Blue Heron Creamery
2410 Main St. V5T 3H9 Vancouver, BC, Canada

Mango Lassi made with our dairy-free cultured coconut no’gurt can be found at @traveltheeast_foodtruck . Unless you make it yourself, an authentic dairy-free Lassi was almost impossible to find. Made with all the savory, sweet flavors and freshly cultured yoghurt the Mango Lassi at the Travel the East food truck is a real treat. . They can be found all over the city but mostly at Commercial Drive and Charles with a lovely plant-based south Asian menu. ... . #supportsmallbusiness #eastiseast #traveltheeast #foodtrucks #mangolassi #therealdeal #cultured #yoghurt #blueheroncheese See more

Happy New Year! We have some big news to share. We are excited to announce that this Sunday will be our first time at the Vancouver Farmers Market @vanmarkets ! We’ll be at Hastings Park Farmer’s Market this Sunday from 10 am to 2 pm sharing our delicious dairy-free cultured and aged cheeses. We also need your help! To get into the Vancouver market’s regular schedule, we need your vote to prove that you want to see us at more markets in town. Voting is done online wit...h a code you’ll get when you visit our market tent. So come on by, grab some delicious cheeses, and help us secure a regular spot at the markets this year! Our shop will be closed this weekend but come on down to the market to grab some of our delicious cheeses like our Le Bleuet (pictured above). . #dairyfree #plantbased #realcheese #cultured #aged #blueheroncheese #vfm2021

Say goodbye to 2020!!! Who is ready for that?! . We have your cheeseboard needs on hand, cheeses, mustards, preserves, crackers, plant meat....come by Sunday 11-5, and Thursday, Dec 31 12-4, to stock up! . We'll be closed Friday Jan. 1st. ... . We also have two giveaways for NYE...details announced tomorrow! . HINT: we love seeing your cheeseboard creations featuring our cheese! If you haven't tagged us in a post or story of a board with our cheese....do...we will be selecting one winner for one of our giveaways from those who have shared their cheeseboard love! . #happynewyear #welcome2021 #vegancheese #dairyfree #caseinfree #cheeseplease #saycheese #plantbased #plants #eastvancheeseshop See more

Our shop is open from 11-5 Saturday and Sunday! We are fully stocked up with everything you need to make it through the remaining days of 2020 including a limited supply of these Stuffed Beasts from @theverygoodbutchers . We will also be getting a fresh batch of tortellini from @flourgirlbaking . Pre-orders for our holiday packages are still open! If you want yours delivered this Wednesday or Thursday, get your orders in by Monday! Link to our website in bio. . We hop...e everyone is staying safe #vegan #vegancheese #shoplocal #vancouvervegan #shopsmall #plantbased #plantbasedcheese #plabtbasedvancouver See more

Fans of mold ripened cheeses! This weekend is for you! . We make a variety of mold ripened cheeses and release them when they are ready and this weekend we have some special cheesy treats for those who appreciate a bloomy rind and an earthy nose. . The images:... 1. As @traderjo_lene said, meet our Gothic pac man set up. This progression begins with our Cormorant cheese on the left, and is followed by Cormorant with light bloom, then a fully enrobed Corvus and finished by an extra aged Cormorant. . 2. Corvus: this cheese begins the same way as Cormorant but then we alter course with it's treatment. It is innoculated and allowed to grow a full mold covering of its surface (white and blue molds), and is soft, almost brie like and has an earthy mushroomy nose and flavour and is complex without being overly pungent. . 3. Corvus with Extra-Aged Cormorant. Extra Aged Cormorant has big umami notes, and a complex wine like tang. This cheese is great on sourdough bread paired with a crisp cider or beer or white wine. . 4.Bloomy Fig Cumulus: a classic flavour combination is fig, blue cheese and red wine. These three meet in this version of our Fig Cumulus which has been encouraged to grow some blue mold. It is creamy, mildly salty and earthy sweet with some wine notes from @winecrushtechnologysinc wine lees wash. This would work well crumbled over a roasted beet salad with arugula and a tarragon dressing. . . We also have some new release of Main Street Cheddar and the new, smoky sweet Burnished, which reads sort of between a cheddar and a gouda. . Swing by our shop this weekend! We can't wait to get some of these into your hands! . #vegancheese #dairyfree #blueheronvegancheese #blueheroncheese #blueheroncreamery #cheeseplease #moldycheese #moldripened #fermentation #foodandwine #bonappetit #straightfood #vancouvervegan See more

Orders for next week, Dec 17-20 are filling up quickly! Get your orders in by Sunday for delivery on the 17th, or pickup over the weekend. Order one of our 3 Holiday packages through our website. A reminder for Surrey folks that we are heading out your way on Wednesday! And don’t forget to add a Very Good Butchers Stuffed Beast!

