Hurray for product reviews! I am starting out with something from the well known vegan brand Daiya, and it’s a pizza! Usually, the Daiya products aren’t something I am crazy about or really any dairy free cheeses. Still, I thought this was worth trying.
The packaging was really pretty and based on the first review it seem like it would be tasty. Although when I removed it from the pack the veggies looked more like the freeze dried ones that wouldn’t cook up well. It took a while to cook and I wasn’t surprised that the cheese didn’t melt all that much, as Daiya cheese rarely does.
The crust was really good, and was pretty crisp on the bottom while still having some spongey texture to it. The sauce was sweet and tasty but was a bit scarce, I definitely would have liked to see more of it. The cheese melted enough to be gooey in the center of the pizza and crisped up a bit around the edges, which actually added a nice texture to the crust. The veggies were a bit wimpy though, they didn’t get very plump and didn’t add much depth to the pizza. The flavor was definitely there, and it had the “fire roasted” flavor in the pizza name but the texture just wasn’t there.
It kinda tasted like the tostinos party pizzas I ate as a kid, so it did have a nostalgic component to it. Overall I rate it as follows:
- Taste: 5/10
- Texture: 7/10
- Mimicry: 6/10
- Price: 5/10
- Overall: 5.5/10
Green and Gluten Free 