Look, I've been vegan long enough to know that not every alternative is created equal. Some are genuinely amazing. Others ...

You know how a sprinkling of cheese can make almost any savory dish better? Well, step aside, Parm, there’s a new flavor king in town. Meet nutritional yeast (nicknamed “nooch”), a flaky, deactivated ...

Nutritional yeast is a staple ingredient in a vegan pantry, and while it has tons of utility for flavoring all kinds of dishes, pasta may be the clear best use. Eating vegan isn't always as hard as it ...

Galati says she loves the “cheesy flavor” of nutritional yeast. So do many vegans, who swap in nutritional yeast for recipes that typically call for cheese. You can use it in a vegan cashew “cheese” ...

As previously mentioned, yeast is not an animal or an animal byproduct. Moreover, although yeast is a living thing, it has no nervous system and thus, can feel no pain. What does that mean? Basically, ...

Yeast is a vegan-friendly food. Neither animal nor plant, yeast is a microscopic member of the fungus family, and its most common culinary strain is Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Although yeast is ...

The only thing better than a good recipe? When something’s so easy to make that you don’t even need one. Welcome to It’s That Simple, a column where we talk you through the process of making the ...

The vegan dish uses a mix of nutritional yeast, raw macadamia nuts and salt to substitute for Parmigiano Reggiano.