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My random notes on vegan foods mostly from the refrigerated section of German supermarkets (and as you see by the stubborn hard-to-remove stickers, what I try when they are discounted to sell before the expiration date).
Steak Cru Soja
(tofu burger to be grilled)
Steak Cru Soja
(tofu burger to be grilled)
Ingredients: rehydrated soy protein 47.8% (water, soy protein concentrate 20,2%), water, vegetable oil (rapeseed, coconut), cider vinegar, flavors, stabilizers (methylcellulose, cornstarch, vegetable concentrate (apples, beetroot, carrots, hibiscus), salt, powdered barley malt extract.
Flavorful (but neutral) and clean-tasting patty; quite succulent, very tender (almost verging on mushy but thankfully still a slight resistance). Not bad at all. Would probably get again -- one of the better burger-wannabes.
Besides having the most consistent frozen peas (see my survey of frozen peas), Iglo started a line of frozen vegan pea-protein foods that started filling the frozen section of supermarkets in DE in 2020. The range is excellent in flavor (flavorful, clean, not overly salty or sweet, not too processed tasting) and texture
Vegane Hackbällchen (vegan meatballs)
Vegane Hackbällchen (vegan meatballs)
Ingredients: Rehydrated pea protein (73%), rape seed oil, pea flour, bamboo fibers, natural flavors, tomato paste, stabilizers: methylcellulose, barley malt extract, salt, garlic powder, pea fibers, oat flour, herbs, onions, starches, antioxidants, rosemary extract, spices, tomato powder, mushroom powder, onion powder.
Vegane Burger
Vegane Burger
Ingredients: Rehydrated pea protein (60%), rape seed oil, onions, bamboo fibers, pea flour, wine vinegar, stabilizers: methylcellulose, barley malt extract, natural flavors, tomato paste, salt pea fibers, oat flour, starches, rosemary extract, tomato powder, mushroom powder, onion powder, herbs.
Charboiled, umami-packed veggie burger with wonderful textural resistance
Vegane
Mini-Schnitzel
Vegane
Mini-Schnitzel
Ingredients: Rehydrated pea protein (57%), bread crumbs (rise flour, starches, corn flour, chickpea flour, onion powder, flax seed flour, rape seed oil, paprika extract, turmeric), pea fibers, sunflower seed oil, stabilizers: methylcellulose, wine vinegar, spices, starches, lemon juice concentrate, salt
Flatter, a bit more cardboard tasting than their other products and almost mushy (not quite..soft), but tastes clean although leaves a papery-beany aftertaste
Like Curry Knacker (DE)
Like Curry Knacker (DE)
"made from non-GMO soy beans"
Ingredients: water, curry sauce (water, saccharose, tomato paste, wine vinegar, thickening agent (agar-agar, carob gum), spices, salt, preservatives: calcium sorbate, 10% soy protein concentrate, coconut oil, edible skin (water, coating agent: calcium calcium alginate, flavors), sunflower seed oil, thickener: methyl-cellulose, potato flakes, flax seeds, salt, natural flavors, spices, seasonings, spice extracts, dextrose.Tastes like....British Madras curry sauce that you get with your 3-a.m. bag of chips. Most successful imitation of sausage casing I have tried which becomes papery thin blisters when grilled. Decent overall in texture and flavors but does taste a bit too processed.
Three Coconut Tree (TW)
Three Coconut Tree (TW)
Made in Taiwan. Available in the frozen section in Asian supermarkets in DE.
Vegetarian beef
(soy protein)
Vegetarian beef
(soy protein)
Flavorful, rich and dark flavors with no processed taste or after taste. Fibrous chewy texture.
Black pepper chicken
(soy protein)
Black pepper chicken
(soy protein)
Made in Taiwan. Available In the frozen section in Asian supermarkets.
Flavorful, classic black pepper sauce with no processed taste or after taste. Fibrous chewy texture.
Deluxe balls (soy protein)
Deluxe balls (soy protein)
Ingredients: Soy bean fiber, vegetable sauce (water, cabbage, carrots), water chestnuts, soybean protein, potato starch, sunflower oil, water, soybean oil, sugar, white pepper, salt
Made in Taiwan. Available In the frozen section in Asian supermarkets.
Clean, umami flavors that can stand on their own but not overpower whatever dish they are used in. Juicy, meaty resistance with initial crunch, nicely balanced with occasional crunch of water chestnuts.
Vegetarian duck smoked tofu roll
Vegetarian duck smoked tofu roll
Made in Taiwan. Available In the frozen section in Asian supermarkets.
