If you’re not familiar with Butler Soy Curls, this is an amazing product. Soy curls are an unseasoned and unflavored dehydrated bean curd. Since they’re dehydrated, flavor can be infused by rehydrating them in a flavorful sauce. For example, in the picture above I used this product to make a vegan chicken curry.The dried bean curd was simmered in a sauce that was flavored with vegan chicken bouillon and seasoned…
A Tale of Two Jerkies If you’re looking for a healthy snack and/or a meat substitute that holds up well to sauces and gravies, you may want to consider making or purchasing vegan jerky. There are a number of commercial products that are available for purchase. These products are convenient to use and since they don’t need to be refrigerated, you can order them on-line without the need for having…
While at the recent ExpoWest Natural Foods Expo in Anaheim, CA, we met with a new mock meat provider called ecoVegan. Aside from doing an amazing job of imitating meat (even too close to the real thing for some!), this vegan owned company also produces these products in an exclusively vegan facility, so there is no chance for cross-contamination. Great to know, especially after such investigations like “Operation Pancake” done…
In the years that vegetarianism has become more mainstream, the meat-free diet itself has transformed. Gone are the years of the stereotypical “hippie” vegetarian who survives on dry oats, tofu blocks and raw vegetables (though there’s certainly nothing wrong with that). Now, in every grocery store one can find a section of “fake” or imitation foods, usually soy-based, created to substitute for real meat, providing a much smoother transition to…
By: VeggieBrothers.com Are you ready to make a difference in this world? Well, you had better hurry. The world is in a race against time. Environmentalists have agreed our planet may not have much time to go if global warming continues at its pace. In addition, if global warming doesn’t kill us, we may kill ourselves long before the ozone is completely gone. Fighting and tension, wars and disagreements between…