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Its interesting how we are in the middle of a "Vegan" trend. I stopped eating meat in 96 aged 25 as a new Vegetarian when Veganism was unattainable for all but the uber-hardcore few. These days I find it annoying how vegetarians are referred to as vegans when if fact most are really "selective eaters." (definition is somewhat different.) In 99 I went back to fish but not red meat or poultry and thats how it is today as although I absolutely loved meat I could not live with myself knowing how much cattle suffer on the way to the supermarket.What spurred me to write this post however was something I can wholeheartedly recommend..... TOFU!Having used supermarket brands as well as the well known "Cauldron" label I wrote it off until I received an education in Hong Kong, You have to look beyond domestic produce for this and go commercial or specialist in my opinion and then learn how to give it texture.I've given food to friends using tofu and they have asked what kind of meat it is.So I congratulate you on your choice and the many health benefits it brings, but be aware it is a trade off as athough you start to taste salad and veg properly for the first time (assuming you always ate meat) and will want like 99% less salt in your diet there are many flavours you will never replicate.Not trying to preach here just trying to helpGood luck!
my wife, who doesn't like the thought of eating animals but who isn't keen on veggies either
Sorry for the top post without judicious snipping, but I'm on iPhone and trying to edit quotes becomes a trial. Thank you for your mention of tofu. I picked some up today for my wife, who doesn't like the thought of eating animals but who isn't keen on veggies either (don't get me started!). So maybe tofu will go well in curries, but do you fry it like paneer, or just chop it up and throw in raw?What else is this stuff good for? Marinated on a tikka kebab?It was shit expensive, so needs to find its way into a few meals to get value from it. Quote from: prawnsalad on February 18, 2018, 01:34 AMIts interesting how we are in the middle of a "Vegan" trend. I stopped eating meat in 96 aged 25 as a new Vegetarian when Veganism was unattainable for all but the uber-hardcore few. These days I find it annoying how vegetarians are referred to as vegans when if fact most are really "selective eaters." (definition is somewhat different.) In 99 I went back to fish but not red meat or poultry and thats how it is today as although I absolutely loved meat I could not live with myself knowing how much cattle suffer on the way to the supermarket.What spurred me to write this post however was something I can wholeheartedly recommend..... TOFU!Having used supermarket brands as well as the well known "Cauldron" label I wrote it off until I received an education in Hong Kong, You have to look beyond domestic produce for this and go commercial or specialist in my opinion and then learn how to give it texture.I've given food to friends using tofu and they have asked what kind of meat it is.So I congratulate you on your choice and the many health benefits it brings, but be aware it is a trade off as athough you start to taste salad and veg properly for the first time (assuming you always ate meat) and will want like 99% less salt in your diet there are many flavours you will never replicate.Not trying to preach here just trying to helpGood luck!
Last night, at the hotel, I tried, for the first time, our "Sweet and sour mock chicken". It was absolutely superb. Had I been served it in a restaurant, I would never have known that I was not eating the real thing. When Khanh wakes up, I will ask her exactly which brand we use.