Very smoky. Many layers of tofu skins wrapped around veggies. Not a meat substitute as it is a tofu roll.
Shrimp meat substitute
(Konjac powder)
Shrimp meat substitute
(Konjac powder)
Ingredients: water, konjac powder, veggie seaweed sauce (water, veggie seaweed powder, soybean oil, white pepper powder, salt), potato starch, soybean protein, sugar, wheat fiber, salt, natural paprika color, syrup E160C.
Made in Taiwan. Available In the frozen section in Asian supermarkets.
Somehow clean and neutral taste of konjac but packed with umami -- wonderful flavor carrier while enriching flavor profiles. Initial crunch-bite and slight natural sweetness characteristic of konjac and suggestive of shrimp.
"Typical Italian Style: The fruity aromtic tomato sauce on a crispy thin crust, baked on Sicilian lava stone. Typical vegan stye: Succulent spinach, delicious melted pizza topping and our savory white sacue made with natural ingredients. That's how different tradition can taste."
"Vegan pizza topped with spinach, sieved tomatoes, grated coconut oil based pizza topping and cauliflower sauce, quick frozen."
So this does taste like a frozen pizza and dominantly like cauliflower sauce. Nothing to write home about. Cheesy it is not, succulent as well not.
"source of protein, lactose-free, no palm oil"
Veggie burger ingredients: 35.1% veggies (onions, bell pepper, 7.2% carrots, 4.8% peas, 3.1% corn), veggie oil (sunflower seed, rape seed), water, 7.9% wheat gluten, potato protein, wheat flower, mustard (water, mustard seeds, wine vinegar, salt, sugar, spices, herbs), salt, sugar, spices, herbs, potato fibers, thickener: carrageenen, modified starches, vitamin B12, iron, zinc. (2.8g sugars, 13.6g protein, 1.4g salt); Skewered burger ball ingredients: water, veggie oil (sunflower seed, rape seed), veggies (onions, bell pepper), 10.9% wheat gluten, potato protein, wheat flower, mustard (water, mustard seeds, wine vinegar, salt, sugar, spices, herbs), salt, wheat extract, sugar, modified starches, maltodextrin, spices, celery, potato fibers, hydrolyzed soy protein, thickener: carrageenen, barley malt flour, dextrose, barley malt extract, caramelized sugar, flavors, vitamin B12, iron, zinc (2.2g sugars, 13.6g protein, 1.4g salt)
Unlike with Wheaty's grill mix, I would not eat this cold unless you like mush (texture and flavors are much better cooked). Once cooked, texture is not bad and flavors are clean, but the BBQ marinade is a bit too sweet without a good salty counterbalance. It is pleasantly only lightly but adequately salted for a ready-made product, but inordinately sweetened for so little salt.
"source of protein, lactose-free, no palm oil"
Ingredients: 29% pumpkin, 29% carrots, 16.9% oats, water, sunflower seed oil, potato protein, bamboo fiber, sea salt, spices, vinegar, citric acid, herbs.
Like the grill mix with BBQ marinade, this has a clean taste, lightly salted but quite sweet -- and mushy unless you cook it (then it's still a bit mushy but at least you will have a browned, crusty exterior.
I have not tried a Wheaty product that I have not liked -- products mostly made from seitan, they have wonderful texture/bite but also wonderful balances of flavors (flavorful without being too artificial tasting, umami flavors). This goes for the sausages, cold slices, Veganer Brat mix (haven't tried the cheeses, steaks or burgers yet, though). I eat them all cold out of the packet or grilled. One of my favorite vegan food brands.
Spacebar Hanf (Hemp seed snack bar)
Spacebar Hanf (Hemp seed snack bar)
Ingredients: 86% seitan (water, wheat gluten), coconut oil, 2% hemp seeds, rock salt, yeast extract, spices, onions, thickening agent (carob gum, guar gum), beech-wood smoke.
This is my go-to Wheaty snack stand-by that I would have in my bag all the time (does not need to be fridged). I can eat a dozen of these in one sitting. Smoky. Whole hemp seeds and whole spices. Umami explosion!
Ingredients: 67% seitan (water, wheat gluten), red bell pepper, coconut oil, onions, yeast extract, rock salt, spices (including celery and mustard), thickening agent (carob gum), smoke
The spicier, also smoky, Spanish version of the Spacebar Hanf.
A little greasier, though.
Another available in the summer, this is hands-down the best vegan BBQ/grill mix (smoky marjoram sausages, chorizo sausage, pepper steak). Everything is already a bit smoked -- with me, it might not make it to the grill.
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