quorn??

[mrsflibble]

I like quorn mince, but not the "chicken" pieces, i dont like the texture.

We watched the progrqamme with the "bangers". since then we've started only buying sausages with 75% or more meat in them cos neither of us can stomach the lesser ones since that programme lol! I've also stopped buying sausage meat in tubes cos i read the packet if i make sausage plait now I use de-skinned 75% sausages lol! We've also stopped eating KFC, sorry not cos of how the chickens are treated but how they're treated after death; remember the bit about the chicken breasts on that programme?! Well we wont buy chicken breasts that' been severes from the bone anymore. I buy whole chickens and disect them myself.
(programme in question is Mischief episode one and i think is availabe on iplayer, another one worth watching is the one about the housing crisis).

James wont give up his crappy greasy spoon burgers up, but I have.

[hedgewitch]

What is in Quorn which makes it unacceptable to vegans?

All Quorn products either contain egg or milk powder - usually both.

[eccentric_emma]

Just a quick question (mainly because Quorn products are not generally available here in France). What is in Quorn which makes it unacceptable to vegans?

Quorn products contain egg. I think some contain milk too. The range is so huge so I'm not certain exactly whats in what, but as far as I'm aware none of it is suitable for vegans (if I buy something like veg sausages/burgers etc I'll only get ones with the vegan society symbol on and Quorn doesnt have it)

I know that Quorn never used to be approved by the Vegetarian Society because it contained egg from battery hens - is this still true?

[sleepyowl]

They source free range eggs for it now & the Vegetarian Society have them as sponsers for some of their events now

[ina]

I really don't like the stuff...

I feels like meat, and tries to taste like it - so why not eat meat? Which I don't like, and don't eat as a consequence...

[Graye]

I'm glad about the eggs, that's been bothering me a bit since I read that earlier post. Still, I haven't been able to buy it here in France anyway.

I don't like the texture of the "slabby" pieces but I can't say I've noticed any taste - just a chewy lump of nothingness. I don't mind the mince for some stuff but TVP is much cheaper and does the job just as well. For some reason (and I don't think it's a case of wanting a meat substitute, I really do like the mince in chili, bolognese and moussaka). It's so long since I ate meat that I can't really remember a texture - just bits in my teeth. Strange that I think I can still imagine the taste of lamb after 30 years though.

[Penny Lane]

An other bug-bear about Quorn for me is that supermarkets have taken to stock only their own brand & Quorn products. There's no chance for an alternative vegan choice which can make it hard for new vegans.

[LBR]

I'm not keen on any processed foods. I can't imagine that processed food is healthier or contributes to vitality more than making one's meals "from scratch".

There are so many choices of foods in their original states. I've found I feel much better when the things I eat are full of life. The farther removed the food is from its life source, the more its been changed, chopped, treated, and what have you, the less inclined I am to want to eat it.

Just my two cents' worth.

[ocailleagh]

I. Love. Quorn.

Its an extremely good vegetarian source of protein, very low in fat (though actual fat content varies from product to product), is versatile and delicious. Price-wise, most products are cheaper than their corpse-based alternative, and some are almost constantly on special offer in certain (admittedly evil) supermarkets.
Imo, the better Quorn products are the sausage and fillet types, including the chunks and the turkey-style 'joint'. I find the mince needs special treatment if it isn't to become soggy. I tend to fry it first then remove it from the pan, adding it back to whatever I'm making with it towards the end of cooking.
I do wish, like others, that it would eliminate the egg and dairy products though. And that they'd go organic.
That said, I think its probably still the best 'meat substitute' type product on the market.

[Flo]

Funny but Quorn was the thing that persuaded me that meat substitutes were just a waste of cupboard space.

I'm not even tempted by vegan sausages and similar any more.

[bryony]

It feels like meat, and tries to taste like it - so why not eat meat? Which I don't like, and don't eat as a consequence...

maybe it's for us veggies who gave up meat for ethical reasons, but liked the taste? though have to admit, one food pretending to be something else is a bit odd... and makes me feel a bit uneasy about eating it. I do enjoy it for a treat now and then, I haven't had chicken for over 10 years now, and I do miss the taste...

[Annpan]

We're not vegetarian but we don't eat meat very often - for ethical reasons, we will only buy organic animal products (or in an emergency 'outdoor-bred' in the case of pig products, it is near impossible to get organic pig products... but I digress) organic meat is expensive and we sometimes crave the bite of meat without the guilt (ethical or financial) Chicken is the biggest cost, and the most missed so we would get the quorn chicken style chunks for fajitas or curry.

That said...we haven't bought quorn for ages, I think I am getting better at using mushrooms, beans and pulses... which is good