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I can't believe it.

I've just been told that the spag bog I've just consumed was made from Quorn.

I honestly couldn't tell the difference between this and 'real' meat.

Apparently its lower in calories, doesn't contain much fat and is half the price of lean mince.

We're going to have to try the other products from this range

At this rate I could easily go veggie

 

I eat it quite often as I haven't eaten meat for over 20 years now. It's very good for things like spag bol, chilli dishes and lasagne. Quorn sausages aren't bad either.

 

i tried it once. It was quite a few years ago and to me it was like eating soggy cardboard(not that ive ever tried soggy cardboard hehhehe) but you get my drift maybe its improved since then

 

I use the mince when required added to an ordinary mince, it lowers the cals/fat content, have tried the sausages and they are quite good, don`t bother with the chicken it`s like a lump of foam filler.

 

I have tried quorn once and I had exactly the same feeling of foam filler...

 

I'm with Woo on this, I eat meat but I wouldn't say I live on it but I like my food to look and taste genuine so I don't like substitutes. I have been given meals which have contained meat substitutes but never enjoyed one.

If I want to reduce my calories or fat I'd prefer a smaller portion of the real article. Definitely suspicious of processed food (unless I've processed it myself) as I want to know what I'm eating and what I'm feeding my guests.

 

I can't understand why so many non-vegetarians think it's odd for veggie foods to be given meat flavours when they use herbs to flavour their meat. Personally, I'd like to see Quorn, Linda McFartney, etc., get a little bit more adventurous with the flavourings and have some products like 'Blue Whale style' burgers, 'White Rhino style' spare ribs, 'Crispy BBQ Fruit Bat style' bites, etc.

When my vegetarian daughter was trekking in the Highlands of Borneo she found it rather difficult to get hold of frozen Quorn sausages (they had a satellite phone, but no one would deliver), so temporarily opted for stuff like locally shot wild boar and deer, rather than plates of boring vegetables. Every time I shoot something I consider eating it myself if unable to pass on to a meat eater.

Watch out for when the big 500g bags are on special offer for £1. Bags of 10 Quorn sausages also occasionally go for £1. I reckon the 'Chicken style' pieces are best in a sweet & sour stir fry, or in a home made 'chicken' and mushroom pie. Quorn bacon is way too expensive when full price, is too thin and tends to burn, the frozen 'rashers' never get reduced due to short use by dates, but watch out for packs of chilled 'rashers' down to 50p or even 30p at end of day (same with chilled 'sausages') . Their burgers are pretty tastless. I think when you subscribe on the Quorn website you'll get a few vouchers, Tesco will also send Clubcard vouchers in their mailings when they notice you're buying Quorn.

 

We've purchased some quorn burgers, burger buns and 50% reduced fat cheddar cheese. Be interesting to see how these measure up to the 'real' thing .

 

I tried reduced fat Cheddar cheese once . Once was enough !

 

That stuff's horrible when attempting to use for cheese on toast. I reckon with all that 'healthy' stuff in a bun together with some light mayonnaise you'd be entitled to a fried egg in it plus a serving of fries.