Cheeze & Thank You is a Chicago based artisanal vegan cheese shop. We picked up a wedge of their vegan Mustard Seed Smoked Gouda as an experiment from a local Whole Foods. When I ate real cheese, gouda was a big favorite of mine…so I was intrigued.

It did not disappoint at all! Cheeze & Thank You’s Smoked Gouda is definitely smokey. The mustard seeds are present but mostly the flavor is of the smokey savoriness. The texture is soft and fragile. Tastewise, it’s definitely cheese-like. But the texture is too soft to really mimic gouda. That’s fine, though. It’s delicious! I very much recommend this fake cheese.