What vegan products or foods do you think are teh yuck!!111!
I mean, what product did you get excited to try because it was vegan, only to take it home, try it, and marvel at the thought that a group of people in a test kitchen somewhere in the world actually high-fived each other and said:
"YEEESSSSSS!" :fistpump: "Finally, many of us managed to keep it down this time! Let's get this bad boy to market!"
Note: I had a heckuva time finding ten things I didn't like - I have the taste buds of a Golden Retriever - so feel free to just list however many you like. Or, rather, don't like. I'm not a stickler. I seldom stickle.
Here goes.
jeezycreezy's top bottom ten
Yves Spicy Italian Sausage, you're On Notice!
It's not so much that it tasted like a zesty rubber band so much as I think I had an allergic reaction: My head sweated profusely. My face felt flush. I felt dizzy at first and then cloudy headed after. It was the gustatory equivalent of huffing glue.
I would like to point out to Mr Torenthal James (Creezy for those who ain't in the know) how many times Tofutti better than cream cheese was listed in this thread..and it's only on page two. BOOYAH!
Blech! Yeah. It was like what real chicken soup would taste like after being processed by a baby and scraped out of its Pampers.
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Originally Posted by Jessica Alana
I would like to point out to Mr Torenthal James (Creezy for those who ain't in the know) how many times Tofutti better than cream cheese was listed in this thread..and it's only on page two. BOOYAH!
1. I can't remember what Silk coffee-esque thing it exactly was (I do believe it was this crap) but it tasted like liquefied library paste. Luckily, it was on sale and wasn't a huge container, but it stayed in the fridge after that first drink. There was no coffee flavor whatsoever. Just ick.
2. Pretty much any Boca product. There are a few products that don't taste gross, but 90 percent of that line is not fit for eating.
3. Most Worthington products. Someone bought them for me at the store because they thought they looked "interesting" but um. No. If it's in a can, I don't want it.
Yeah. I actually ate this crap.. I couldn't find tofurky slices (silly me overlooked them for the past several times at the store!) and picked up a couple of packs of this and what a mistake. It's just plain nasty and flavorless.
5. Soy "cheese"
I haven't tried most soy "cheeses", but the ones I have had are worse than the dairy equivalents, ie the individually-wrapped slices. But all the soy "cheese" I can get around here is not worth eating.
6. Amy's black bean soup
It was more like black bean puree without any spices whatsoever, thus being flavorless and like watery mud. I guess it's good if you're sick and can't handle spicy, but the taste might make you sick.. again.
7. Tempeh.
I just don't know what to say. I tried it yesterday for the first time (mmm. fried foods.) and it was not what I was expecting. I'll stick with my tofu, thanks.
Several people mentioned Amy's No Chicken Soup. I'm not that crazy about it myself, but it's not a "gross" product for me. I actually have a can of it in my pantry for an emergency for when I'm sick, because when I've got a bad head cold, I can't taste anything anyway. And obviously real chicken soup is out.
7. Road's End Organics Dairy-Free Mac & Chreese - The box it came in would've had more flavor. It's crap like this that makes people think vegan food is gross and boring. That's really all that can be said about this sad waste of resources...
I love that stuff (another piece of evidence that not all tastebuds are created equal). I just never make it like the package says. I usually add tomato paste, vegan sour cream, earth balance margarine, and some salt.
boca vegan burgers - so disgusting I couldn't finish one covered in soy cheese and condiments
soy cheese- tofutti AND vegan gourmet - tofutti in small doses disgused in a sandwhich, vegan gourmet- I tasted one bite, spit it back out, and it stayed in the fridge until it molded over.
osoy yogurts- like fermented garbage
any soy hot dogs- just disgusting, taste and texture, ugh.
no no no! vegan boca burgers are great! especially on a Food for Life bun with a thick slice of tomato, baby spinach, ketchup, spicy mustard and relish!
Yeah, I'm another that doesn't get the Boca bashing, and I LOVE tempeh too - no accounting for taste I guess...
As far as bottom 10?
1.) Almost every "Amy's" product ever made: The chili is disgusting, watery, gummy, filled with weird spices yet lacking ANY heat or flavor (plus it has kidney beans which I despise!). The microwaveable products all have weird chemical-y tastes. The BBQ sauce and ketchup taste like weak, watery tomato sauce...I could go on...
2.) Nasoya.
3.) Yves slices (they all taste the same to me - like rubber).
4.) rice milk
5.) molasses (not specifically a veg*n product but it seems we use it more than the average person and I cannot STAND the stuff!)
6.) agave nectar - sorry, I drove 45 miles, spent 12$ and the stuff tastes like... weak sugar water with a really weird aftertaste. Big disappointment.
7.) bananas. Again, not specifically veg*n, but it seems they're the most often suggested substitute for eggs and fats in baked goods. I hate the taste. I can taste them no matter how they're disguised, no matter how much the recipe claims otherwise. Why would I corrupt perfectly good baked items by adding bananas?
8.) Vegan cheeses.
Hmmm... I usually like most things, if I come up with anything else I'll add it.
I love that stuff (another piece of evidence that not all tastebuds are created equal). I just never make it like the package says. I usually add tomato paste, vegan sour cream, earth balance margarine, and some salt.
