does anyone else (vegans) miss sour cream?

Question

sour cream is the only thing i miss about being vegan. does anyone else miss it or am i just weird?

Answer 1

I buy vegan Tofutti cream cheese and sour cream from a regular grocery store. It is either in a *hippie* section, or in a refrigerated area near the veggies. Some are now incorporating it into the regular sour cream section.

There are also recipes:
http://www.recipezaar.com/112959
http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/1392/Tofu-Sour-Cream-Version-2/
http://www.vegan-food.net/recipe/1123/Tofu-Sour-Cream/
http://www.recipezaar.com/204512

Answer 2

You're not weird! I'm not vegan but I eschew dairy/egg as much as I'm able to. The tofutti stuff is really,really close! If you haven't had the cow juice version in a while it's the same thing. I also make my own using soft tofu, I'd give a recipe but Lillyian already gave some good links for home made!

Off the topic of sour cream and not directed at you...Isn't having more than one account a violation of the Yahoo Answers Terms Of Service??

Answer 3

For me, cheese is the only miss. I have started using Tofutti "No Sour Cream", which on it's own isn't the best, but is excellent in recipes that call for cream cheese. After a few months of a vegan diet, I also found myself longing for cheesecake, and then I discovered Tofutti also make a soy-based cream cheese, which I recommend.

Answer 4

I'm right there with you, buddy. I got an excellent recipe using silken tofu out of one of Sarah Kramer's books. I think "How It All Vegan" - but I have all three of her books so I'm not certain.

It was fantastic. But difficult for a single person because it just doesn't last long. So I have to OD on it or it goes to waste.

It was super easy to make though.

Dear Friend "Dinner" -

I understand by your tone that your post is innocent enough. But to a vegan you might as well just say "have a steak." That is why someone might "rebuke" you. We don't use dairy. On principle.

I understand how a "cow share" works. Your cow will be treated well only as long as she can produce milk. When she can't any longer, she will go to slaughter. There is no retirement home for cows.

A cow can live 15 to 20 years. A cow under stress to produce milk lives only 4 to 6 years. Even the BEST farms will tell you, milk production is stressful to the cow. She is forced to produce milk. She is not meant to do this. Her milk will dry up when her calf is too old to need it. Yes, there is, just like with human mothers, a time of discomfort during the trying up period.

We are not granting any grace to them by extending their time to produce milk.

Calves produced by this cow will either go to slaughter if male or go back to the dairy herd if female.

All of this is objectionable to vegans. Please understand. You have made your choice. Allow us to make ours.

Answer 5

No, you are not weird at all. I will offer a suggestion that will likely be rebuked by die hard vegans, but it works for me. I found a source of raw milk from a pampered, well cared for cow. I am in a cow share program (local food co op) and I enjoy the raw milk, butter, cream,sour cream, and raw cheese that this lovely cow provides. When she calves, I give up my dairy so she can nurse. When she is no longer nursing, or if their is extra, I accept her gift and enjoy is robustly. I often go to thank her for her gift. It has been great having dairy back in my diet, and I feel no guilt about it whatsoever

Answer 6

A little.
Here's a site with a recipe for homemade sourcream if u miss it
http://healthydude.net/snacks/tofu-sour-cream-vegan-recipe

Answer 7

i tried to be a vegitarian, nevertheless attempting. i might want to say now to not merely bounce into all of it right now. I study up on it first and requested some pals. I went to the library and skim some books about what type of factors you could subsitute for meats and proteins. the purely ingredient is, as a lot because it sucks, meat is the purely ingredient that has protein that fairly tastes sturdy. Tofu and stuff is elementary to discover and elementary to make yet its no longer very sturdy. i pick to devour it in chinese nutrition yet unfortunantly, i won't be able to cook dinner chinese. in case you could devour it elementary and prefer it that way, sturdy for you! also, i tried those subsitute burgers from boca and backyard burger. allow me merely say YUCK. I fixed them up with onions and tomatoes and smothered them in sauce so I wouldnt style the junk in it and ignore it. The scent on my own is nasty. properly sturdy luck and want that enables!

Answer 8

i kind of do. only a little since i never really used it all that much