Since making the transition to a vegan lifestyle, one of the food items I was most teary-eyed at having to give up was pizza. Therefore, when browsing my local Cold Storage, I was surprised and excited to see a vegan pizza on offer. Vegan pizza is not something new to me, I have had the opportunity to sample many types in other countries. However, seeing a vegan pizza in a Singapore supermarket was a nice surprise. This pizza is supposedly unique for having fake cheese that really melts. Health wise, it certainly beats real pizza. There is zero cholesterol inside, compared to 15mg in a standard American pizza. Also there is 330mg less sodium, 10g less fat and 4g less saturated fats.
The pizzas come in a variety of flavours. For this review I went with the Pepperoni Pizza. The pizza is a little on the small size, especially for the huge price. Frozen pizza (the most common meal of choice of lonely, lazy, overweight, single Westerner folks) is something I ate quite frequently in England, but certainly it is no where near as delicious as freshly cooked pizza, especially when talking about the base/crust. The same can be said for this frozen pizza, the crust is simply too stiff and ridged.
After cooking was complete. I sliced a segment to see how authentic and oozy the 'cheese' was. Unfortunately, this replica cheese is a long way away from the real thing. It doesn't really have any cheese flavour or texture. There is a slight soft mushiness to it, but nothing like real cheese. The mock meat on top did have smoky flavour, but only vaguely resembled what real pepperoni tastes like. As I mentioned, size wise it is small, and could barely feed two people - Especially a self-confessed pizza gorger like myself.
Conclusion - It was something that I simply had to purchase, in order to suppress my curiosity. However, moving forwards, it is not something that I would purchase again. Pizza definitely can be made vegan, with there being ample delicious combinations that are possible. With that being said, a pizza that can achieve authentic fake meat and fake cheese still has a long way to come - In the future, no doubt, it will eventually be concocted, though.
The pizzas come in a variety of flavours. For this review I went with the Pepperoni Pizza. The pizza is a little on the small size, especially for the huge price. Frozen pizza (the most common meal of choice of lonely, lazy, overweight, single Westerner folks) is something I ate quite frequently in England, but certainly it is no where near as delicious as freshly cooked pizza, especially when talking about the base/crust. The same can be said for this frozen pizza, the crust is simply too stiff and ridged.
After cooking was complete. I sliced a segment to see how authentic and oozy the 'cheese' was. Unfortunately, this replica cheese is a long way away from the real thing. It doesn't really have any cheese flavour or texture. There is a slight soft mushiness to it, but nothing like real cheese. The mock meat on top did have smoky flavour, but only vaguely resembled what real pepperoni tastes like. As I mentioned, size wise it is small, and could barely feed two people - Especially a self-confessed pizza gorger like myself.
Price: $17.95. 5/10
Conclusion - It was something that I simply had to purchase, in order to suppress my curiosity. However, moving forwards, it is not something that I would purchase again. Pizza definitely can be made vegan, with there being ample delicious combinations that are possible. With that being said, a pizza that can achieve authentic fake meat and fake cheese still has a long way to come - In the future, no doubt, it will eventually be concocted, though.