This was pretty fun trying out the vegan foods and will probably do another! More taste testing videos can be found on the taste testing playlist ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-xkQd0g0jDio.html
My Virgin Kitchen i found out that the reason left handed people can't cut bread straight is because bread knives are made so the serated part curves with how a right handed persons wrist curves so its straight. left handed people curve the other way so we go a bit squint. hope that helps and makes sense
I like that you went into it with a positive and open mindset, however I'm vegan and I don't use any of these products, try No Muh vegan cheese and Sheese, Frys or sghaia vegan meat products, vego chocolate for better quality/tasting alternatives/substitutes!
I'm with you. If your going to eat stuff, make it yourself don't expect much help from the processed products. And, I'd have to say this is if your vegan or omnivore.
It's true: herbs, sauces and the right combinations do a lot of magic when cooking vegan. Even moreso than with regular cooking. And chickpeas. Chickpeas make everything taste good!
You pretty much can't make tasty vegan food unless you know how to/dare to season your food. I actually like the consistency of textured soy (the one in bite-sized chunks), and if it's boiled in vegetable stock and then stir fried with soy sauce and ground paprika, chili and pepper it really does taste nice.
yngv1 I think that counts for some foods like unseasoned tofu or so. But most vegans eat foods like potatoes, rice, pasta, vegetables etc. And these if anything only need a bit of salt and pepper to taste good. But you have the same with meat or milk. Most people wouldn't like the taste of unsaltened unseasoned, raw meat or unprocessed milk. It's all a matter of processing foods.
@@bmc9504 it's actually not. I am a huge omnivore as in if it doesnt run fast enough or doesn't taste like limabeans(ew) it's fair game for dinner lol Our local grocery store had frozen packets of BBQ sauced jack fruit just heat and eat. They sampled it at the store on little dinner rolls and you couldn't tell it wasn't meat seriously it was fantastic. If it wasn't so friggen expensive I'd cook it once in a while for dinner. Super super surprising to everyone testing it.
No he didn't, you just don't understand the difference between vegetarian and vegan. Vegetarians don't eat meat. Vegans don't eat any animal products. Cheese is made from milk which is an animal product, so yes, you would have to specifically ask if they have vegan cheese to avoid buying cheese that was made from milk. www.organicauthority.com/foodie-buzz/what-is-vegan-cheese-made-of.html
***** what the hell are you on about? Who asked about what vegan cheese was? I know the difference between vegan and vegetarian.My point was the customer assistant answered the question that he asked and then walked off, but barrys question implied he wanted to be shown where it was without directly asking that. The CA instead only answered the question he asked. Which was a bitt trolling. Not sure what the hell you are on about
Soak tofu in coconut milk! My partner just did that the other day and it adds this amazing coconut flavor to tofu, especially in something like a Thai stirfry. Another good way to get water out of tofu is to freeze it. Unfortunately afterwards it does want to crumble but you can cut it into chunks after its defrosted.
Barry for your next video on vegan products try shopping on Ocado, im vegan, and i dont really eat all that stuff you tasted in todays video apart from the violife cheese really. Frys producs, vegan quorn products, sainsburys meat free mince and meat free meatballs are great products. The violife cheddar is an even better product for cheese. Normal wraps are vegan as well, just because something isnt labelled "vegan" doesnt mean it isnt, alot of supermarket stuff will just say vegetarian when it comes to breads etc, you just need to check the ingredients.
I'm not vegan but I've been considering converting over. What I've realized is I like the mixture of spices or the sauce more than the meat. I just made tofu tacos and cauliflower buffalo "wings" and I don't crave tacos or wings anymore. Even substituting one meal with a vegan option is beneficial. Once you get it right, you'd want to keep experimenting and perfecting your craft. It's sparked my interest in cooking again
They kinda looked lije the soya sheets that they use at our local sushi place. For people who don't like nori for mothers day they use the pink soy wraps and make a shrimp/serimi cream cheese cucumber and avocado mothers day roll lol its beautiful but i could do without the cream cheese.
