TOFURKY (meatfree turkey)

Pandora123_2

LizD wrote: »

I can certainly PM you the one I use if you'd like it, but it's vegetarian, not vegan. Although you might be able to use vegan cheese. It also has an egg to bind it, I don't know if there's an alternative?

Thanks, I'll PM you, I'm used to subbing vegan cheese for dairy cheese and using alternatives to eggs, so it shouldn't be a problem.

Getting hungry now...

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Sarahsaver

Make your own ToFAKEy http://www.yak.net/fqa/296.html

Pandora123_2

Sarahsaver wrote: »

Make your own ToFAKEy http://www.yak.net/fqa/296.html

LOL... ToFAKEy is even funnier than Tofurky!

:rotfl:

I've been toying with the idea of making my own Tofakey this Christmas, and if I do, I'll use this recipe... I've tried Bryanna's recipes before and they are excellent.

Soy & Seitan "Turkey"

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welf_man

Pandora123 wrote: »

Many vegetarians grew up eating meat, but for ethical / health / religious reasons etc decide to become vegetarian. It's not the taste or texture of meat that is objectionable to them, it's the fact that it is a dead animal. I have no objection to eating a vegan product which emulates meat, as long as it actually doesn't contain meat.

Absolutely. I often use "substitutes", not because they taste like meat (which I stopped eating so long ago that I don't remember the taste anyway!) but because they're convenient. It's just as tempting for a veggie to chuck some potato wedges and Quorn sausages in the oven to cook while you're doing the canoeing/diving/school panto runs as it is for anyone else!

Personally I can't stand tofu so would never in a million years buy "Tofurky" (is it just me who finds the name faintly suggestive?!!) - my holiday meal is a gorgeous Rose Elliott triple layer nut roast that I'm pretty sure is actually vegan.

Mel.

LizD_2

welf_man wrote: »

Absolutely. I often use "substitutes", not because they taste like meat (which I stopped eating so long ago that I don't remember the taste anyway!) but because they're convenient. It's just as tempting for a veggie to chuck some potato wedges and Quorn sausages in the oven to cook while you're doing the canoeing/diving/school panto runs as it is for anyone else!

Personally I can't stand tofu so would never in a million years buy "Tofurky" (is it just me who finds the name faintly suggestive?!!) - my holiday meal is a gorgeous Rose Elliott triple layer nut roast that I'm pretty sure is actually vegan.

Mel.

Well I didn't before, but now I do! :rotfl:

welf_man

LizD wrote: »

Well I didn't before, but now I do! :rotfl:

Sorry about that - guess who split up with her toyboy a couple of months ago? Must be getting to me!!!

Mel.

Sarahsaver

Unfortunately the name tofurkey reminds me of an insult used in my native suffolk, like sheep sh*gger but doing the same with turkeys...

taxi97w

LizD wrote: »

It doesn't, is the simple answer.

Quorn is made from mycoprotein, similar to mushrooms. Probably about as similar to mushrooms as Bernard Mathews is to real turkey!

Personally, I adore a good homemade nut roast.

I'm not sure if you understood what I meant. Excuse me if it's me that doesn't understand your response....but, what's the deal with tofu flavoured bacon, turkey, beef...etc?

Surely being vege, it should be vegetable/pulse flavoured tofu, like mashed potato & onion flavoured tofu or chill & bean flavoured tofu.

penrhyn

I asked a similar question on another thread, someone was after Vegan mince pies.

Why do a lot of Veggies buy simulated animal products? There must be recipes that don't have to include pretend meat.

Pandora123_2

taxi97w and penrhyn:

Posts #21 and #25 in this thread answer your questions.

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