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I love the tofu weiners but then I didn't give up meat because I didn't like the taste!
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I like the pies but I don't like beef chunks, the 'bacon', the roasts and steak like things, although that may be just because I don't like them. We don't have a Waitrose down here.
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There's a restaurant in Soho called Melati (Peter St) which does vegetarian satay which is lovely and doesn't taste like meat to me but a vegetarian friend refused to eat it because she wouldn't believe it wasn't meat (it wasn't and, as I said, didn't taste like it to me but it's been a long time).
I suppose it's good though that some fake meats can be so convincing, makes it easier for people who like the taste of meat but want to go veggie!
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Oooh I love the 'bacon' style rashers! Had some yesterday in a sandwich with tomato & jalapeno relish and crispy lettuce - yummy! It's weird really, because although I do think they taste very 'bacony' I'm not put off by that! Must be because the texture is quite different, I suppose...
![]() I suppose it's good though that some fake meats can be so convincing, makes it easier for people who like the taste of meat but want to go veggie! I never used to like bacon that much anyway so perhaps that's why I'm not keen. As for the satay, it was soya and lovely but, to me, just not like meat so I thought my friend was being a bit hysterical at the time. She liked them but then decided the restaurant was passing off meat as soya. I like soya mince, sausages, pies etc. |
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I do think they taste very 'bacony'
) then I doubt I'd like them.I've noticed my local Asda has started to stock Redwood Foods products - the Falafels, Chicken-style chunks, and Fish Fingers so far. It's good to see them becoming more readily available. |
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I love the tofu weiners but then I didn't give up meat because I didn't like the taste!
I dunno...maybe I'm just weird! |
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Even when I was vegetarian I never tried the rasher-style products as I felt they would be too meat-like. If they taste quite 'bacony' (Nice word
) then I doubt I'd like them.I've noticed my local Asda has started to stock Redwood Foods products - the Falafels, Chicken-style chunks, and Fish Fingers so far. It's good to see them becoming more readily available. |
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[quote=Snowfairy;21490683]No, me neither Ruby. Actually, thinking about it, my favourite (Redwood's) sausages I would describe as having both a 'meaty' taste and texture - and as you know - I absolutely love them!
I dunno...maybe I'm just weird![/QUOTE] You and me both
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Yes, I have no issue at all as some people seem to with fake meat. No one seems to say the same about fake fur but it's a perennial question asked by meat eaters who don't seem to get the pretty simple point that it's not meat! (I can understand other veggies feeling like that because they're not trying to make some point about it).
) was asking me the other night... "Mum, if you don't like meat why do you want to eat stuff that's pretending to be meat?" (He was referring to my veggie sausages and 'bacon' in the fridge) Simple answer: Because it isn't meat! Therefore, I can enjoy eating it knowing that no pigs had to be killed for me! Then, just silence... (bliss! )
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Even when I was vegetarian I never tried the rasher-style products as I felt they would be too meat-like. If they taste quite 'bacony' (Nice word
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I've noticed my local Asda has started to stock Redwood Foods products - the Falafels, Chicken-style chunks, and Fish Fingers so far. It's good to see them becoming more readily available.
That's good to hear, although it's a 40 mile round trip for me to get to Asda! When I next go I'll be sure to stock up well! Those Redwood's falafels are my favourites but I can't often find them locally. Those Fish style fingers are delicious - and yet very much like the real thing, I find. Again though, that doesn't put me off at all because I know they're NOT real! I guess then I don't make much sense really about the Linda McCartney pies I mentioned earlier, but I can't help it! They were just too damn realistic for me!
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The baco bits are vegan!
They go nice in scrambled tofu!!
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I've never seen those Baco Bits. What shops normally stock them, and where are they normally found in the store?
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I've never seen those Baco Bits. What shops normally stock them, and where are they normally found in the store?
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Smoked tofu is great cut in cubes and stirred into roast veg - peppers/tomatoes/onions and aubergines.
Also plain tofu makes a great cheesecake: 2 packs plain tofu, put in a blender until really smooth with a bit of oil and the juice and rind of 2 lemons to moisten it. Them mix in a handful of sultanas and about the same of sugar depending on taste. This makes a fairly sloppy mix, and if you leave it overnight in the fridge the sultanas absorb the liquid and it firms up, or you can bake it if you prefer. Our Tesco and Holland & Barrett stocks Cauldron plain or smoked tofu. |
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Our local Tesco mega super duper huge store is out of plain and smoked tofu and has been for about 3 weeks.
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Worth noting that fake soya or gluten chunks are served as veg options in many restaurants here in London from the posher Hakkasan and Good Earth to Peking Palace in Archway and my local in EC2. And of course there's the ubiquitous vegan Chinese/Thai buffets dotted around London, packed with carnivores who haven't a clue. They're great for getting the protein fix.
When people ask why you don't just go and eat meat - well most south east Asian countries eat tofu as an accompaniment to meat, not a substitute, so even tho I no longer eat meat, tofu is not exactly seen a replacement for me as I grew up eating it as a normal ingredient. But even so, look at something like a sausage. schnitzel or a nugget. It's not like that actually looks like it came from an animal in the first place - so if it's made from tofu, the better! |
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Yes!! Linda McCartney deep country pies! (I think that's what they're called) I only had one bite and thought they must have put real minced meat pies in the wrong packaging! Needless to say, I had to spit it out and won't be going there again!
(really needed a 'puke' smiley!)Maybe I'd best not try those weiners then... |
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I'm fairly certain you can still get the Deep Filled Pies in Morrisons and Sainsburys. They're not something I look out for, but I seem to recall seeing them in those two stores recently. |
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I'm fairly certain you can still get the Deep Filled Pies in Morrisons and Sainsburys. They're not something I look out for, but I seem to recall seeing them in those two stores recently. |
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Miso tofu soup, the recipe is on www.videojug.com really yummy and very easy.
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I love tofu. Whenever I want a quick meal I just fry some in a pan, bung some Uncle Bens rice in the microwave (2 mins!
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Yes!! Linda McCartney deep country pies! (I think that's what they're called) I only had one bite and thought they must have put real minced meat pies in the wrong packaging! Needless to say, I had to spit it out and won't be going there again!
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) then I doubt I'd like them.
) was asking me the other night... "Mum, if you don't like meat why do you want to eat stuff that's pretending to be meat?" (He was referring to my veggie sausages and 'bacon' in the fridge) Simple answer: Because it isn't meat! Therefore, I can enjoy eating it knowing that no pigs had to be killed for me! Then, just silence... (bliss!
They were just too damn realistic for me!