I find those cheese slices are very similar to the really cheap cheese slices that you put in burgers. the texture is what people generally struggle with more than flavours when it comes to vegan produce, don't go in expecting it to be exactly like meat.
laurie bunting cheap processed 'american' style cheese probably isnt far off as its usually only 30% or so milk/cheese. often they cant legally call them cheese singles and it just says singles.
For your next video I recommend you get some different plant based milks, oat milk, soy milk, rice milk etc. Best would be flavoured soy milk try the vanilla and chocolate soy milk. The best brand is probably Alpro. They do a range of vegan products such as vegan ice cream and vegan yogurts. If you get regular soy milk get sweetened soy milk not unsweetened soy milk. Also the Linda McCartney range has a lot of vegan foods that are nice try to find those. That range has sausages and pies and things like that and they are quite nice. I live in Ireland and can get all of these products so I presume you will be able to get all of them
Josh Price ive tried those and they were horrible. but i agree if the flavoured ones are better as at least it tastes of something. i also like the vanilla desserts. linda mccartney also i like those. im not vegan i just like them when i dont want something fatty.
You can get lactose free cows milk you know (assuming you're not vegan). Almond "milk" is actually very wasteful to produce on a commercial scale and almonds are water hogs to grow.
I don't really get why would someone eat substitutes like vegan eggs or steak... It doesn't taste the same anyway and it's expensive... you can be vegetarian or vegan and eat like a king without any substitutes 🤗
Well it can be a bit of a problem getting enough protein from traditional "plant based" dinners. But these meat alternatives are usually a really great source of protein and add some variety to a dish.
True you can by vegan and not eat substitutes. I personally love veggie and vegan substitutes to meat. I have never eaten meat so I do not associate any of the products with meat. They don't have to be expensive, in fact the last time I went to morrisons my vegan chicken pieces were cheaper than real chicken pieces. Also making your own things like seitan doesn't have to be pricey at all. Veggie and vegan products can be really helpful for people transitioning or people who miss the flavour but don't want to be responsible for the suffering. The ability to make plant-based food taste like meat when no animal has to be harmed surely proves to staunch meat eaters that there is not need for the animal suffering. A lot of veggies and vegans still crave meat, but do not want to eat it due to the animals suffering, therefore they can satiate their craving with substitutes then what is the harm. I am very stubborn so when people tell me that as a vegan I cannot eat something or cannot make traditional recipes I like to be able to prove that I can. I made an amazing "chicken" "bacon" and mushroom pie the other day and my meat eaters friends couldn't tell the difference. Substitutes just add some variety and an extra depth of flavour to a meal, by no means do you have to eat them all the time, but they taste good to most people and no animals are harmed so whats the problem.
the thing about the eggs is that you can use them for baking, rather than the other methods of egg replacements And a lot of things require eggs to bake properly, so these are super useful :) as far as using them for scrambled egg and omlettes, I'm not sure, but it doesn't harm anyone so why not :)
This is very true. And protein wise you'd be okay too if you kept an eye on protein intake, which sources to use and protein combining. I just got done making a list of protein sources for my superior at work who wants to put on muscle (she's undermuscled) on her already vegetarian diet and she wants to transition to vegan down the road. Some vegan protein sources out perform animal sources when it comes to how many grams of protein per 100gr of product there is. And this is not counting substitutes and protein powders.
Hello Barry! If you drain the mock duck, chop it up and fry it it gives a great texture! My partner and I are not vegans but we love Mock Duck! You should be able buy Chinese pancakes from your local Chinese supermarket too!! :-)
As a life long vegetarian I've never eaten a fake meat substitute (like the duck or steak, or fake egg now I'm vegan) and obviously wouldn't eat any of them without heating them up and flavouring them- it was fun to see your reactions but I hope you remember that a potato with baked beans, followed by party rings, is a more average vegan meal!
