So far in my efforts I have focussed much on meat replacement products. Trying to make dishes look and taste the same but with the flesh taken out. Today I have been wondering why do people bother?! If you can’t eat meat for medical reasons or something like that then fair enough to have a replacement; but if you are all about the morals then I think it’s kinda stupid. If they choose freely not to eat meat, which I’m sure is the majority of vegetarian, then why do they go to such extents to create an product which is a fake alternative? Why not just eat vegetables?! I guess what I’m trying to say is I respect vegans more for at least being fully committed to the their beliefs. It’s more black and white and I like it that way when it comes to cuisine. In food terms vegetarians seem to be the gray area. Get off the fence and pick a side!
Vegetarian Dish of the Day:
Quorn Chicken Style Pieces
Box Blurb:
Delicious tender Quorn pieces, perfect for stir-fries, curries, casseroles and all your favourite recipes
With a taste unsurprisingly like the wafer thin chicken slices these are an interesting addition to the vegetarian ingredient list. Once they have been cooked they do bear a striking resemblance to actual chicken pieces. In terms of texture Chicken Style pieces are very much in the style of chicken pieces. In the sweet and sour stir-fry I cooked they worked well but my mind wasn't fooled and as such they still felt lacking.. However in a more sauce based dish such as a curry I believe they would definitely be able to pull off the job of meat replacement. Quorn may be back in the race (so long as you don’t count human as a meat).
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