Theres one sad truth about the vegan diet , and it has to do with pasta . Sure, vegans can enjoy pasta, but they cant do so with Parmesan cheese and breaking up this dynamic duo is a real travesty for many of us.

Luckily for anyone abstaining from animal products, vegan recipe creators are a clever bunch. Theyve found a way to make vegan Parmesan cheese (we put Parmesan in quotes because we realize its not truly authentic Parmesan from the Parma province of Italy). Were talking 100 percent cheese-free-Parm.