(1) I'm vegan (both for the lack of animal cruelty and for health reasons) but enjoy watching most food channels and love Barry's channel. (2) Amazing the hate that is generated in some carnivores when someone chooses not to have an animal product in a meal. (3) Other comments have suggested that fake meats need lots of flavourings (just like real meat) - not that I use them a great deal, maybe once or twice a month (4) Good idea by one comment about the carrot and the coconut wraps, try soaking them for a few seconds in water. Overall, I'm glad you tried them - would love it if occasionally you would try to cook a plant-based dish.
Not vegan but I really appreciate the honest in-depth criticism of the food in this video. Most other people jump in ready to be super judgemental, don't read the packaging on how something is intended to be eaten or cooked.
As a vegan I love seeing you doing this and I can honestly say that you generally need to put tons of spices on most "unflavored" meat substitutes to make them edible! I love your recipes overall btw! Keep up the good work
I didn't know about the carrot wraps, that's pretty cool! They do vegan regular wheat wraps, but obviously that doesn't work if you don't eat bread. The vegan flavour is likely nutritional yeast, as people say that has a cheesey flavour to it, and it's quite good for you :) For the people who think this is a typical vegan diet, try thinking of this along the same lines as the tasting foreign food videos. They are novelty things, exciting things, they aren't the staple of the country that they come from. Same applies here :)
I find it to be very very good. Hubs couldn't tell it wasnt pork. If it wasnt so expensive here I'd have it for dinner a couple times a month or made into a shredded taco filling with more if a tex mex sauce.
Gelatin can be made from melted down cartilages and not just hooves. Gives it a different texture and consistency (not so grainy). You can also get vegan gelatin made from seaweed called agar agar. You cannot use the same amount of agar agar as you do normal gelatine. you actually use less agar agar so it does not set like a rock and becomes really dense.
The wine gums are most likely thickened with pectin, the same thickener used in jams, jellies, and preserves. It's fruit-based, so definitely in the vegan wheelhouse.
Tofu and (wheat gluten), or seitan, are quite versatile and can actually be quite tasty as long as it's cooked with the right ingredients/seasonings. You should try them in some Asian recipes (kind of like how you used Hoisin sauce)! I'm nowhere near vegan myself but Asian vegan food is quite delicious. I'm from a Vietnamese household (although living in Canada) and my mom cooks vegan a few times each year; traditions dictate that we are supposed to eat vegetarian (we don't really make a distinction between vegan and vegetarian in our culture by the way) on some days for various celebrations. I always get a bit excited when she makes vegetarian dishes or when she brings back some dishes she bought from the Buddhist temple after whatever celebration she was there for.
By understanding that a healthy balanced diet does not require meat or fish and all the proteins, vitamins and minerals can be obtained from other foods.
Grace Jarvis people might know that if most vegans weren't frail. I'd rather not make life complicated acting like a hippie and eat the eggs from chickens in my yard.
Daehawk to be fair they are probably quite healthy. the stuff barry had in this video is probably some of the extreme stuff many vegans might not eat. ive had some of the linda mccartney range which i think is vegan and that was ok. its at least vegetarian if not vegan
The soya "steaks" work really well in small chunks in curries and stews and stuff. You can occasionally find the soya chunks in world food aisles and stuff in supermarkets, so if you do another one of these it might be worth giving them a try!
I really enjoyed this video! I'm not vegan but sometimes i like to pick vegan options and see if i can slowly transition. Also im gluten and dairy free for health reasons so i love new kinds of foods! I love the vegan cheese! To me it taste like butter and i never eat it unmelted. The tofu in a can looks like tofu skin which is very popular in chinese dishes :) It's a lot nicer in a oyster sauce kind of stew or marinated savoury saucy dishes. The gluten is also really popular in chinese dishes in gravy like stir fry, i use to love it so much when i was younger. That steak just did not even look like steak lol I've got some imitation pork in the fridge i'm not rushing to try lol I think it's awesome there's so many vegan options out there now and hopefully they can start making most of them gluten and soy free :D
I'm not about to scroll through all the comments so this may have already been pointed out. The reason the mock duck and the vegan steak were so similar is that they are most likely seitan aka wheat gluten. It takes flavors very well and is my favorite meat substitute when I'm having to make something for vegan friends. I'm a dedicated omnivore personally.
