I Tried That Vegan TikTok Potato Cheese (yikes)
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- I have been tagged in this TikTok SOOO many times for this vegan potato cheese and it looks fantastic in the video but i'm scared that it might be too good to be true. I guess we will just have to find out! I love it when you guys tag me in these viral wild videos, so please never stop!
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There is a thing in Austria and Bavaria that is called Kartoffelkäs which literally translates to Potato Cheese. It’s made of potato, mayonnaise, chives, red onions, pepper, salt and sour cream. It‘s a spread, but I Made ist vegan on several occasions and it’s a Perfect Beer Garden dish… try it🎉
o0o00o that sounds tasty
You eat it with pretzels and it's delicious 🤤. But despite the name, it's not cheezy
I'm German but I've never heard of this, it sounds really good though! Do you happen to have a vegan recipe for it?
I was about to say the same thing (I’m austrian and love it) but you don’t get hung up on making it look like cheese, it’s a potato based dip with pickled add ins like capers, onions and gherkins….it’s really good and not gloopy!
Ok as a spread I get!
merle you should do a series 'improving viral tiktok vegan recipes'!!!
Yes!!! I legit came to the comments to say I'd love to see Merle do her own stuff based on all the info she's learned over the years!!!
@@XSuperSmilesX absolutely!! i trust merle to make some of these ‘almost there’ hacks that bit better
Good idea!!
I'd love that but I think some of them are beyond help...
Genius
Yes to a vegan cheese series! I'm not vegan but my brother is allergic to most animal products and a vegan is marrying into the family. Food is my love language and my way of making people feel welcome and included, so the more recipes the better!
Shame on you. Paying someone Who kill and torture innocent for you make you evil person. You don't kill but someone do this for you
I recently started eating a vegan diet and have been obsessed with your videos.
I found a delicious queso recipe I'd thought I'd share, 2 cups rolled oats, 1/2 nutritional yeast, 1/4 cup cornstarch, 2 teaspoons onion powder, 12oz roasted peppers in jar (with oil), 1 tbsp lemon juice, 1/4 teaspoon liquid smoke, 4 cups warm water, blend for 5 minutes and chill. Closest thing to Tostito queso that's vegan. 10/10 would recommend trying it out!!
oooh I am going to try this!
I tried this recipe 2 years ago after finding it on a video with it being touted as a life changing recipe. I followed the recipe exactly, even buying new liquid smoke exactly like in the video and new nutritional yeast because I'd had mine for a bit. The end result was beautiful. Texture was great but it didn't taste at all like cheese sauce. It was disappointing. I suggest making a half recipe to try because it made a rather large amount and despite my trying different additions to make it more tasty I would up tossing it. A lot of people had commented about how great it was but it didn't work for me or my mom as dip, to use in Mac and cheese or with brocolli or baked potatoes. I do think a lot of people like it though but my mom and I really didn't find it to taste like cheese.
@Hanna Kinn I made it an I like it. It tastes like the jarred cheese sauce. But only after I added a some of my homemade salsa and pureed that in. Then it was really good. I also didn't think it tasted like a dip until I did that. I changed a few other things a little bit too. But that was the main addition.
THANK YOU
she has a really good recipe for tofu gnocchi which I love - it basically uses tofu instead of potato and it works so well and you get gnocchi that have a nice bouncy texture and more protein than regular potato ones❤
Sounds great! I'm gonna add it to the list!
So it's more like gnudi, which is made with cheese. I've made it with tofu and it seems like what you're talking about.
But that's just worse gnocchi, isn't it? It's already a vegan dish and the advantage of tofu is having no flavour which is bad here
@@xPandamon I'm guessing the advantage is having more protein in the dish, which seems like a good idea honestly. Probably just gotta make sure you have a flavorful sauce 😊
You could add refined coconut oil and use tapioca as a starch rather than potato starch. REFINED coconut oil doesn’t have a taste and would firm up the final texture after set, be less rubbery. The tapioca would add stretch. Loved your Frankenfurter 😆
So funny, I was gonna try this! Can't wait to watch!
