A New Vegan Aspirant!

[b.anand.b]

Dear Fellow Aspirants,
I am Anand from India an agnostic strongly inclined towards atheism. I was once strictly vegan when I had alternates to dairy available. But after moving to a small town with no alternates to dairy available I am not a vegan strictly at this stage but I am aspiring to become strictly vegan again.

[brimstoneSalad]

Welcome Anand!
I'm glad you've joined us.

I'm a little surprised there aren't dairy alternatives. What are you looking for in particular, and what do you use the dairy for? Maybe we can give some suggestions.

[b.anand.b]

I need alternates for buttermilk/curd. I have stopped consuming milk for breakfast cereals / coffee. Are there alternates for buttermilk/curd? Another member in this group just wrote to me about nut grinder to extract almond milk. I will try that for milk. But any alternate for buttermilk will be greatly appreciated.

[garrethdsouza]

Hey Anand,
For curd you can use the same nut or soy based milk and ferment it with a vegan starter culture. In India I think vibact is available in pharmacies, you just add it to the mylk, incubate overnight for 24h at room temperature and the next day its done.

[brimstoneSalad]

Any high protein liquid will generally curdle if you add a little acid to it.

What exactly are you using buttermilk or curd for? I could help more if I know the use.

The typical vegan replacement is soy milk with a little bit of vinegar added to it, and stirred for a few seconds as it thickens.
A nut based milk would work too.

Rice milk would probably not work.

[b.anand.b]

Thankyou Garreth & Brimstonesalad!

[TheVeganAtheist]

Hi b.anand.b welcome to the forum!