How do they get veggie alternatives to taste like meat?!
How do they get veggie alternatives to taste like meat?
I red on the back of a morning star box and it said it texturizes the soy and veggies to make it taste like meat. but my mom thinks they put chemicals in it is that true? Thinks like Veggie Chicken wings, Chocolate, etc soy and veggie burger I'm talking about. I don't really have a taste for meat, but l like the veggie alternatives.
My family is against the whole idea esp my granny and my mother. She tells me its stupid yet when ppl ask about it she say's she tried to be one for 4 months..........hmmmmmm
Their all about meat so converting them is a no no
Answers:
Seasonings and texturization. A lot of the taste associated with meat, as another poster pointed out, is in the seasonings. So you use seasonings to give the soy and/or wheat a "meaty" flavor and use binders (sometimes natural, sometimes not) to texturize it.
Look for ingredients you can pronounce when looking for analogues. I'm a huge fan of Amy's (www.amys.com) because she doesn't use a lot of artificial ingredients in her products.