And yup, I agree with your assessment. It's a shame when these kinds of videos go viral, and then somebody tries it and then they just go "I tried making vegan cheese ONCE and it was horrible!" Thanks for trying it out so I don't have to lol
You still should - but consider yourself WARNED 👀
The type of starch can make a big difference, depending on if it has mostly longer or shorter molecules. Tapioca starch for example gives a much stretcher, elastic and bouncy result as e.g. potato starch. All starches can thicken liquids. But the results do differ.
That response TikTok just made me burst out laughing loudly while Im at my local coffee shop that is fully packed with people! hahah
omg the raw taste test face ha
aww thanks for that ending!! You also gave me some ideas for this! Im on it
RIGHT?! It's just too good 😭
@@SauceStache I can't wait to see you transform this
idk mannnn, i know taters gonna tate but if you thought this taste test was going to be simple you’re in for a root awakening... but hey, if you try it and have a different opinion please share your tots on the matter
It’s heinous. Looking like cheese does not a cheese make 😫
I tried it, aaaaand my dogs didn’t even want it if that says anything.
@@KateCarew oh naurrr not the dog denial
Ha ha ha, ROOT awakening! You so punny! BTW, green olive brine works a lot better in vegan "cheese" recipes... tho this one is lacking. It works better as a blended dip with other flavors.
@@CharGC123 ohhhhh thank you for the hot tip!
Womp Womp…😂
It’s the calming voice that gets ya! Love these videos
A good cheese has high levels of fat and proteins, you can't make it from just starch and carbs. Also so unhealty to eat so much carbs! Maybe use coconut oil (instead of other high processed seed oils), then maybe proteins from beans, or nuts, or tofu. For "fermented" taste: add nutritional yeast. Maybe some olive extract. Also something for acidety. I guess you can't avoid some starch.
the rocky horror reference...i loveeeeee
Merle loves that potato tiktok!!
"Thwop" lol :D Have you seen Mary's Test Kitchen ? She has some incredible vegan cheeses and also shes doing a series on "does it tofu?" very cool channel getting alot from it just now honestly :) Great video as always hun xox
I just commented about her vegan cheese whiz spread, absolutely love her!
@@Clueblue109 she is awesome xox
Yes I'm a fan!!
@@MerleONeal awesome!!!
Glad to see you this week, thanks for the content! Wishing you a great week, take care !
Right back atcha!
Always a brilliant evening/morning/afternoon when a new video from you drops.
Aw thank you, I'm so glad
Have watched you a few times and enjoyed it, as soon as you referenced Rocky Horror I subscribed 😂
Welcome aboard! RHPS is my favorite movie💚
I make a vegan cheese from boiled potatoes and carrots! You just boil until soft, reserve some of the cooking liquid, season to taste and blend it up. It’s perfect for Mac and cheese but I feel like if you added more starch it would firm up more like that
what spices/seasoning do you add?
@@TheLoveMiku salt, pepper, nutritional yeast, a clove of garlic or two, mushroom seasoning, paprika, turmeric (mostly just to help with the color) and a bit of lemon juice
@@samantharae8941 Thank you for you answer. I will try that :)
i love her recipe of blending up leftover rice with spices and baking it into little crispy rice balls
Thanks for reviewing this, I love Halle & I've been wanting to try this recipe, I even posted the short to my FB page, lol... But now, ngl, I won't be making this!!😂🚫
Rocky Horror AND a corgi running t-shirt?! I can't even remember what food this video is about because I'm so distracted 👯😍🐶
Next time, use dried yeast flakes instead of pickle juice. It tastes really nice. For liquid you cann use any plant based milk. I use coconut milk and a little coconut fat.
Ya see I thought about subscribing because you said cross your fingers and toes, because I have crossed toes so I always tell people I’ll cross my fingers and toes 😂. Then you did the Rocky horror moment there and I had to subscribe. You’re hilarious.
