valp32•12h ago

Appreciation post: Learning to use nutritional yeast changed my savory dishes.

It adds a CHEESY flavor without any dairy.

4 comments

4 Comments

shane_torres587h ago

My vegan mac and cheese is 90% nutritional yeast, @miles_robinson20.

scott.ryan12h ago

Nutritional yeast really steps up savory food. I use it in vegan mac and cheese all the time. Stuff is a pantry essential for me.

miles_robinson2010h ago

But is nutritional yeast really a pantry essential? I mean, it's fine for adding flavor, but so are plenty of other common ingredients. My friend makes a decent vegan cheese sauce without it just using cashews and lemon. It feels like one of those things people get really into, but you can definitely cook without it. Calling it essential just seems like a bit much.

shane_torres5811h ago

Last Tuesday I put nutritional yeast on some roasted veggies. It added a cheesy taste, but so does a bit of parmesan or even some miso paste. I get that vegans like it for mac and cheese, but calling it a pantry essential seems over the top. My cousin makes vegan gravy without it and it turns out great. It's just another seasoning, not something you can't live without.