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were so good, and you
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learning more about the ingredients
that you are using in vegan cooking.
So today, I thought that we would tackle
another amazing ingredient that's going to
change your vegan cooking forever.
But this time, we are going
to talk about flavors.
One flavor, in particular, comes from
nutritional yeast, or nooch.
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Okay, back to nutritional
yeast or nooch, or
Engeveta, as it is also known.
So if you are a veteran
vegan, you've been using
this, most likely, for
your entire vegan career.
If you are new, welcome,
welcome to the community.
You are going to dabble in the world of
nutritional yeast, also known as nooch.
So if you're watching a
vegan YouTuber, like myself,
or reading online, vegan
recipes, you will probably
come across nutritional yeast or nooch
in the ingredient list.
So when I first discovered
nutritional yeast,
I was kind of just taught or told that you
add it like a Parmesan
cheese to most things.
Or you would use it as an
ingredient to make your
own vegan cheese at home.
But then as I started
experimenting with it a bit more,
I realized the use cases kind of go
across the board, so
you can mimic different
flavors, just depending on how you use it.
So yeah, of course you can, you know,
use it as a seasoning
on top of other foods.
But you can use it in cooking as well.
We'd like to call it nature's Cheeto dust.
It is an inactive yeast that comes in
either powder or flakes.
It has a subtle cheesy, buttery flavor.
So, we love to use that when we recreate
our favorite non-vegan items.
So you can use it to flavor vegan butters,
you can use it to flavor vegan cheeses,
you can use it as a topper.
Its delicious, its easy to use, and
you can find it in most
grocery stores now,
but you can also find it
in every health food store.
Most people know that
its vegan, but a lot of
people don't know that its
actually gluten free as well,
its also packed with tons of nutrients,
fortified with vitamin B12
as well as zinc and protein.
So B12, lets talk about B12 for a second.
A lot of vegans are deficient
in this, but most people
are deficient in it.
A lot of nutritional yeast
is fortified with B12,
so one tablespoon a day is
actually more than you need.
So I wanted to share with
you guys, the five ways that
I like to use nutritional yeast.
The first one, is that you can use it
the exact same way you would use a grated
or a shredded cheese.
So you can top salads, power bowls, pasta,
rice, you can even mix it
into mashed potatoes for the
most delicious mashed potatoes ever.
Just sprinkle it on top,
and you get a cheesy,
nutty, delicious flavor.
My second favorite way
to use it, is to make
the most delicious, cheesy
popcorn of your life.
All you have to do is mix
your nutritional yeast
with your favorite vegan
melted butter, or oil,
a little bit of salt, give it a good toss,
and you're good to go.
To make the easiest popcorn
topper of your life,
cheesy, delicious, salty
popcorn, all you need
is a plant based butter that you love,
some nutritional yeast, some salt,
and that's your base.
You can use any other
spices you want as well.
Just add the butter to a bowl,
add some nutritional yeast,
give that a whisk,
take some popcorn, and
add to a smaller bowl,
because you definatley need
some room to toss this thing.
Oh, it will slide all over the floor.
Then I'm going to add my buttery nooch.
Then I like to add a lid,
and just give it a toss.
I like to toss it first with the butter,
so all the popcorn gets covered in butter,
then I add the salt.
Obviously, make sure that the bowl, er,
the lid is big enough for
the bowl, toss it all around,
more nutritional yeast,
and any other spice that you want.
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my third favorite way to use it is to
literally, make anything cheesy.
So you can take boiled
carrots and boiled potatoes
and make the easiest, most delicious
cheese sauce, just by
adding nutritional yeast.
Now you can use this for mac and cheese,
you can use it for like a queso fondito
nacho cheese dip situation,
you can use it in any way
you would use a cheese sauce.
Its so good. Its so easy.
My fourth favorite way is to have it
mimic chicken flavor.
Not only will it add
texture to marinades or
to your satay, but if
you actually add it to
a soup, it can mimic that
like moist, kind of greasy,
but not greasy, like mouthfeel
that chicken broth has,
it will mimic the flavor so flawlessly,
like try it in a matza ball soup,
or chicken noodle soup,
you will not regret it.
My fifth, and final, way
to use nutritional yeast
is to have it mimic eggs or
to use as an egg replacement
or substitute.
So you can use it on a tofu scramble,
you can use it in a vegan omelet.
You can make a flawless hollendaise sauce
with this. All you have
to do is follow the recipe
as you normally would.
Lets say you find one
online, and it doesn't have
nutritional yeast.
Add a tablespoon or two
of nutritional yeast,
and it will take that recipe over the top.
Like I said, using nutritional
yeast is a really easy
and nutritious way to
enhance the flavors in any
of your meals.
You can use it while you
are cooking, you can add
it after to add, you know, a little bit of
extra dynamic to the flavor.
It is delicious, its easy to find, now,
that there are so many of us,
but start using it.
Let me know in the comment
section, how you love to use it,
maybe you guys have
some fun tricks for me.
All right guys, those
are my five favorite ways
to use nutritional yeast,
and a little bit of
fun nutritional yeast trivia for you.
Let me know in the comment section below
if you guys have an ingredient
that you want me to tackle.
Is there something that
you are afraid to use,
or are intimidated by that you want me to
show you exactly how to use?
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