I came across a reference to the "Quorn" product line, which are meat
substitutes made from some kind of mushroom. Since I love mushrooms,
anyhow, and we have access to many varieties, I thought I'd ask if anyone
has experimented with making their own. Thanks.

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Nick Cramer wrote:
> I came across a reference to the "Quorn" product line, which are meat
> substitutes made from some kind of mushroom.

Vat-grown fungus, from what I understand.

serene

According to >:
>I came across a reference to the "Quorn" product line, which are meat
>substitutes made from some kind of mushroom. Since I love mushrooms,
>anyhow, and we have access to many varieties, I thought I'd ask if anyone
>has experimented with making their own. Thanks.

It's not 'mushrooms', it's a fungus. As I understand it, it started
to be described as mushroom based when it spread to the American market,
and then got sued for inaccurate description.
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Say Serene Like You Mean It > wrote:
> Nick Cramer wrote:
> > I came across a reference to the "Quorn" product line, which are meat
> > substitutes made from some kind of mushroom.
>
> Vat-grown fungus, from what I understand.

Thanks, Serene. I mean it!

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(Vicky Conlan) wrote:
> According to >:
> >I came across a reference to the "Quorn" product line, which are meat
> >substitutes made from some kind of mushroom. Since I love mushrooms,
> >anyhow, and we have access to many varieties, I thought I'd ask if
> >anyone has experimented with making their own. Thanks.
>
> It's not 'mushrooms', it's a fungus. As I understand it, it started
> to be described as mushroom based when it spread to the American market,
> and then got sued for inaccurate description.

Thanks, Vicky. I'll have to try Portobello 'burgers with MorningSar
patties, if DW can't find Quorn easily!

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"Nick Cramer" > wrote in message
...
>I came across a reference to the "Quorn" product line, which are meat
> substitutes made from some kind of mushroom. Since I love mushrooms,
> anyhow, and we have access to many varieties, I thought I'd ask if anyone
> has experimented with making their own. Thanks.
>
I've never tried making any, but I do like the Quorn Roast. So far that's
the only product I've tried but I know they make nuggets and cold cuts too.

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"Elizabeth Blake" > wrote:
> "Nick Cramer" > wrote in message
>
> >I came across a reference to the "Quorn" product line, which are meat
> > substitutes made from some kind of mushroom. Since I love mushrooms,
> > anyhow, and we have access to many varieties, I thought I'd ask if
> > anyone has experimented with making their own. Thanks.
> >
> I've never tried making any, but I do like the Quorn Roast. So far
> that's the only product I've tried but I know they make nuggets and cold
> cuts too.

Thanks, Elizabeth. I think Whole Foods carries the Quorn line. I've gotta
get DW up there. I'll post a report if she does.

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Nick Cramer wrote:
> Say Serene Like You Mean It > wrote:
>> Nick Cramer wrote:
>>> I came across a reference to the "Quorn" product line, which are meat
>>> substitutes made from some kind of mushroom.
>> Vat-grown fungus, from what I understand.
>
> Thanks, Serene. I mean it!
>

I haven't tried the stuff. I've seen too many questions raised
about its safety. I do have to say, though, that my friends who
have eaten it say it's *incredibly good*.

Serene

According to >:
>I haven't tried the stuff. I've seen too many questions raised
>about its safety. I do have to say, though, that my friends who
>have eaten it say it's *incredibly good*.

I've never understood what the alleged 'safety' issue is. I've
never heard anything about it other than on usenet. But I had a
"Quorn cranberry + goats cheese escalope" for tea tonight, and it
was very nice.


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"Nick Cramer" > wrote in message
...
>I came across a reference to the "Quorn" product line, which are meat
> substitutes made from some kind of mushroom. Since I love mushrooms,
> anyhow, and we have access to many varieties, I thought I'd ask if anyone
> has experimented with making their own. Thanks.
>
> --
> Nick. Support severely wounded and disabled Veterans and their families!
>
> Thank a Veteran and Support Our Troops. You are not forgotten. Thanks ! !
> !
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It's something I use every week! I've tried just about everything in the
Quorn range, from the ham/turkey/chicken style sandwich slices to the Quorn
burgers, sausages and mince. I love the texture of it and taste, and it's
so versatile.

