The Dos And Don'ts Of Using Vegan Cheese - Chowhound

Because of texture and consistency, you'll want to select your cheese carefully depending on whether the dish is hot or cold. In hot dishes, you can use harder cheeses because they will "melt," or at least break down into something hot and gooey. With cold dishes, however, you cannot simply add vegan cheese. Many shredded cheeses meant for melting will taste incredibly toothy, and not in a good way. But there are…