Reconstituted Chicken

sarah1972

RomfordNavy said:

tastyhog said:

Nobody is selling tofu in place of chicken. 

You're probably just confusing velveted meat or meat treated with baking soda, because it has a different texture to chicken you might cook at home. 

Well it is difficult to tell for sure.  Had another look, this time at the raw chicken pieces; they look to have a regular quite pronounced texture that my chicken at home doesn't have and a very sinewy structure inside.  On top of this they do appers to be quite rubbery when compared to home cooked chicken.

Sounds very much like velvetised chicken. Why not ask the restaurant?

Cornucopia

PLRFD said:

Every time I see those big kebab things in shops spinning round dripping fat I wonder what noise it made when it was alive did it oink moo baa quack squeak or chatter as it was running up a tree with a nut in its paws ?

Point of order:   squirrels do not (cannot) scale trees whilst holding a nut in their paws.   They will need all four limbs to scale a tree, and they will hold food in their mouths whilst doing so.

Probably the most minor quibble about this thread, but at least an easily provable one.  

There is no way that anyone is going to confuse Tofu and Chicken - they are completely different in appearance, flavour and texture.

Chicken does have the characteristic, though, that once minced and cooked it can still have a meaty fibrous texture.  There are many products made from minced chicken (including the ubiquitous nuggets) that show this behaviour.   It's entirely possible that cheap chicken ready meals may also use minced then cooked chicken to obtain their regular cube-shaped pieces.   

Quorn has announced "blended meat" products, although it's not clear if these are on the market yet.

RomfordNavy

sarah1972 said:

Sounds very much like velvetised chicken. Why not ask the restaurant?

I did but answer was a quite vague yes (to whether their dishes use reconstituted chicken) and it contains soy.

sarah1972

RomfordNavy said:

sarah1972 said:

Sounds very much like velvetised chicken. Why not ask the restaurant?

I did but answer was a quite vague yes (to whether their dishes use reconstituted chicken) and it contains soy.

Ok so question them that they stipulate chicken, can they prove it is 100% chicken …. I’m not sure where soy keeps coming into it? Lots of places use reconstituted chicken which can just be minced chicken formed into a shape?

Still honestly never heard of soy & chicken mixed. My husband works for a butchers who supply pubs & restaurants and I asked his boss who said I have no idea what you mean. 

YoungBlueEyes

PLRFD said:

Every time I see those big kebab things in shops spinning round dripping fat I wonder what noise it made when it was alive did it oink moo baa quack squeak or chatter as it was running up a tree with a nut in its paws ?

Those kebab things are elephant legs. Everyone knows this  

RomfordNavy

This is the stuff: https://jessicainthekitchen.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/Vegan-Chicken-21-720x1082.jpg

booneruk

From this page: https://jessicainthekitchen.com/vegan-chicken/

Again (I think it's been said here before), if someone's selling that as chicken they need reporting. I'm dubious it's happening

As a vegetarian, I wouldn't mind if suddenly a large part of restaurant menus became ok for me! (but it's not the case)

RomfordNavy

booneruk said:

From this page: https://jessicainthekitchen.com/vegan-chicken/

Again (I think it's been said here before), if someone's selling that as chicken they need reporting. I'm dubious it's happening

As a vegetarian, I wouldn't mind if suddenly a large part of restaurant menus became ok for me! (but it's not the case)

It's been happening in the UK in Indian restaurants for at least the last ten years that I am aware of, just that more recently it has started happening in Chinese Buffets as well.

booneruk

https://www.food.gov.uk/contactconsumersreport-problem/report-a-food-crime
https://www.gov.uk/find-local-trading-standards-office

sarah1972

RomfordNavy said:

booneruk said:

From this page: https://jessicainthekitchen.com/vegan-chicken/

Again (I think it's been said here before), if someone's selling that as chicken they need reporting. I'm dubious it's happening

As a vegetarian, I wouldn't mind if suddenly a large part of restaurant menus became ok for me! (but it's not the case)

It's been happening in the UK in Indian restaurants for at least the last ten years that I am aware of, just that more recently it has started happening in Chinese Buffets as well.

Highly questionable to be fair and impressive that they were making vegan chicken 10 years ago.

I have never seen or tasted vegan chicken in any Indian restaurant or takeaway I have ever had. 

Your opening question was how do you tell the difference if it is raw, You would certainly be able to tell immediately by looking at it going by the recipe above. 

As said above, report them. 

(Still confused as can’t see any soy mixed with chicken in the above vegan recipe?)