Väcka, Spain’s leading vegan cheese producer, has partnered with Ditaly pizzerias to launch a new 100% vegan pizza called “La Gazpacha”. This innovative creation features two of Väcka’s most popular vegan cheeses: Mözza, a fermented cheese made from melon seeds, and Fraïs with Basil, made with almonds, cashews and fresh basil.
Made with a pizza dough fermented for 48 hours and coated in sunflower seeds, golden flax seeds, pumpkin seeds, golden sesame seeds,and poppy seeds for a crunchy texture, the new pizza is characterised by its fresh and aromatic taste. The Gazpacha also includes ingredients such as San Marzano D.O.P. tomato, pickled gherkin slices for sweet and sour nuances, nera di Gaeta olive, semi-dried tomato, salt and freshly ground pepper.
“…it has been a pleasure to collaborate with a company with such strong values and with such a special sensibility as Väcka”
Estrella Hernández, head of R&D&I at Ditaly, explains: “We wanted to design a pizza that represented Ditaly, that was not only vegan in its ingredients, but that the added value of the final product would be delicious and attractive to vegans and non-vegans alike. We are very happy with the final result, it has been a pleasure to collaborate with a company with such strong values and with such a special sensibility as Väcka”.
A fundamental contribution to the plant-based category
Luz Sanz, CEO and co-founder of Väcka, adds: “The fact that representatives from the world of catering are encouraged to launch daring proposals and take the time to innovate in order to make not only vegan diners fall in love, but also anyone who wants to try this type of food, is a fundamental contribution to the plant-based category in food service. In our case, we are fortunate to have customers who are generally committed to the values that we want to convey at Väcka.
Maxime Boniface, CTO and co-founder at Väcka, concludes: “We produce our products with great attention to detail and focus on quality and taste. It is crucial that, when they reach the diners in the restaurant, they are also part of a dish that has been created with the same criteria in mind. Often restaurants are the window for a wider public to give plant-based products a chance, and that first impact has to be positive. We have no doubt that this will be the case with this pizza”.
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