Best vegan ham substitute?!
Best vegan ham substitute?
For the vegetarians and vegans out there - what brand have you tried that you preferred? Or, the real question for me is, which one did your non-herbivore friends/family enjoy?
I'm doing Easter this year, and I'm newly a vegetarian. My husband is not. So I'll have a small ham, but I'd like to offer up a vegan alternative to try out.
Answers:
There is no direct substitute for meat. There are Quorn slices, a mushroom based substitute with different flavours,eg Ham but I found that eating meat flavoured products at the start was difficult as you forget and when you get into a difficult situation you go for what you know. Several time I had to stop mid spoonful before I put the meat into my mouth.It was embarrassing for my Friends to have me return a meal. I substituted a meat loaf which is a vegetable roast that can be sliced. It took some getting used to be I like it now especially with a good tomatoes sauce. I have obtained a Vegetarian Haggis this year if you fancy a change. You might also like to try Asian, Indian food they have some wonderful dished I went into the local temple and asked for help. The women were great. It take time for your taste bud to get used to the change in tastes especially salt. I hope this is of some help
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If your vegan, or vegetarian...why would you even like the thought of eating something that tasted like pork??
It's not vegan but Worthington Wham is really good when you bake it with the same kinda stuff you would use with ham. I ain't seen anyone that makes a vegan ham tho. THe Worthington wham has egg in it.
This company has excellent products: http://www.nbp.com/
Their vegetarian tuna is, wow!
You usually find these in Asian markets, epspecially where Chinese and Taiwanese people shop, as there are at least 3 million vegetarians in Taiwan, and endless numbers in China. (over there vegetarian usually means 100%, as in vegan).
Some vegetarian hams I've seen include whey protein (dairy by-product), some do not. None-the-less, the Asian products usually taste very good and closer to the real thing than all of those fake meats I've tried from USA or Canada.
Otherwise, I like the products of the Yves company: www.yvesveggie.com
I have not tasted any I like. You are better off with serving Quorn naked cutlets that you add your own marinade and seasoning to.
I agree with the other post. Worthington Wham is pretty good when cooked. I don't think it takes much flavoring since it has some pre-seasoning to it. It comes in a frozen log like sausage.
It's hard to find but I've purchased something
called celebration roast at whole foods.
It was made out of butternut squash, mushrooms,
apples, and textured wheat. It was really delicious.
Look in the cold vegetarian section of a whole foods
and you may find one.
http://cgi.fatfree.com/cgi-bin/fatfree/r...
http://www.recipezaar.com/recipes/vegan...