Cool! I've been mostly pant-based for about 6 months and I usually just each a ton of rice, beans and frozen veggies with curry powders and fresh herbs. Something that I've really enjoyed is a veg stock soup with rice noodles. Other ingredients such as soya sauce, peanut cilli oil, sesame oil are critical, and then you put butt-tons of veg in it. Yummmm
Late to the party but the best place in the UK for a good range of vegan stuff would be Holland and Barrett or specialist stores. Other than online of course. Some suggestions if you fancied doing another taste test: Anything from Linda McCartney - (Especially the pulled pork burgers or the sausages) ASDA's popcorn chicken style balls V'bites (duck pieces, chicken strips and mini sausages are particularly nice) Sheese (as someone not too fond of cheese you'd probably prefer the original which is like philadelphia) Fry's mock meats - they do quite a big range It would also be really interesting if you could get your hands on some of the brands that are currently only widely available in the US like Gardein, Beyond Meat and Field Roast.
Barry, next time you try the Gem Wraps, try the Mango Chipotle one, it is SO good, I have gone gluten free after finding out I was Celiac and those are my FAVE of the Gem Wraps. So good.
if you decide to try the mock duck again(and i hope you do), it should be strained before you eat it. putting it in a stew or just frying it for a while will also really help the taste. I really recommend putting it in tikka masala or just dump it in with some veggies and coconutmilk. Dont forget to season!
Love the way how Boston chills at the beginning of the video & when it goes to the eating stuff he raises his head just like he knows whats going on! :D Greetings from germany :)
Hey you should try and make your own gluten also known as Seitan, what you do is mix wheat flour with water, try and find a flour with 20-30% protein, then you wash out all the starch from the dough by putting it in cold water a couple of times until the water stops becoming white, you want to get rid of all the starch, you should end up with a yellow and very stringy dough, then you can slow cook it on low heat in a broth for about 2 hours. End result should be something like a christmas ham.
I don't know if they have the Gardein brand there, but they have a lot of really good vegan substitutes if you're looking for something that is meat-like for next taste test! Also, for both of those wraps, you're suppose to let them set for a few minutes after making your roll, or warm them a few seconds before using them. It softens them up and gets rid of the "postage-stamp" quality =)
You should try the Sainsbury's own diary free cheese, it tastes amazing.Violife cheese is a bit plasticy, but there are many other companies out there, Scheese (who make the Sainsbury's cheese), Vegusto , Vbits. I agree with what other people have said in the comments you haven't selected the best products out there for vegans. Tofu isn't necessarily a vegan product it was developed at least 2000 years ago as a product in it's own right and not as a substitute to meat. Tofu takes on flavouring very well, it needs to be marinated before pressing. The braised tofu is unusal, but it is good in salads, or even for making a vegan version of tuna sweetcorn.
Using fake meat definitely takes more effort, time, and creativity in the kitchen. I rarely use it just because vegetables are so much easier to work with and you can do a lot of trickery with them. Buffalo wings made from cauliflower?? SO freakin good!
The vegan egg is better with black salt. I don't eat much fake meat or cheese after three years vegan. I have tried most things I could, and decided not to do much. I sometimes enjoy a good bbq Seitan or tofu, but just like you said, lots of other flavors. And most vegan cheeses at worst have no flavor or leave me with a awful sour taste in my mouth. Fruit, Veggies, Grains, Nuts, Seeds, and I am good.
I'm a vegan and I don't bother with the fake stuff in general. When I made the move from vegetarian a couple of years I did worry about missing cheese though. Vio-Life is really good. It's really like emmental, or a mild cheddar. The stuff you get in Holland and Barrat. "Cheezly" is passable if it's in a sauce or something but on it's own has a mad texture and quite a fake smell. Vio-Life's the one.
