Kelowna香蕉视频直播檚 newest vegan shop is ready to open next month.

Maple & Manchester, located at 438 Lawrence Avenue, is a one-of-a-kind shop: owners Natasha Davis and Damian Chalmers call their store a 香蕉视频直播榝auxmagerie香蕉视频直播�, a play on the French word fromagerie meaning cheese shop.

But, don香蕉视频直播檛 let the name deceive you because it doesn香蕉视频直播檛 sell fake cheese.

Davis and Chalmers use organic cashews, culturing and fermenting it just like dairy to make their vegan cheeses. So how do they do it?

Davis and Chalmers soak the cashews first, then crush them, in essence making cashew milk. Then they use a vegan lab culture to start the culturing and ageing process.

香蕉视频直播淐ashews can be cultured in a very similar way to how you would culture a dairy cheese,香蕉视频直播� Davis said.

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The result is a cheese wheel not unlike charcuterie cheeses available in grocery stores, they said. The process takes about two to three days but they said the cheese can be left to age for much longer if you want a sharper quality to it.

Currently, the flavours available include the Manchester sharp cheddar, balsamic glaze, black truffle, caramelized onion camembert, pepper jelly brie and bleu cheese.

Before they got to making cheese, the duo actually had the idea to start up a vegan food truck well before the pandemic hit. Chalmers said with the number of vegans living in Kelowna, as well as people with dietary restrictions, he and Davis always wanted to offer up plant-based food for them. The food truck idea didn香蕉视频直播檛 quite make it, but one time, Davis decided to bring vegan cheese she made to a family dinner. Everyone loved it and it seemed like a sign.

Then, Davis said, she had another sign.

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香蕉视频直播淥n Boxing Day last December, I had a dream that we opened a vegan cheese shop called Maple & Manchester. I told Damian about it and he said it was a great idea,香蕉视频直播� she said.

香蕉视频直播淭he name is a little bit of him and a little bit of me. Damian is from Manchester (England) and I香蕉视频直播檓 Canadian so it works out.香蕉视频直播�

After months of setbacks as the approval process through the City of Kelowna and Interior Health were slowed down by the pandemic, then renovations and a heatwave, Maple & Manchester is finally ready to serve customers on Sept. 1.

The shop will offer vegan cheeses, cakes, pasta and pizza sauces, as well as other plant-based food items.

Davis and Chalmers said they want everyone who walks in through their doors to feel warm and welcomed.

香蕉视频直播淲e want people to walk out the door thinking 香蕉视频直播榶ou know what? Vegan cheese isn香蕉视频直播檛 that bad,香蕉视频直播� he said.

香蕉视频直播淲e want people to walk in through the door and be able to grab everything they need for a plant-based charcuterie board,香蕉视频直播� Davis said.

More information on Maple & Manchester can be found through their page and their .

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