SURREY FOLKS! We have added a delivery day just for you! We are trying to make it as simple as possible for folks to stay home as much as they can during these difficult times. On Wednesday, December 16th we will be making our way out to Surrey to do a special drop of our Holiday packages. Link is in our bio to order. If you have ordered already, and you live in Surrey, shoot us an email and we can add you to our delivery list :) . . #vegancheese #plantbasedcheede #vancouvervegan #plantbasedvancouver #supportsmallbusiness #blueheroncheese

ANNOUNCEMENT!! . Today, Blue Heron Creamery removed conditions from our new manufacturing facility! . We move in to the facility on Feb. 1 2021, and after implementing our build out plan, will be jumping into production and preparing to launch our first 5-6 skus across Canada by mid spring of next year. ... . It is overdue, it has been long dreamed of, and now, with no small amount of thanks and gratitude to a great number of people, we officially begin the scale up and finessing we have been so eagerly anticipating. . This post won't be able to encompass all the things we want to say, but we will be very excited to share our progress, and launch dates and soon, some very exciting r&d. . We will soon be hiring for our new production team (stay tuned for a post specifically about that). . We are not ceasing production while we work on this new facility so rest assured for Metro Vancouver we will still be supplying our current suppliers and storefront. . We look forward to sharing more news, and expanded store hours/days in the new year. . Thank you from the deepest places: Colin @feedurlife , Lawrence, Maxime and so many others without whom this would not have been possible. (Ps: we took the group photo very quickly while outside). . #teamblueheron #blueheroncreamery #vegancheese #dairyfreecheese #foodproduction #vegan #scalingup #ittakesateam #ittakesavillage #gratitude #stillinshock See more

OCTOBER is fast approaching! . We have a few things coming to help you pull together a family & friends celebration of gratitude and love. . Our Family & Friends giving Packages go live today! Get your order in early! ... . These packages are worth nearly $70 but we are pricing them for $50. They include: 2 cheeses 1 almond ricotta 1 carrot lox 1 smoked mushroom pate 1 preserve/pickle 1 preserve by Luv the Grub 1 pkg crackers . Order deadline: October 7th 4pm. . ORDER PICK UP : October 9th-10th-11th (Delivery within our regular delivery zones will happen on Thursday October 8th). . . This year has brought so many changes and challenges to how we all socialize, gather, spend time with our loved ones. . We hope everyone has been finding ways to be creative in their social networks, and finding support when they need it. . We look forward to being able to support your gastronomic feasts this season! . Pumpkin/cranberry cheesecakes will also be available to order..stay tuned for details. . #familyandfriendsgiving #decolonizeoctobercelebrations #harvest #gratitude #tistheseason #sharefoodwithfriends #eastvanvegan #plantbased #vancouvervegan #veganinvancouver #whatveganseat #straightfood #plantbasedvancouver

We aren't trying to compete with our choclatier and dessert making compadres in the vegan food scene here in Van City...but if you come in this weekend, you just might be gifted one of these! . Drunken cherry cheesecake encased in dark chocolate (we melted down a 100% Papua New Guinea from @kasamachocolate ), dusted with our cheesecake crumb crust. . There are not many...so come by early if you hope to try one!... . Just a little thank you to all of you who keep supporting us! . FYI we are EAGER to do a sweet 'n' cheesy collab with one of our friends, hint hint : @sayhellosweets @zimtchocolates @livinglotuschocolate @glowchocolatelove @cartemsdonuts @sweetnsassy.patisserie (we are excited ..wink wink) . . Who else likes cheesy desserts? . . #sweetncheesy #vegancheesecake #f52veganfood #straightfood #veganinvancouver #blueheroncheese #blueheroncreamery #dairyfree #cheesy #whatveganseat #foodandwine See more

NEW small batch release! . . Tomorrow is exciting because we welcome @flourgirlbaking and their brand new vegan tortellini (3 flavours feature our cheese!). .... . But it is also exciting because we are releasing a very small amount of a new style of cheese in 2 flavours. . Meet 'Wild Rind Laurel' and ' Wild RindLaurel' with fennel. . These cheeses are almond/coconut based, infused with bay leaf (and one has fennel seed in addition to bay leaf). The culturing process for these cheeses is different than our other cheeses and they also experience surface culturing during aging, which is evident by the 'wild rind' which shows evidence of the different inoculations. . These cheeses are dense, creamy, semi-firm, deeply umai, lightly piquant, and a little bit mushroomy on after taste. They slice very thinly, and ahred very well without needing to be frozen. . . See you this weekend! . #blueheronvegancheese #cheeseplease #saycheese #vegan #vegancheese #whatveganseat #cheesevaneastvan #foodandwine #bonappetit #vancityfood See more

