Category: Cheese substitutes

Are you looking for a good substitute for Manchego cheese? Well how about 10 Manchego substitutes? Keep reading to see how to replace Manchego cheese in your favorite dishes! Manchego is a traditional Spanish cheese made from sheep’s milk. It has a rather complex flavor, distinct nutty, and smoky, with noticeably sweeter, caramel-like undertones emerging the more it ages. Manchego’s texture largely depends on the length of aging. Fresh Manchego (Fresco), aged only a few weeks, is semi-soft and buttery, while aged Manchego (Viejo), aged over a year, is firm and somewhat crumbly. However, the most popular Manchego varieties are […]

Are you looking for suitable ways to substitute for Pecorino cheese? Here, you will find 10 different types of cheese that can be used instead of Pecorino in any dish! Pecorino is a traditional Italian cheese made from sheep’s milk (pecorino means “little sheep”). There are several varieties of it, made in different regions of the country, including Pecorino Toscano, Pecorino Siciliano, and Pecorino Crotonese, but the most popular and often associated with the name is Pecorino Romano, made in the area around Rome. It’s the one we’ll be talking about in this article. Pecorino Romano is a hard cheese […]

Are you making a recipe that calls for Romano cheese? Did you only just realize that you’re all out? Or maybe you’re looking for a nondairy option. Whatever it is, you can keep reading to find the best ways to substitute for Romano cheese right here. Romano cheese is a type of hard, full-bodied Italian-style cheese made from either cow’s, goat’s, or sheep’s milk or mixtures of two or all of the kinds of milk listed here. Romano cheese is known for having a flavor that is sharp, tangy, and salty with a grainy texture. This type of cheese is […]

Are you making a lasagna dish? Don’t have any cottage cheese available? Or maybe you’ve recently cut out dairy and you need a non dairy option. If you can relate to any of these scenarios, then keep reading to see the best ways to substitute for cottage cheese in lasagna.   Lasagna is an Italian dish that is usually made with three delicious layers including a meat sauce layer, a cheese layer, and a layer of noodles which are assembled one on top of each other until the baking dish is full, then topped with extra cheese. When it comes […]

Are you making lasagna? If you are and you have no ricotta, then you’re probably looking for a good substitute for ricotta cheese in lasagna. Today, we’ve shared 10 of our favorites! You’ll wanna keep reading to find out what they are! Lasagna is a delicious baked Italian dish made with wide strips of pasta that are layered with cheese, vegetables, meat, and tomato sauce. Lasagna is usually made with ricotta cheese. This is a cheese that is smooth with a mild taste, is low in salt, and quite creamy, wet, and soft. However, it can also be air dried […]