end of the Second World War. But there is no doubt that the dairy-free trend has really picked up in recent years. There is now a lot more choice when it comes to plant-based dairy, such as plant-based yoghurts, desserts, dips and spreads, creams, and plant-based cheeses like slices or shreds. And for producers, particularly in creating plant-based cheesewith the right taste and texture, the results can be disappointing. In short, it is a challenge to get right. So, in this episode of the Food Matters Live podcast, made in partnership with Royal Avebe, we are turning once again to potatoes to see how versatile versatile ingredients from this vegetable might be able to help. It is a source for starch and protein ingredients, as well as being a stapl