We all have a preference...what is yours?!



Mine is whole-heartedly TEMPEH! I love, love, love the three-grain one. I eat it raw, too! Mmmm.

Be careful--I've always heard that tempeh can harbor harmful bacteria that's destroyed in cooking, and that it should be heated through to high temperatures before eating.



Sigh...I love tempeh, and I think it's healthier than tofu, but tofu is and will always be my fave. Tofu is so, so good...especially prepared like chicken in Chinese food...oh boy...delicious.



I don't care much for most seitan, except at the Vietnamese restaurant.

I like tofu the best. I've only eaten tempe a few times, I t was nice, but the recipe was really complicated and I like tofu better It's easier to prepare...

I don't think I've ever eaten seitan...

I LOVE tempeh, but don't think it's nearly as versatile as tofu. I only seem to be able to use tempeh for sandwiches. I'd say tofu also.



Thanks for the warning about raw tempeh. Yikes! I love the 3 grain Soy Boy brand and sometimes find myself nibbling tiny pieces raw while cooking it.

I picked seitan as my fav. I love my homemade seitan, it never lasts long though in our house

I love seitan/gluten. sausages, stir frys, gumbo, soups, burgers... I love it.



tofu is nice & versatile, but... I just love seitan.

I made my own seitan and made "steaks" with taters yesterday. So at the moment, seitan is my number one. Overall I think tofu will always be my fave. I tried tempeh once and I must have really screwed it up because I hated it.

my sentiments exactly

I love all of them, but i voted for tempeh because I make the most amazing sandwiches with it. :-)

TOFU - hands down! Its sooo versatile, and I love grilled lemon zest tofu the best! I've had tempeh a few times (not the 3-grain one tho, only the soy kind). Its pretty good grilled in strips .



Don't know if I can honestly make a fair judgement tho, since I've never tried seitan before. The name of it just... turns me off. I know it sounds silly, but I just can't bring myself to buy it or even order it at a restaurant. Oh well, I guess. :P

I've never tried seitan either so can't really say anything about that. One of these days.



I absolutely LOVE Tofu!!! It's so easy to cook with and tastes fabulous too. Mmmmm, tofu.



Now tempeh, on the other hand, is just plain nasty. I bought some a while back and used it in stir fry after marinating it in some stir fry sauce. I tried so hard to like it but it was really awful. I ended up picking it out cause I just couldn't stomach it. And I felt so bad because I absolutely hate wasting food. Never again.

Tofu.

I cannot choose, I love them all equally for different things.

Never tried seitan before and only tried tempeh once (and wasn't impressed). I looove tofu in Chinese food. Yummy!

Tofu! (I have yet to try tempeh or seitan).

Seitan, not keen on tofu so far how i've tried it, and have never tried tempeh!

I chose all equally...for me it really depends on the dish I suppose



Cheers for good thread!

Would somebody mind explaining the difference between them all to me? I know tofu very well, and have heard of the other two, but have never been too sure on what they were.

I guess Jerry Falwell was right about feminists worshipping seitan

all the way!

I like the triangle tofu stuff.

I like them all because they're all good in different things... tofu is my fave for chinese and stirfry and scrambles...

Tempeh makes awesome sandwiches and stir frys too.

Seitan - or gluten - satisfys that "something meaty to chew on" sorta craving I get sometimes and works great as a meat sub. in soups, "steaks" and stroganoff and such...

I love all three, but tempeh's interesting flavor and texture give it just a slight edge

Tempeh is my world.



Seitan on occasion for "Hunan Beef" can be a treat. And deep fried tofu comes out OK. But tempeh is a whole new taste explosion.

I'll make a mental note to always, always cook it from now on! Thanks!

Yes! I love tempeh.

Gimme My Fu!



I can only handle tempeh prepared in a really specific way that I seem to be unable to do myself. And while seitan made up an awesome stirfry the other night, I was going to make sandwiches out of the leftover seitan-bits and b/f was like, "That's just flour, right? So you're going to make a sandwich out of a dumpling? You're going to make a sandwich sandwich?" and I couldn't help but think he had a point. Yes, I know gluten flour has protein in it and I'm not one of those obsessive protein-scarfers but...I just wanted tofu, is all.

Praise seitan!