I got my Quorn products at Wegmans, but it is the greatest grocery store in the world, so maybe a health food store? They are pretty expensive, though, I agree. I got my first box on sale, and now I’m totally hooked. I agree that the Veat products are also excellent. I like their “chicken” breast, which tastes more like pork to me… with some duck sauce. Yum.
Moonchild: I think, after more than a decade of not eating meat and weathering some extremely rude comments from meat eaters, I just lost my sense of humor there for… more than a minute, but I see your point.
It has no actual corn in it. I listed the ingredients in the OP. I’m not sure what, if anything, in it might be GM. You might be thinking of the fact that it’s not vegan.
There’s been some debate about Quorn causing allergic reactions and if it should have been approved by the FDA. Here’s an article about it. Part of the debate comes fro the makers of Quorn attempting to claim their product is made from “mushrooms” when the mycoprotein is actually more similar to mold. I don’t have an opinion but I’ve never tried it; I prefer to get my protein from unprocessed food if possible.
Of course, I don’t see a reason to ban its sale, because we know that peanuts are an allergen but they are sold widely. Of course, I guess the problem is how do you know if you are one of the few who is going to have a bad reaction?
Huh. This is very interesting. I had no idea. Thanks for telling me about it. I imagine people who have serious mold allergies would have a problem with Quorn, then. I seem to be suffering no ill effects from eating their dogs, but it’s good to know, in case I serve them to someone else.
Interesting. I wonder if I was having a reaction to the stuff. Still, the lure on convincing hotdogs is pretty strong, so I am sure that I will give them a try.
I really want to apologize for the whole all-meat bun crack. I saw the eggs listed as an ingredient and made an unwarranted assumption that Rubystreak was a vegetarian for other than ethical reasons. Under the circumstances the “jerk” remark seemed appropriate, and not offensive. Hell, if I worried every time someone called me a jerk I’d never have time to do anything else. Plus, I really love the name Quorn dogs.
We occationally eat the Quorn products, and we are meat eaters in our house. I think they are pretty convincing - and since we do chicken one night and Quorn chicken patties the next, I might be closer to it than most Quorn consumers. I like their meatballs. Haven’t tried their hot dogs though. We just eat the meat ones since most vegetarians I’ve talked to think all soy dogs are pretty gross.
Bill: Thank you. You’re not a jerk, though I’m not sure why the eggs in the ingredients made you think I’m not an ethical vegetarian. I am trying to decrease all animal products, but it’s hard going. I guess if you wanted to debate my ethics about the eggs, that’d be another forum.
Dangerosa: The Quorn dogs really do taste like hot dogs-- other soy dogs are gross, I agree. It’d be interesting if you tried them and let us know how they compare, since you’ve eaten the real think in recent memory.
Best fake meat products: Linda McCartney meat pies. drool Available in England only, as far as I know, but if anyone is interested in opening up a distributor in Toronto I’d probably personally keep it in business.
In Canada:
Yves veggie dogs are delightful, particularly when purchased from a street vendor and piled with toppings.
President’s Choice fake meatballs are spectacular, and PC also has a range of amazing veggie burgers including Portabello and Swiss, which actually have chunks of real swiss cheese that melt when you barbecue them … mmm, gooey.
How lovely to be vegetarian in the 21st century. The first veggie dog and veggie burger I had (in the 1990s) were so vile that I couldn’t imagine how their manufacturers stayed in business; I couldn’t even finish one, let alone buy any more. These days, they do amazing things with fake meat. I don’t like to think about how they do it … but again, I’d take Mystery Soy/Fungus Product over Mystery Meat Product any day. At least they’re 100% Guaranteed Lips and Asshole Free™.