P A S T A & C H E E S E . It is September, it is nearing autumn, it is late summer harvest time, it is time for pasta...well..isn't always time for pasta? . We are EXCITED to partner up with the talented Diane and Mitch of @flourgirlbaking to bring you a selection of beautifully hand crafted fresh, stuffed pasta for you to take home! ... . There will be several flavours and a limited supply for this first run. . They will be available ONLY in our storefront this weekend (hopefully more to come). . Come by Saturday, Sept. 5th from 11am -5pm and grab a package of this unique, and tasty (we know, we got to taste test a sneak preview), treat along with other cheesy goodies and locally made products. . We can't wait to see you! . #pasta #pastaandcheese #flourgirlbaking #blueheronvegancheese #tortellini #vegan #dairyfree #autumnfood #latesummerfood #eastvan #veganfoodies #cheeseplease #pastafor2 #foodandwine #straightfood #dailyhive See more

OCTOBER is fast approaching! . We have a few things coming to help you pull together a family & friends celebration of gratitude and love. . Our Family & Friends giving Packages go live today! Get your order in early! ... . These packages are worth nearly $70 but we are pricing them for $50. They include: 2 cheeses 1 almond ricotta 1 carrot lox 1 smoked mushroom pate 1 preserve/pickle 1 preserve by Luv the Grub 1 pkg crackers . Order deadline: October 7th 4pm. . ORDER PICK UP : October 9th-10th-11th (Delivery within our regular delivery zones will happen on Thursday October 8th). . . This year has brought so many changes and challenges to how we all socialize, gather, spend time with our loved ones. . We hope everyone has been finding ways to be creative in their social networks, and finding support when they need it. . We look forward to being able to support your gastronomic feasts this season! . Pumpkin/cranberry cheesecakes will also be available to order..stay tuned for details. . #familyandfriendsgiving #decolonizeoctobercelebrations #harvest #gratitude #tistheseason #sharefoodwithfriends #eastvanvegan #plantbased #vancouvervegan #veganinvancouver #whatveganseat #straightfood #plantbasedvancouver

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NEW small batch release! . . Tomorrow is exciting because we welcome @flourgirlbaking and their brand new vegan tortellini (3 flavours feature our cheese!). .... . But it is also exciting because we are releasing a very small amount of a new style of cheese in 2 flavours. . Meet 'Wild Rind Laurel' and ' Wild RindLaurel' with fennel. . These cheeses are almond/coconut based, infused with bay leaf (and one has fennel seed in addition to bay leaf). The culturing process for these cheeses is different than our other cheeses and they also experience surface culturing during aging, which is evident by the 'wild rind' which shows evidence of the different inoculations. . These cheeses are dense, creamy, semi-firm, deeply umai, lightly piquant, and a little bit mushroomy on after taste. They slice very thinly, and ahred very well without needing to be frozen. . . See you this weekend! . #blueheronvegancheese #cheeseplease #saycheese #vegan #vegancheese #whatveganseat #cheesevaneastvan #foodandwine #bonappetit #vancityfood See more

P A S T A & C H E E S E . It is September, it is nearing autumn, it is late summer harvest time, it is time for pasta...well..isn't always time for pasta? . We are EXCITED to partner up with the talented Diane and Mitch of @flourgirlbaking to bring you a selection of beautifully hand crafted fresh, stuffed pasta for you to take home! ... . There will be several flavours and a limited supply for this first run. . They will be available ONLY in our storefront this weekend (hopefully more to come). . Come by Saturday, Sept. 5th from 11am -5pm and grab a package of this unique, and tasty (we know, we got to taste test a sneak preview), treat along with other cheesy goodies and locally made products. . We can't wait to see you! . #pasta #pastaandcheese #flourgirlbaking #blueheronvegancheese #tortellini #vegan #dairyfree #autumnfood #latesummerfood #eastvan #veganfoodies #cheeseplease #pastafor2 #foodandwine #straightfood #dailyhive See more