If I was a potato about to be made into cheese I'd be steamed too.
loved this video, and the RHPS reference sent me!! def earned a sub
Aw Simone thank you!! welcome :)
😂😂You are so damned funny! Astronaut Thanksgiving! And loved the Rocky Horror reference!
aww thank you, glad you enjoy my brand of chaos 😅
I'm sorry but when you showed the "it brought us this tiktok" I died
Immediately my gallows humor just went to him finishing with "I will never forget what that thing did to my people! We will fight them in the streets!" with a supervillain mr potatohead
The girl who came up with the recipe is so lovely but idk how she can enjoy some of the things she makes
The vegan deli, Rebel Cheese, in Austin makes a damn good "farmers cheese" (plus a ton of other delish items). Anywho- It's a soft white cheese spread with herbs and whatnot. I think the soft chevre /goat/ cream cheese type cheeses are easier to dupe and I'd love a home recipe bc we'd put that on Sammies or melt into wraps or on bagels etc ❤❤
I made a “nacho cheese” sauce with a potato base and liked it! I think the consistency works better for a sauce.
This is why vegans can't have nice things. Because they say that potatoes and carrots = cheese. RIDICULOUS. BTW, I'm a huge fan of GOOD vegan cheese. Vegetables are not cheese. Also, green olive brine is a great addition to vegan cheese... the pickle juice is just very strange. So, this is how vegan cheese is being represented on Tik Tok? No wonder people think vegans are pathetic.
The rocky horror picture show quote got me dead 😂
Merle, you are hilarious. And I would have been more shocked if those ingredients became cheese.
Sweetie didn’t even come close to cutting the cheese round in the center hehe!
The police are coming for this! 😂 That killed me.
they read the Miranda rights and everything
This is misrepresentation of potato cheese ;-; the idea is definitely older than TikTok, and you're supposed to use nutricional yeast for cheesy flavour and a carrot for colour. It's really cool as a dip. The texture of yours is weird; I think either the potato was undercooked (why even steam it? the version I know has the potato and the carrot boiled) or you didn't blend it enough. You also need much more oil (you can use canola oil and then add some olive oil for flavour after you blend it) and remember not to blend olive oil, becuase it turns bitter. I hope you'll give potato cheese another chance, because this particular recipe is just meh.
Potato cheese is older than a platform created like 5 years ago? You don't say
"I just HAD to say this."
Yeah, that’s why the video was titled “The definitive guide to potato cheese: An all or nothing referendum on this food that tik tok created [definitely not a lighthearted video about a trend]”
It's not even that serious for your negative comment. It was a video to test out and review a recipe.
@@xplorercolorado9224 I don’t think they were trying to be negative, I think it just came off a lil harsh 🤣
High Carb Hannah's cheese sauce is potato based and is SO friggin good.
She should DEFINITELY try high carb Hannah's or Plantiful Kikis cheese sauce recipe instead
Merel 😂. I almost spit out my water when you tried the sweet potato one
lmao glad my misery brought you some joy
As one of the ingredients I find potatoes to be fine. I also add carrots, onion, cauliflower, of course, nooch and other spices and it makes a very good umami-full sauce which I use on pizza, as nacho sauce, etc.
Might be a weird comment? But whatever, one for the algorithm! Those are THE pickles of choice for me!! And I have several pickle-loving friends that I’ve turned into those and all have loved them. ❤ I would a) love a best of vegan cheese episode and b) speaking of Saucestache - he just posted a Jack fruit chicken nugget recipe that I would also love to see you remake! Love your content!
Thanks for the love and the great recommendations - yes these pickles truly do not quit!
If you haven’t already have to try Jill McKeevers cheese sauce it’s my favorite! And you just make it in the vita mix.
a friend of mine made it from cashews. she raved about it.
the potato recipe i saw said to freeze the mixture and then pull it out of the bowl and refreeze cut open to dry it out and make it more cheddar like.
I agree it needs turmeric, mustard, maybe annato...
"This was never it" haha! Love your videos, Merle!
Thank you so much
Am I the only one who is also here for the humour?
I am too!!
I’m not vegan so I’m here more for the humor than anything else and she always makes my day!
I think the best vegan cheese recipe out there is Hot For Foods nacho cheese recipe (as far as a liquid cheese). Absolutely spot on. Roughly used that recipe for my vegan sauce business and it was a hit 🔥
My only suggestion would be to try throwing chunks of this stuff into a dehydrator for a bit to see if you can improve its grateability.
