soybean, yes. not specifically tofu. 

 

My favourite meat replacement is Qorn: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qorn

It has about the density and texture of chicken. Its taste is rather good, not too shallow and not to intense. Comes in a variety of forms, I prefer the larger chunks. It can replace chicken in almost every dish, but they also have a ground meat variety which is nice for bolognese or chili sin carne.

Sadly, it is hard to get in germany, since the vegetarians here are almost all ecological/organic food nazis which do not go well with a mass produced product like Qorn, especially since it uses lots of eggs in production. As I read, they changed to free-range eggs, but still you wont find it here in the dedicated organic/fairtrade stores. The scandinavians seem to care less, it is available in almost every large supermarket.

To me, there are two problems with meat replacements: 1. Structure and 2. Taste. Structure is hard to achieve because animal protein has larger/longer fibers, so the whole thing feels different. Taste is even more difficult, since the fats are hard to imitate and I have yet to come across the right umaminess.

In general, I am ok with the stuff as long as it is interesting and does not taste utterly disgusting. But I have never met a vegetarian that tried to convince me something was "just like meat". Qorn comes close to dry chicken, but thats all. Our asian store sells mock duck and chicken made of wheat, which has a nice structure but a strange taste. You need to drown it in some sauce.

Oh, if you expect it to replace meat, you're gonna have a bad time. 

Morningstar Farms stuff, though, tastes pretty good and has enough protein that you feel like you've eaten a real meal, where I rarely feel like just vegetables and grains are a real meal. 

The stuff is spiced really well. There's nothing as good locally :(

 

Wed Jan 29 2014 14:04:33 EST from zooer @ Uncensored

"potentially clear a room via anal vapours"
"I don't digest soy"
"Soy intolerant"

Something along those lines.

Have you tried stuff like beano or digestive enzymes?

zooer -- that's basically what gas is.  When your body lacks the enzymes to fully digest something, it goes through a chemical reaction other than normal digestion, producing gas that ultimately has to come out one end or the other.

I've said before -- I like veggie burgers.  I'm not a vegetarian, but I do keep a bag of Morningstar Farms "garden veggie patties" in the freezer.  I don't consider them to be hamburgers any more than I'd consider a (real) chicken patty to be a hamburger.  It's just one more tasty food.  IMHO, vegetarian products that aim to emulate meat products are the problem.  If I want meat I eat meat.  If I want veggies I eat veggies.  If I want toxic cardboard masquerading as food I go to Delaware.

I will make a sandwhich out of the chik