Eli5: Why is it difficult to make vegan cheese taste like regular cheese?

Question

Why does cheese made from soy milk not taste like cheese made from cow’s milk?
What is in milk that makes cheese taste good and give it that cheesy flavor and is it possible to recreate it without milk?

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Answer 1

Because soy milk doesn’t taste anything like cows milk. Cheese for all intents and purposes has one major ingredient. If you change that one ingredient of course its not the same