Gasp! My Vegan Pizza Was Not Vegan
I made a delicious whole wheat vegan pizza last month that I was so excited about.
Now, I come to find out that it wasn’t vegan.
I paid extra care when choosing my faux cheese, knowing that that is a common place to find whey casein (derived from milk). I used only the best, fresh, local, organic produce. I sprinkled TVP crumbles flavored with nothing from an animal.
But I didn’t thoroughly examine my Boboli whole wheat, pre-made crust: it was apparently baked with cheese sprinkled all over it. I had been so excited about the great sale (2 for $6) that I only scanned the nutritional info.
Just like Silk soymilk, Boboli’s Web site provides only nutritional information, and not lists of ingredients, for each of their products. (The site does however have a suggestion form on their front page …)
I only found reference to the cheese in their FAQ section:
What is that brown stuff on top of my BOBOLI?
That “brown stuff” is something we’re very proud of. It’s our delicious, oven-baked mozzarella cheese, one of the ingredients that gives BOBOLI its hearty flavor. Now that you know, perhaps you’ll think of it as “great stuff.”
This I find quite stinky. I do not want to make dough and my own crust whenever I want a vegan pizza pie. And I don’t want to order a tomato pie.
Anyone know of any vegan pre-made pizza crusts?
April 28th, 2008 at 8:49 am
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April 28th, 2008 at 9:56 am
I read that Trader Joes has pre-made vegan pizza dough balls that you roll out, but I don’t have one close enough to me to get some to try.
April 28th, 2008 at 10:16 am
I was just going to say that a lot of grocery stores sell the dough ready to spread out and bake. For the most part, they should be vegan - there’s nothing in my homemade pizza dough recipe that isn’t — but, of course, you’d have to read the label.
April 30th, 2008 at 10:09 pm
Trader Joes does have pre-made dough, both white and whole wheat. Vicolo makes a great cornmeal pizza crust, I buy them at Whole Foods but I don’t know what’s available around you. Another option is to buy the Amy’s frozen pizza that has no cheese, then just add your own toppings and cheese in addition to what it already comes with.
May 2nd, 2008 at 9:59 pm
Trader Joe’s also has an herb one that is delicious!