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Comrade Cluck "No Chicken" - I didn't buy this for a long time due to it's high price, but finally did, out of curiosity. I didn't cook it in any fancy way - simply heated it up in the microwave.
It tastes rather good, similar to Tofurky, but with a more appealing texture. It comes in shredded bits and pieces, like Thanksgiving leftovers. Also, compared to Tofurky, it's very nice to be able to simply microwave it (or put it in a stir-fry, etc.), rather than having to bake it in an oven for a couple of hours.
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I also tried Beyond Meat Sausages for the first time. They tasted good, but not particularly better than other vegan sausages I've had. It creeps me out a bit how these sausages, as well as Beyond Meat's burger patties which I haven't tried, are made to look like real meat. Upon reading the cooking instructions, I was annoyed that it recommended against microwaving them, and made a point that the sausages needed to be heated to some internal temperature (which I also think is a marketing gimmick, trying to make them seem more like real meat, but who knows). So I had to defrost them first and then heat up the saute pan to cook them. (Other vegan sausages and hot dogs, I can put them straight from the freezer into the microwave.) I cut them into slices and sauteed them in peanut oil, and then added canned diced tomatoes. They smelled good while cooking and tasted fine, but I probably won't buy them again.
It tastes rather good, similar to Tofurky, but with a more appealing texture. It comes in shredded bits and pieces, like Thanksgiving leftovers. Also, compared to Tofurky, it's very nice to be able to simply microwave it (or put it in a stir-fry, etc.), rather than having to bake it in an oven for a couple of hours.
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I also tried Beyond Meat Sausages for the first time. They tasted good, but not particularly better than other vegan sausages I've had. It creeps me out a bit how these sausages, as well as Beyond Meat's burger patties which I haven't tried, are made to look like real meat. Upon reading the cooking instructions, I was annoyed that it recommended against microwaving them, and made a point that the sausages needed to be heated to some internal temperature (which I also think is a marketing gimmick, trying to make them seem more like real meat, but who knows). So I had to defrost them first and then heat up the saute pan to cook them. (Other vegan sausages and hot dogs, I can put them straight from the freezer into the microwave.) I cut them into slices and sauteed them in peanut oil, and then added canned diced tomatoes. They smelled good while cooking and tasted fine, but I probably won't buy them again.