(laughs)
- [Interviewer] You don't have to swallow it.
- (laughs) Okay.
(laughs)
(upbeat music)
- [Interviewer] So, have you had vegan cheese before?
- Not knowingly.
- I have.
I didn't quite enjoy it, though,
but it's been a couple years.
- I don't think I've had vegan cheese before,
and if I have, it wasn't by choice.
- I know nothing about cheese, really.
So, I'm not really a cheese connoisseur .
- I have, yes, had vegan cheese before.
- I've had almond-based vegan cheese, which I don't prefer,
but some soy-based cheese alternatives I think are better.
- [Interviewer] Do you think it's a convincing substitute
to real cheese?
- No, not at all.
Not in any way.
- [Interviewer] Do you feel like you're gonna be able
to figure it out?
- Oh, absolutely.
- I think vegan cheese can be a convincing substitute
if it's in a pizza or in a burger but by itself, not really.
- [Interviewer] Okay, so do you think you're gonna have
any issues guessing which is which?
- I think I'll be pretty good at it, to be honest.
- Oh no, yeah, I think I'll pretty much be able
to get it right off the bat.
- I wanna say that I'll be able to tell the difference,
but I also wouldn't put it past myself
to just be oblivious and enjoy the cheeses
(laughs) or non-cheeses.
- Yeah, I feel like vegan cheese
kind of tastes like it's got a mealy texture.
It always feels different.
I think that'll be a bigger giveaway than the taste.
- I'm probably gonna do bad.
(interviewer laughs)
(mellow music)
- (sighs) Let's dig in.
- It tastes normal.
I'd be really surprised if that's fake cheese.
- Yeah, no, that one's super plastic-y or maybe not.
- That tastes like real cheese.
That also tastes like real cheese.
Okay.
- Texture of this is already weird. (laughs)
It's like extra shiny,
like shinier than a regular Kraft Single.
Oh, wait a minute.
- That one tastes like cheese.
- I wanna say this is the cheese.
(bell dings)
- They both taste pretty legit.
- It tastes similar, but the feel of it and the consistency,
it feels a little bit more rubbery.
If one was vegan cheese, I would say it's this one.
(bell dings)
- Oh yeah, this one's the vegan one.
(bell dings) They did a good job, though.
I was surprised.
I'm very impressed.
- I'm gonna say this is the real cheese.
(bell dings)
- Yeah, I'm gonna go with my original assessment.
I think this one's vegan, and this one's real.
(bell dings)
- Okay, I need to know the brand of this vegan cheese,
whichever one it is, 'cause it's really good.
Okay, I think this one's fake, the shiny Kraft one.
(buzzer rings)
- [Interviewer] Is that your final answer?
- Yeah.
- [Interviewer] Incorrect.
- Really, this is fake?
This is real cheese?
- [Interviewer] Yeah.
- This is crazy.
Okay, I literally am gonna buy this later.
- Here we go.
A nice scoop.
I feel like this one has veggies in it,
so it has to be vegan.
- Yeah, it tastes like cheese.
- I'm not gonna be able to tell.
- This one looks dark.
This one looks more like vegan cheese.
It's grayish.
- I like it.
It's creamy, and there's something going on it,
and I can't tell what it is.
- It's garlic, really garlic-y.
That one's really strong, wow.
(laughs)
- [Interviewer] You don't have to swallow it.
- (laughs) Okay.
(laughs)
- Wow, that one's good.
It's too good.
I feel like this one has to be the real cheese.
I might be wrong about that.
That one is really good.
I'm gonna vote this one.
(buzzer rings)
It's the real cheese.
- [Interviewer] You are incorrect.
- Oh no, oh my god.
- [Interviewer] Yeah.
- That might be real cheese.
I'm gonna stick with my first answer.
That's real, that's fake.
(bell dings)
- This is crazy (laughs), honestly.
I'm actually shocked.
I'm gonna say that's the fake one.
(bell dings) This one, it is?
- [Interviewer] Yeah.
- I think that one is vegan, and that one is not.
(bell dings)
- Final answer, this is the real cheese.
(buzzer rings)
- [Interviewer] You are incorrect.
- (beep)
- That one tastes like cream cheese.
So I'm gonna say this one's real, and this one's vegan.
(bell dings)
- Okay, I think I can already tell,
'cause my mom was a health nut when I was younger.
So I can tell when things are baked, not fried.
- You know I love Cheez-Its.
That's a guilty pleasure of mine.
- I've known Cheez-Its my entire life.
I still know Cheez-Its, and these are real Cheez-Its.
- These look like real Cheez-Its
because of their toastyness and their lighter color.
- That's close.
That's real close.
- These are fake.
(bell dings)
They got that good ole organic flavor.
- I'm gonna say this is vegan.
(bell dings)
- Real cheese, real Cheez-Its.
(bell dings)
- Real, fake.
(bell dings)
- Yeah, this one's vegan, and this one's real.
(bell dings)
- But again, shocking because it's very close.
Man, vegan food has come a long way.
(interviewer laughs)
- I feel like I know that these are fake,
because we have these in the cafe at our office.
- There's no color on this.
It's just like a beige.
- That's really hard.
- I hope these are fake, because they look like turds.
(interviewer laughs)
- Baby sausage.
- This is really tough because, well, we'll see.
- These are good.
These are vegan.
(bell dings)
- Yeah, you guys tried to trick us,
'cause this one tastes like you got organic cheese puffs.
Fakin' us out.
No, these are the fake cheese.
(bell dings)
- Yeah, it's the vegan ones.
(bell dings)
- That one's vegan, and that one's real.
(bell dings)
- These are real because they taste processed,
(bell dings) and they're light and fluffy.
- Real cheese right here.
(bell dings)
(upbeat music)
- [Interviewer] Were you surprised at all
with the vegan options?
- I don't think so, I wasn't surprised.
- I think the look of vegan products is a big giveaway.
- Not surprised, but the singles tasted good.
- Yeah, I was super surprised.
I came in here real confident
thinking that I would definitely know
'cause I've had a lot of vegan cheese,
and there's a very particular taste that vegan cheese has,
and none of these vegan versions had that taste.
So, really threw me for a loop.
- I feel like just with the spread,
because I feel like I would actually get that for a party.
I was very impressed,
although it might not look good on a spread,
'cause it was very gray.
Everything else was pretty good, actually.
I wouldn't use it as a substitute,
but if it's around, I wouldn't knock it.
- Yeah, vegan game has been stepped up tremendously
since I last was given vegan cheese or vegan treats.
If someone were like you can only eat
vegan versions of these snacks
for the rest of my life, I would have no problem with it,
except maybe the sausage fingers.
- I feel like the only times
that I've really seen vegan cheese being used
is in grilled cheese, and it's shredded.
So, I feel like I'm being introduced
to a whole world of non-cheese cheeses,
and I'm thankful for that.