Quorn brand products

[Molly]

Have you tried any? What do you think?

[Tofu]

I have tried some quorn stuff but I don't like them. I think mostly because I don't like what it is,if you know what I mean. I feel like it has been made in a lab. We have had them in the UK for quite a long time. I remember reading when they were first introduced in the US and at one time there was talk of banning it for not "being a proper food" I have friends in the US that eat them and love them so knew they were on sale now. I personally do not feel so well after eating any quorn stuff. They must be popular in the UK though as they are sold everywhere and many different types of dishes too.

[Joe]

I've tried it and liked it--at least in some of its forms. I liked some of the breaded "cutlets" and "nuggets." I also had the "loaf," but did not like that as much.

John Robbins gives the product a very negative review here:

http://www.foodrevolution.org/askjohn/35.htm

I haven't bought any more since reading that article.

[1vegan]

Is this the egg-based stuff ?

Some people seem to confuse it with seitan.....(damn)

[Fenguin]

I've tried just about everything that they offer in the US. I love the stuff. And while I wouldn't consider it a major part of my diet, I do eat it fairly often and haven't yet started growing mold on my chest. Until we figure out how to clone meat in vats, this is the closest we'll have.

I remember hearing a while back that Gardenburger and/or Boca were opposed to its introduction into the US under the pretense that it was harmful to consumers. Personally, I suspect they were more concerned (rightfully) about their market share.

Some links:

Quorn homepage - www.quorn.com

Anti-Quorn homepage - http://www.cspinet.org/quorn/

[Molly]

No, it's not egg-based. It's fungus-based. Like Fenguin said, it's not a major part of my diet, but I do enjoy it from time to time. I've made the mock turkey roast probably three times in the past 12 months (for major holidays).

My cat thinks it's real turkey--he knows when I'm making it and actually begs for it. If you're put off by the appearance and texture of turkey, you probably won't want to try it. It's very, very similar.

[Tofu]

I read that post Joe, very interesting. I knew I had read things about it a while back so it was good to see what what written about it again. It bothers me even more now I must say. I'm vegetarian and I try and look after what I eat and I just don't feel this is really a food.

[RiceBoy]

Originally posted by 1vegan
Is this the egg-based stuff ?

Originally posted by Molly
No, it's not egg-based. It's fungus-based.

It is based onsome kind of a fungus/mushroom, or more accurately "mycoprotein", but there is albumen in there somewhere in the finished product too I believe.

More discussion about it can be found here.

[spud]

Quorn isn't vegan- so I've never eaten it, but my husband likes it and often chooses it rather than corpse. He's been eating it for years. We're in the UK.

[Loki]

quorn contains eggs. It's made from mycoprotein, which is a fungus-based product. I don't feel bad about eating fungus. It's not really lab food either. It's made by an industrialised process. But I'm not too keen on most quorn products as a matter of preference, though I do like the tikka masala curry that quorn do, even if I do get some nasty side effects. I have a great story of how I ate one of these things, and it gave me the sh*ts, so I popped into the nearest mcdonalds outlet, purchased nothing, and utilised their lavatorial facilities. I stunk the place out!!!

As for banning quorn because it's not a proper food, are these same people trying to ban tartrazine, and a lot of other e-numbers, because I think tartrazine is far worse than quorn.