finally got round to guinea-pigging the ilustrious vegan yeast, and i have to say its alright, doesn't have that weird 'mock' taste to it, possibly cos its not meant to be a substitute for anything. i had some with some pasta sauce (on a pasta of course), it didn't drastically alter the flavour or the taste, it detracted a little from the sauce, and personally, i prefer pinenuts. but, all in all, it wasn't too bad, and i probably chuck it with some other things on a later date.

ps/ i know it sounds disgusting, yeast sprinkled on food, but its not like bakers yeast, or brewers yeast, its some kind of crazy yeast.