Lee
Tuesday 25th August 2009 9:42pm
36,452 posts
Quote: zooo @ August 25 2009, 6:12 PM BST
I've had Quorn burgers before. And have heard of tofu burgers, and veggie burgers. Just hadn't heard of bean burgers before! It sounds odd.
Do you mean veggie(tarian) or vegetable burgers? I do like vegetable burgers, but not so much in a burger bun.
Tofu is actually Soybean (soya milk/soy sauce/veggie mince) curdled and compressed. Sometimes if you have something with small chicken/beef pieces in, it's normally flavoured soya meat. Tofu on it's own, isn't that great. Just tastes like flavourless scrambled egg, but add herbs, spices whatever and it's pretty good but can take practice to get right yourself.
Bean Burgers are nice, but not my favourite. If you like spicy (but not necessarily hot) food, like curry (or even Mexican maybe(?) then you'll no doubt like them.
Other "fake meat" alternatives are Wheat Gluten, which I'm currently practicing with myself. Certainly a weird product. It's basically flour in its rawest state (without bleach and stuff on it). When you add it to water, it turns into a gum like texture and takes practice to get it right, but when you do, it almost simulates a chewy meat texture. Store-bought burgers use this method, not sure if it's as popular as tofu though?
And there's mushrooms too. Although I'm not sure how this works. But there's a fast food joint in Soho called RedVeg and it sells Mushroom Burgers and if you're looking for a satisfying burger meat imitator - go there!
Tomorrows lesson will be on weaving your own sandals and growing and maintaining a Jesus beard.
Quote: sootyj @ August 25 2009, 6:39 PM BST
Have you tried Tivalli? An kosher company that does really nice stuff.
Don't think so? I'll look out for it
Quote: Aaron @ August 25 2009, 6:39 PM BST
Besides, there's nothing I want to buy that's available 'Fair Trade'.
Yeah, I think we only buy their teabags, when we have no other choice.