Everybody's so creative!
I once made a vegan like cheese whiz from Mary’s test kitchen and I liked it a lot with crackers. Even my boyfriend liked it
Mary's Test Kitchen has a lot of great recipes. Merle, Mark and Mary collab would be amazing.
Also once it's set take it out of the mold I let it sit uncovered in the fridge for 4 to 5 days to dry. I season way more though 😅
I blend tapioca starch, rice starch, and potato flakes as my cheeze base and just adjust to whatever I want it to be. 😊
Shane and simple is a blog and has a potato cheese sauce that’s my go to. Real heavy on the noosh but love it.
Good to know! I 'll check it out
what being vegan is all about: make food that looks like the real thing but tastes completely different
@@atCatLeigh whats your problem? stop spreading hate everywhere, thanks.
@@atCatLeigh im not out here harrassing people, your doing that, ive seen your other comments as well. i just gave my opinion, which i dont even think is much of an opinion, its a fact potatos are not cheese, end of story.
low key horrified by the recipe but love the rocky horror reference lol
This reminded me of Kenjis recipe for potato nacho cheese, maybe you could try that one?
Loved the Rocky Horror moment🙌😆
Its my favorite movieeee
I can see a ranking past vegan cheese recipe videos tier list in the future
Gotta love a non sequitur Rocky Horror moment
its ALLLLLLways right at the tip of my tongue hahaha
Loved the vid! Would LOVE the best of homemade vegan cheese series
Theres a vegan Parmesan Style grated cheese from „follow your heart“ that has modified potato starch as one of the main ingredients. It was my fav Parmesan ever, but follow your heart recently stopped delivering to the uk 😭 If you could successfully show me how to make something very similar at home that would be amaaazing 🌱
Follow your heart are the OG, the Vegenaise is bomb. Too bad they are not in France :'(
"The police are coming!" Died.
Really hope you see this because it would be awesome if you tried Rebel Cheese. It’s a vegan cheese shop/bakery with so many amazing vegan cheeses. They’re located in Austin but ship across the country!
Just a thought, but it might help recipes like this to have a Vitamix or Blendtec style blender. I have a Ninja and it's particularly bad at making nut butters or getting all of the smallest bits mixed into smoothies. Those blenders turn everything into liquid which would change the texture and probably the flavor of this recipe significantly.
I actually used my vitamix on my own perosnal version of the cheese- texture was smoother but didn't save anything sadly hahaha still gelatinous and not cheese 😅
Yes please make an all encompassing vegan cheese episode!! Can you also make a couple recipes that don't use nutritional yeast? I have a yeast allergy & there's only 1 brand of cheese I've found that doesn't contain yeast so I'm antsy to just make my own
She usually uses a *lot* of spices so I would say try again with higher qty of turmeric and such.
Rocky Horror pickled sweet potato cheese! 😂
off topic but... i can't wait to hear your songs, or you singing covers... hahahah big fan ...
aw you're so kind!
This is looking very similar to a vegan nacho cheese recipe thats been around forever. The differences are that the nacho version uses nutrional yeast along with the seasonings and a bit of blanched carrots in place of the tumeric to give it color and pickled jalapeño brine instead of pickles. Of course the nacho version is meant to be served hot. Also it can be tweaked to be the base of a soup by thinning it out with a plant milk. There's a couple of different versions floating around online if you want to give that a try.
Yes, legitimate quality recipes that we can actually use would be fantastic.
There's vegan recipes I've seen where it seems like the people that made it have forgotten what the regular product is like, and so they glom onto one or two traits and think that makes it the thing.
I use the 3 minute coconut milk recipe when I'm lazy. (always) It's coconut milk, nutritional yeast, random spice blend like GP, OP, SALT, PEP and then a starch. I prefer corn because I have it unlike tapioca.
YES VEGAN CHEESE SERIES! PLEASE!
I GOTCHUUU
Ground annatto I think would be a better coloring for a homemade vegan cheese and it would add that missing flavor that vegan cheeses lack. Turmuric adds a weird flavor to things and the yellow is never yellow enough.
