Dewrede said:

you're right, bullshit tastes like crap too. It's preferable to tofu though.

erik319 said:

PREACH!

Dewrede said:

Marinating it won't change its texture.

Genesia said:

Cooking it right does, though.

CarrieMpls said:

I quite like Quorn though. Is that available outside the UK?

CarrieMpls said:

Nope. It's still going to have an eggy, hammy, mushroomy, sponge-y texture to it.

Not goin' there.

Genesia said:

don't forget slimy.

Tofu for President!

hell no!
I love meat! I eat my steak rare. mwahahahahaha!

erik319 said:

you just don't know how to cook properly , don't blame it on tofu

Shorty said:

I like mine bloody, too.
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Genesia said:

co-sign on the bloody steak... bone-in like prime rib too. That's my favorite cut.

unless it's an innocent lamb, then I want that roasted and a leg would do nicely!

The only tofu I can tolerate is when its cooked dim sum style at a restaurant I tend to visit for brunch with sticky buns and lots of other tasty crap.

the tofu ive had tasted like playdoh would i dunno maybe i need to try it again properly. i can get with soy drinks almond.chocolate,vanilla,and vegan desserts but i cant do fake bacon or cheese that is DARKSIDED AND UNGODLY!

What's with all this emphasis on Tofu ? There's more to a Vegetarian diet then just Tofu & Vegeatables. If you wanna try a Vegetarian diet and still miss the taste of meat & dairy, there's plenty of mock meats made from seitan and cheese subsitutes like daiya.
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SilverlakePhil said:

Christopher said:

Thank you.

Dewrede said:

you're so incorrect it's funny. Enjoy the tofu.

SilverlakePhil said:

i always eat seitan/tofu burgers , they're great

it's beyond me why those manufactorers think vegetarians would wanna eat something that tastes like meat though . i sure as hell don't

had a spring roll the other day with smoked tofu and it tasted like meat
i threw it out
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erik319 said:

if you don't put any herbs or whatsoever in it it's pretty tasteless indeed
however when you do , it can be quite nice


i find it annoying you say that it's gross because it's simply NOT true
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Funghi - a major ingredient in many vegitarian dishes - is closer to being an animal than a vegetable... Discuss..?

Dewrede said:

in your opnion. In mine ( who eats as many vegetarian meals as meat meals) it's rank. Try quorn. Much nicer.

Dewrede said:

Well, I think there's different shades of Vegetarianism/Veganism. Some Vegans would never consider eating anything that would remind them of eating meat, and there's others who enjoy eating mock meats in their food, knowing that no animals didn't suffer. I wish more meat eaters would just even try it for even one week and see if they like it or not.

^

yeah me too
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erik319 said:

they always wanna try to make that stuff look like meat it puts me off

Dewrede said:

Was this Aimed at me? If so, for me food needs to satisfy 3 major criterior. Texture, flavour and smell. Tofu has none of this for my tastes. I'd rather have a vegetarian meal without it than add something that I dislike in flavour and texture.

I've had it cooked many and every time, it has detracted from the meal. Yuck. I'll stick to either meat meals or vegie meals. Sorry tofu, but fuku
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Dewrede said:

wrong again, but keep it up, it suits you.
edit. Do they have that where you are? Doesn't taste at all meat like, but is tasty. Worth trying, just don't go for the 'meaty' products if you wanna stay away from meat-looking products
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erik!!!

I had soya chilli for dinner tonight - and it was actually nice.

If you go to ASDA, they sell it in packets, dehydrated, for 45p, next to the Savoury Rice. You just add a pint of water, boil, and simmer for 15 minutes.

You do have to doctor it up, to make it taste better though.

I added a vegetable stock cube, a good shake of Soy Sauce, a tablespoon of paprika, a dollop of Chilli Sauce and finally stirred through loads of soya smokey bacon-flavour bits (the kind you put on top of salads). It was really nice and only two grams of fat. I'm on a diet.

erik319 said:

no i was talking about your comment on mushrooms