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Questions tagged [meat-substitutes]

vegetarian and vegan products that are designed to mimic the taste, texture and appearance of meat.

Some products are advertised as meat substitutes. Tofu, Tempeh and Seitan amongst others have been used in such products. Flavourings, colours and other additives may be used in order to suggest the flavours of various different kinds of meat.

Questions about the taste, texture, nutritional value, production, resemblance to specific meats, and cooking of these meat substitute products should use this tag.

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What set of vegetarian foods can fully replace the need for a meat diet?

I've seen this, this, this and this, but it doesn't answer my question. Reason for asking: I'm having digestive issues with eating meat, and I wish to switch to a vegetarian diet to see if it'd help. The problem: I've already tried a vegetarian diet…
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Plant-based meat-like food producers?

Is there one place to get a list of all plant-based meat-like food producers? This will help all those who want to shift from non-veg without compromising on taste.
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How might I modify this recipe for home-made vegan meat alternative so that it tastes like SPAM?

I slightly edited a recipe from Meriel Armitage. Can you edit the recipe further to create faux ham? If we omit the soy-sauce, what additional spices, salt, and/or vegetable juices can we add to the recipe to make it taste like canned ham or spiced…
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