favourite quorn product

[danny la rouge]

I don't miss meat. I miss meat dishes, the kind I've grown up with. And beans are really too soft for things like shepherd's pie, to my tastes.

Aye. I said I thought you wanted to be reminded of meat "to some degree".

 

[scifisam]

Aye. I said I thought you wanted to be reminded of meat "to some degree".

I see. I didn't really enjoy meat either, though. Quorn and other veggie sausages, 'chicken' pieces, ham and so on really aren't that much like meat (the mince is closer).

 

[Clair De Lune]

I gave up meat when I was ten, to be honest I was never a real fan of it and had only tried sausages, chicken burgers, bacon, mince meat and lamb chops. I don't miss any of them at all and I barely remember what they tasted like. So for me quorn is not to replace meat at all, I just happen to like the texture (if cooked right)

 

[Dillinger4]

It is not just about replacing meat though, it is about being a replacement in meals that are structured around meat itself.

If that makes sense.

 

[Clair De Lune]

Yeah I see where you are coming from but I happen to really like some quite traditional type meals such as shepherds pie, Sunday roasts, and bangers and mash. So quorn comes in dead handy for those types of meals

 

[Beanburger]

Yeah I see where you are coming from but I happen to really like some quite traditional type meals such as shepherds pie, Sunday roasts, and bangers and mash. So quorn comes in dead handy for those types of meals

Plus nut roast, for example, can't really be called a "meat substitute" (at least not the way I make it!), so I really don't see the issue with something like that. But even so... if people like those traditional meals, it doesn't seem odd to me that they should seek to recreate them using something other than meat.

 

[Dillinger4]

I think I said it earlier, but my Dad literally cannot understand a meal that is not structured in some way around meat.

 

[scifisam]

It is not just about replacing meat though, it is about being a replacement in meals that are structured around meat itself.

If that makes sense.

Like I said, just because I don't eat meat doesn't change the fact that I grew up on shepherd's pie, spag bol and so on.

 

[ebay sex moomin]

(brackets)

That would depend entirely on your taste preference though, wouldn't it? I mean veggie bacon is nothing like the real thing, but I far prefer it.

really?! I once had veggie bacon, and it had the taste and indeed consistency of sweaty insoles

I completely understand the point Dill is making- I used to feel vaguely irritated about it myself a couple of decades ago (not saying that Dill is irritated- he's just posing a question for discussion. I disagree with the poster who claimed that his tone was (and I quote) 'sneery').

Nowadays, I'd say that if someone wants to go veggie for an ethical or dietary or whatever reason, but doesn't want to change the nature of the dishes that they're used to, then why not use a meat substitute? Personally, I don't have a problem with it. (just don't use the bacon )

Myself, I generally cook soups, or vegetable-based pasta dishes for myself; but sometimes, a quorn sausage sandwich with fried onions and ketchup really hits the spot

 

[scifisam]

Speaking of wanting to eat things you're used to even though some of the ingredients aren't part of your diet now - well, my coeliac disease means I can't eat pasta, and the lactose intolerance means I can't have milk, but I do love lasagne. The other week I had a lasagne made from gluten-free lasagne sheets, rice milk and quorn mince.

There are lots of dishes I can have that don't need 'fake' stuff, but they just don't hit the spot.

 

[danny la rouge]

my coeliac disease means I can't eat pasta, and the lactose intolerance means I can't have milk,

I could do without milk, since I prefer black coffee and am quite happy with no milk on my porridge, but no pasta would be terrible! The doctors briefly thought I might be coeliac a few months back. I'm so glad they were wrong.

 

[scifisam]

I could do without milk, since I prefer black coffee and am quite happy with no milk on my porridge, but no pasta would be terrible! The doctors briefly thought I might be coeliac a few months back. I'm so glad they were wrong.

It is bloody difficult. I'm not a big fan of milk either, and can still eat hard cheese (but not soft cheese No Stilton, Brie or feta. ) but milk is hidden in so many things - that's the problem.

 

[danny la rouge]

(but not soft cheese No Stilton, Brie or feta. )

No Stilton!? Mate. I don't know what to say.

 

[Stig]

We call it all quicken, quasages and so on.

They're the only veggie sausages and burgers which are gluten-free and milk free.

I just checked and they all have wheat in except the quorn frankfurters.

 

[Shirl]

I'm not sure what's in them but my very favourite meat substitute are V puds. The veggie black puddings. I think they are every bit as nice as real black puddings and I've recommended them to lots of people, especially those meat eaters who are squeamish about black puddings.

 

[moose]

You dirty bastard.

 

[Maggot]

They missed a trick with their Cornish style pasties, thet should have called them Quornish Pasties.

 

[ajk]

 

[kittyP]

comprehensive poll coming up

(please note, this poll may not be comprehensive)

quorn scotch eggs for me

I had a quorn scotch egg the other day and I honestly would have not guessed it wasn't meat if I didn't know.

I never thought I would say that.

 

[Beanburger]

I had a quorn scotch egg the other day and I honestly would have not guessed it wasn't meat if I didn't know.

I never thought I would say that.

Pretty good, huh? Quorn 1 - Vibrators 0.

 

[kittyP]

Pretty good, huh? Quorn 1 - Vibrators 0.

 

[Beanburger]

Vibrators... never mistaken for real meat.

 

[tbaldwin]

I don't understand quorn.

I am not anti-vegan/vegetarian by any means, but I don't understand meat replacement products.

Why not just eat food and meals that are just vegetables?

Whats to understand?
Some people like quorn,soya,tofu etc some people dont.
Do you think all vegetarians should eat exactly the same things and have the same taste in food?

 

[danny la rouge]

Do you think all vegetarians should eat exactly the same things and have the same taste in food?

Yes, he does. And so do I.

 

[Dillinger4]

ffs.

 

[Callie]

just run away from the thread dilly, its never going to go away !

 

[Dillinger4]

just run away from the thread dilly, its never going to go away !

 

[Ceej]

I don't like quorn at all - for someone who gags at the texture of meat as well as the taste, it's uncomfortably like chicken to eat, and very highly processed for someone like me who likes real food. Probably ok if you like meat but choose not to eat it.

 

[Guineveretoo]

I don't like quorn at all - for someone who gags at the texture of meat as well as the taste, it's uncomfortably like chicken to eat, and very highly processed for someone like me who likes real food. Probably ok if you like meat but choose not to eat it.

I agree with this for some of the products, but they don't all try to be like chicken.

Have you tried the ones like sausage rolls and mini scotch eggs?

 

[Pingu]

quorn a la poubelle is, for me anyhow, the only real way to use the stuff