I've tried that brand of vegan egg before. I wasn't a fan of the flavor or texture of it alone, however baking with it was nice. It had to much of the black salt in it the mixture, so it had to much of a sulfur flavor. That's just my opinion though.
People keep saying 'why would you want meat substitute if you're vegan' you are confusing veganism with not liking the taste of meat. Also if you owned a vegan business, how would you promote your product to a wider market ie meat eaters? Make vegan meat! its all business and then you can also say 'there is no excuse not to be vegan' and all that
My kid is a celiac and can't eat wheat. I've found that it works best to not try and make things that are supposed to have wheat in them in favor of things that are supposed to be gluten free. I'd imagine its very similar with meat. Steaks, in general, are made from meat. There are tons of fantastic stuff that isn't faux meat and work out much better. To be honest, Lentil tacos are superior to meat tacos. Meatballs made with faux hamburger are not that good, but naturally, vegetarian ricotta balls are fantastic.
Some people have digestive issues and don’t have a choice. My coworker has EDS and has digestive issues so she has to eat vegan to avoid severe stomach discomfort.
I've just watched this again... watched it when it was first rwleased. I eat vegan diet but I've never eaten anything to resemble meat. I just don't understand why as a vegan you'd wanna eat something that looks like food you won't eat lol. But I still find it entertaining
tofu is the easiest thing to flavour. it's just a like sponge. if you want lots of flavour, squeeze as much liquid out as possible and marinate in whatever you want just like you would with meat. ideally, just as with meat, over night, in the fridge. the tofu will absorb all the flavours, just like meat. or: buy pre-marinated tofu. not just plain oder smoked. proper marinated. they sell it everwhere. also, you should have gotten vegan quorn. I know they sell vegan quorn in the UK.
Hey Barry! love your videos man especially taste tests! Have you ever thought about doing a spicy pepper taste test to see which ones taste best and which ones seem the spiciest to you? That would be amazing haha.
Re: the "duck" wrap, I dislike cucumber pretty strongly, and the thought of something's taste being improved by covering it up with cucumber boggles my mind!
Here in the States, there's a chain of grocery stores called Trader Joe's that sells a frozen vegan tikka masala. I'm not vegan nor vegetarian, but I think it's actually really good for being meatless (even the "meat" is actually alright).
I think the canned "braised tofu" is actually braised beancurd... A type of tofu byproduct but not technically the tofu itself. There are different products that come from pressed tofu... Like soymilk, beancurd, tofu skin, etc
I loved the braised tofu, I have it in salads a lot. But tofu isn't really a vegan product. it's an ancient eastern food that wasn't even developed as a substitute to meat. It is a product in it's own right
Barry, as a former vegan, the only way I ever enjoyed Tofu was to deep fry it and have it with szechuan sauce - it has a sort of chewy bread texture then. Not healthy, but tasty.
would love for you to try some of the more main stream vegan products to see what you think. Fry's, Vegan Quorn, Linda Mac etc. loved the video by the way
you should try making cauliflower 'chicken' wings. As a vegan myself who for forty years prior ate meat etc. this is one of my favorites. Even made it for meat eaters for fourth of July and left the party with my empty bowls.
I use to hate tofu as I thought it was just for vegetarians and vegans but after going to China and marrying my husband who cooks it, it is now my favorite. It just soaks up ALL the flavor and is just amazing if cooked well. You should try asain stirfry or stew with it. Just amazing.
Seitan (mock duck) is amazing as a meat substitute in stir friys. I fry it up separately so it's nice and crispy before adding it to the veg and sauce.I made it for a friend once who is a swore meat eater and he couldnt tell the difference :D Also same with tofu,dont forget to drain it for extra crispiness. It also makes for great "chicken" nuggets!
if you try this again I would suggest maybe trying a french toast using the egg substitute you had, and also pulled "pork" jackfruit. jackfruit has a really meaty texture and flavor and with a bit of BBQ sauce it does really immate meat well.