CHEESEFO (cheese + info): . Smoke and Spice. This cheese has also been one of our foundation cheeses, but is also one of the cheeses that we continually evolve. . It has seen many iterations and adjustments. We believe in seeking continual improvement, since there are always factors that you cannot control as a producer despite what some will have you believe.... . . There is a famous quote about the limitations of a 'foolish' consistency...,..... while we DO aim for a general consistency of a style of product, in our effort to get to the ultimate version of what we are trying to do, changes and tweaks are made. . . The particular version we are producing these days incorporate a rind washed with @kulakitchen Pili Pili sauce, fermented habanero paste (by us), and smoked paprika, because this wash is working better than using just a dried spice on the rind given the current summer challenges of our aging space. . This cheese cooks down into a rich creamy sauce, can be used with a vegan mozza for a fabulous grilled cheese..or.pretty much used as you wish. . . #cheesefo #vcheese #culturingandaging #blueheronvegancheese #blueheroncheese #plantbased #dairyfree #vegan #whataveganwants #eastvanfood #mtpleasantyvr

Cheesefo ( cheese + info), a series. . We regularly encounter guests who are new to our cheeses, or our method of making cheeses, so, we thought we would do a mini series of posts introducing or re-introducing ourselves and our cheeses. . First up, Cormorant: this cheese has been one of our 'foundation cheeses'. One of the first 4 we have regularly produced. ... . A cashew based cheese, it is cultured, ashed, and then goes through a secondary culturing process with mold innoculation (using cheesemaking molds, not just random molds!). . While we wash the molds off, they will and do re-bloom as is shown in this photo. This is typical and expected for this cheese...and occasionally we let a few of them fully develop this surface growth and allow the cheese to undergo further changes. . . If you happen to buy some of this cheese and you encounter this bloom and are not into keeping it on the surface (we have some guests who want more growth), you can simply rub it off with paper towel, and we recommend NOT wrapping the cheese when you put it back in the fridge. . As we prepare for our eventual move into scaled up manufacturing, we are evaluating our cheeses, which ones will change, which ones may be removed, which ones will undergo re-imagination. . If you have questions about our cheeses, feel free to reach out! . #cheesefo #blueheronvegancheese #constantimprovement #livingcheese #microbes #vancouvercheese #cheseandthecity #vegan #whataveganwants

This weekend you can find a limited release of our Feta-ish. . This 100% dairy-free plant-based cheese is coconut based, cured in a salt brine and tastes divine. . We have a limited stock of these jarred beauties at our shop this weekend, open Saturday and Sunday from 11am-5pm at 2408 Main St. AND Saturday at the Squamish Farmers Market from 10am-3pm.... . Have a safe weekend everyone. . #festaish #realcheese #blueheroncheese #eatlocal #supportlocal #vegan See more

A rare sighting at the cheese shop this weekend.... Beachwood. . This is a 7 month aged Almond 100% dairy-free plant-based cheese and can be grated, sliced very thin and is firm. . It’s such a treasure that after months of creating these beauties they’re available for your delight. Our shop is open from 11-5 Saturday and Sunday this weekend AND we are at the Squamish Farmers Market until 3pm.... . Have a safe weekend everyone! . #cheese #dairyfree #plantbased #realcheese #blueheroncheese #beachwood See more

Welcome to our new cheese shop! . We recently converted the space right beside our shop at 2408 Main St. to be our new cheese shop. This weekend we’ll be open Saturday and Sunday from 11-5 AND we’ll be at the Squamish Farmers Market from 10-3. . We’re excited to host two people in the shop at a time. Come check out the new space!... . #blueheroncheeseshop #cultured #aged #vegancheese #realcheese See more

Hello friends!! This coming weekend, July 4 & 5, we want to welcome you back inside! We have moved our shop next door to our current location, so we are still on Main street! . Our shop hours this weekend are 11am to 5pm, Sat and Sunday. . Our in-store protocol: ... 2 people inside the store at one time our shop staff will assist you in putting together your order (our fridges are behind the front counter). If you have a mask, please wear one We have hand sanitizer onsite Pre-orders are preferred, but we are very happy to have you just come on by and pick up a few things! We can't wait to see you!

Great Blue Herons (the subspecies that occupy Metro Vancouver) are considered an at risk species. Heron Habitats are often impacted by human activities. Sadly, the heronry (at Tswassessen) suffered a significant loss of young, when trees felled at the top of a slope caused destabilization lower down and trees containing Heron nests to crash. https://www.facebook.com//a.1015018760/10163735463120557/

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SQUAMISH!! We are back this Saturday with all of your favourite cheese like our Lemon Pepper Cumulus. Get your pre-orders and requests in now! Order online via our website: www.blueheroncheese.com or send us an email [email protected]... It looks like it will be a gorgeous day to head to the @squamishfarmersmarket this weekend! #squamishfarmersmarket #vegancheese #blueheroncheese #dairyfree #cheeseplease #whatveganseat #squamishvegans