That's fine and all, but when I shell out $4-5 for a box of convenience food, I don't want to be inconvenienced by having to play Iron Chef to get the stuff to be palatable. Rather just make it from scratch to begin with.
I don't understand all the tempeh hate... with everyone complaining about the nasty taste/aftertaste... tempeh has slightly more than NO flavor at all. I've drank water with more flavor than tempeh. Are you guys eating it plain or something?
2. Tofutti Better Than Cream Cheese - I was sooooo excited to buy this after reading the raves on here. So I get it and I buy some bagels and am soooo hungry and it takes like SPACKLE!! It's true. I did a double blind test.
3. Anything Amy's. And put me down for one more disgruntled No-Chicken Noodle Soup eater. It's scary stuff.
4. Soy Cheese - We bought one brand and the smell alone made me gag. I made the boy try it and yeah, it was Pure Evil.
5. Soy Yogurt - Any brand...Some I can't even get past the smell. Maybe that's my downfall; I like to smell my food before I eat it.
That's all I can think of right now. When I have the money to try more vegan products I am sure I will have more to add to my list.
That's fine and all, but when I shell out $4-5 for a box of convenience food, I don't want to be inconvenienced by having to play Iron Chef to get the stuff to be palatable. Rather just make it from scratch to begin with.
1 Hip Whip - it tastes like grape juice foam and pennies
B Tofurky Kielbasa - nothing like real kielbasa, everything like chewy garlicky bread dough
- Shells & Chreese - I felt bad for the shells
H Tofutti Strawberry Cheesecake - the taste was tolerable, but the burps it gave me could strip paint, and they lasted for many many hours
* Any chocolate flavored Soy Delicious - I don't know about you, but where I come from, chocolate doesn't taste like that
11 Regal Dynasty dark chocolate - it was cheap and there was no dairy but it still made me feel sad for the cows because they have to live on the same planet as this crappy crappy chocolate
x MSF Ground Round - it reminds me of chewy versions of that brown goo that oozes out of cow burgers
2 Nutritional Yeast :ducks: - it has the uncanny ability to make everything it touches taste the way my shoes smell
+ MSF Black Bean burger - I don't hate them, but sometimes they'll give me these stinky black bean farts for like a week. The first day it's funny, but after that I actually start hating my farts. I'd hold them in but they're so nasty I'm afraid they'll do some damage.
Baker's Square Boca burger - They must boil them or something, because they're mushy. I've even told them to make it extra crispy. Apparently they think crispy means gooey.
Canvas shoes: on my budget, this is what Im stuck with. Dear God! My feet have never been more calloused and damp.
Silk Nog: I love to put Silk Spice in my tea. Silk Nog, on the other hand, is much thicker and pretty disgusting. But I was never a big fan of nog pre-vegan.
Vegan Gourmet cheese: putrid. Ive given up hope on all cheese substitutes.
Garden Herb Triscuits: these may or may not be veganI seem to recall some unidentified monoglycerides, but I dont think they had parmesan cheese or anything. Either way, they made my hands, breath, clothes, toothbrush, roommate, floral arrangements, and air freshener reek of nastiness.
Tofu2Go: I had to dredge these in nutritional yeast, deep fry them twice, and then slather them in habanero BBQ sauce to make them at all palatable. And my stomach hurt afterward.
Vanilla Soy Delicious: I love many other flavors, but this one this one I cant stand for some reason.
Brazil nuts: to quote my sister, they taste like cat pee. Im rarely subjected to these, thank god, because my best friend is severely allergic and we try not to buy anything containing them.
Burger King veggie burgers: I have no idea whether these are vegan or not, I last ate them when I was ovo-lacto. But jeez, these tasted like egg rolls with ketchup. And I would never willingly put ketchup on egg rolls.
Christ on a Segway®, how could I have forgotten those putrid little triangular bits of nasty? They're like eating the sponge you use to clean the toilet with.
I presume if these are 2Go that you're supposed to eat it cold right out of the package, but after one bite I knew I couldn't do it. So I fried it up with some sauce and drowned it in more sauce when it was cooked, and even then I only ate one piece and binned the rest. Blech!
As I am not a bottom feeder, I haven't tried their desserts. Nor will I.
I don't like shells n chreese but I do like the nacho chreese and shells n chreese is only $1.50 here.
You can get cheesly in the states, at least from Food Fight. I thought flavor wise it is comparable to vegan gourmet and the texture is better at room temperature.
They make DESSERTS? Oh goodness, WHY? I can't imagine that anything they produced would be improved by being chocolate or blueberry flavored.
For some reason, I feel lucky that my supermarket only sells the savory varieties. Arguably, I would be even more lucky if they didn't sell them at all...
I don't understand all the tempeh hate... with everyone complaining about the nasty taste/aftertaste... tempeh has slightly more than NO flavor at all. I've drank water with more flavor than tempeh. Are you guys eating it plain or something?
I know! I'm thinking maybe people aren't preparing it correctly... ?
The only things I can think of which receive my scorn are
- most vegan cheese, especially Vegan Rella and not including Soymage Parmesan substitute (which is quite yummy)
- Tofutti ice cream.
ummm... hm. I can't think of any other things
I pretty much like it all.
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