Don't do this to my Halle B😭😭...but tbh, when I saw the OG, I also just felt like, yeah, it can't be it
And yet I still hoped it would somehow be incredible
Thank you girlie for the Rocky Horror moment, I lived.
I'll never miss an opportunity to bring in some RHPS :)
Hey Merle, you’re my girl. Thanks for the video. I don’t have any recipe recommendations, but I am curious if the type of potato matters here. I know different potatoes have different starch contents and different flavors and cook differently. Maybe a potato with a more mild potato flavor would work better as the base for a potato cheese?
mmm it's possible! but I still think the potato/ pickle combo is just too much for me hahah
Merle in the future, I would love if you perhaps could make your own version of the receipts you try out. Like make the normal version and then do it like you would do it to make it better, ya know what I mean ?
I did at the end! Granted, I don't think there was much saving this one - I think it'd be better as a spread or a dip
LOVE the high energy of this video. More rocky refs!!
Great to see someone try this as I saw it and was also sceptical. Also always wonder why these things have to be named "vegan cheese". There's a cashew one I saw recently as well. Just call it a potato spread or something. Cheese is cheese. It has certain chemical properties. If it doesn't have those same properties, it's not cheese. The only vegan cheese that exists is that one they make out of that new vegan dairy. They use GMO yeast to make casein so they can actually make real cheese with the real chemical properties of cheese. I don't get why vegan food can't just stand on its own. It's like calling seitan "vegan chicken". It's its own thing and it deserves to be known for itself.
Merle you need to try Chef TJ's vegan mozzarella recipe using fermented starch! It looks so legit as it got that cheesy pull!
I came for the cheese but I stayed for the Rocky Horror - stay awesome!
I do believe all the starch is responsible for that solidification.
You should make a bunch of potato recipes and do a potato dinner while someone plays a potato ocarina
Potato bread
Corgi sweater!! I love it!
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Love the Rocky horror moment
hehehe it's my fave
I just got flashbacks of midnight showings of Rocky Horror circa 1990s!
I audibly gasped when you said there was no nooch.
me too!
Tiktok chef: “ here’s how to make vegan bacon!”…Proceeds to cut out a picture they drew of bacon
I always thought some of her TikTok recipes were a little strange and guessed they would taste bad, but I’m sure she has some good ones too..?
im sure she does! I'm gonna try more of em
@@MerleONeal weeee okay!
Best vegan cheese recipes are by the Gentle Chef, but to make anything cheesy it sounds weird but I add nooch, miso, garlic + onion powder, dijon mustard, salt and a little ACV. It's the magic combo
wonder if using umeboshi paste as a flavoring would work for a vegan cheese. umeboshi is used as a " parmesan cheese" alternative. (its also great on sweet corn).
I don't know about grating, but there's no way in hell that was gonna melt. She was straight-up lying to people on that one. Maybe if it had some fat in it it would melt, but as it is, it won't happen.
Thanks for reminding me to add potatoes and fries to my grocery delivery today. Have you tried japanese sweet potatoes microwaved with just ketchup or orange sweet potatoes roasted with black pepper, brown sugar and salted butter but that's it? 👌🏾 divine!
Ps. I'm still addicted to the baked feta dish that went viral what feels like a decade ago.. i hack it by roasting the whole tomatoes and garlic then blend them with basil so i don't have to mush or chop, just enjoy 👼🏾🐷
I gotchu!
Yes please, do best vegan homemade cheese video
Try cooking with plants recipe of Anya please
I wonder if you could make a rice flour potato cheese….. rice flour can get kind of gummy and stretchy…. Maybe that?
Any favorites of mine would not come from a plastic container, especially sour things, plastic does leak into your food. Use glass, i'm sure they will have pickles in glass at the store too in the states (i don't know, wouldn't surprise me if there isn't either tbh), the states are so fond of plastic.
thank you!
idk Merle I think you should do a "Best Vegan ___" series where you share your best recipes for vegan substitutes
Great idea!!
😂😂 Rocky Horror reference!
my fave movieeee
@@MerleONeal One of mine for sure!