Tracey

According to >:
>It's something I use every week! I've tried just about everything in the
>Quorn range, from the ham/turkey/chicken style sandwich slices to the Quorn
>burgers, sausages and mince. I love the texture of it and taste, and it's
>so versatile.

I've found the burgers and sausages are a bit hard to eat - too dry due
to being low fat. WOrk better if you fry them or grill them coated with
butter. :-D (*ahem*)
The quorn + mushroom creamy pies are /lovely/ though. (Sainsburys used
to do 'mycaprotein and mushroom' pies, which are basically, the same
thing, quorn being a tradename of mycaprotein)


--

Vicky Conlan wrote:
> According to >:
>> I haven't tried the stuff. I've seen too many questions raised
>> about its safety. I do have to say, though, that my friends who
>> have eaten it say it's *incredibly good*.
>
> I've never understood what the alleged 'safety' issue is. I've
> never heard anything about it other than on usenet.

http://cspinet.org/new/200208121.html
http://www.wired.com/science/discove.../2002/04/51842

Serene

On 2007-05-03, Serene wrote:

> I haven't tried the stuff. I've seen too many questions raised
> about its safety. I do have to say, though, that my friends who
> have eaten it say it's *incredibly good*.

It's pretty good (there are different versions) but I wouldn't say
incredibly good. What are the safety questions?


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(Vicky Conlan) wrote:
> According to >:
> >I haven't tried the stuff. I've seen too many questions raised
> >about its safety. I do have to say, though, that my friends who
> >have eaten it say it's *incredibly good*.
>
> I've never understood what the alleged 'safety' issue is. I've
> never heard anything about it other than on usenet. But I had a
> "Quorn cranberry + goats cheese escalope" for tea tonight, and it
> was very nice.

Jun & I aren't allergic to anything we've tried, so far. I've gotta make a
run to Whole Foods and get some.

Thanks, all.

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"Serene" > wrote in message
...
> Vicky Conlan wrote:
>> According to >:
>>> I haven't tried the stuff. I've seen too many questions raised about
>>> its safety. I do have to say, though, that my friends who have eaten it
>>> say it's *incredibly good*.
>>
>> I've never understood what the alleged 'safety' issue is. I've never
>> heard anything about it other than on usenet.
>
> http://cspinet.org/new/200208121.html
> http://www.wired.com/science/discove.../2002/04/51842
>
> Serene

That won't stop me from cooking up the Quorn Roast that's sitting in my
freezer. This is only the second time I've bought it and it's not something
I'll be buying/eating weekly or even monthly, so a little fungus in my diet
now & then should be fine.

--
Liz

According to >:
>>> I haven't tried the stuff. I've seen too many questions raised
>>> about its safety. I do have to say, though, that my friends who
>>> have eaten it say it's *incredibly good*.
>>
>> I've never understood what the alleged 'safety' issue is. I've
>> never heard anything about it other than on usenet.
>
>http://cspinet.org/new/200208121.html
>http://www.wired.com/science/discove.../2002/04/51842

So, basically, the whole 'safety' thing is a ploy by Gardenburger
and other such companies to discredit a competitor? Saying it is
untested is a bit random, since it's only new to America. Or are
Americans as different to Europeans as Quorn is from mushrooms,
perhaps?

Well, I'll stick with my quorn products, anyone concerned about a
product with a 1:135,000 bad reaction vs a 1:360 (or whatever it
said) to soya can go munch on a carrot.


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(Sorry, forgot to say "thank you" for the links, didn't mean to
direct the previous post at you, just a reaction to the content
of the articles)
--

Nick Cramer > wrote:
> (Vicky Conlan) wrote:
> > According to >:
> > >I haven't tried the stuff. I've seen too many questions raised
> > >about its safety. I do have to say, though, that my friends who
> > >have eaten it say it's *incredibly good*.
> >
> > I've never understood what the alleged 'safety' issue is. I've
> > never heard anything about it other than on usenet. But I had a
> > "Quorn cranberry + goats cheese escalope" for tea tonight, and it
> > was very nice.
>
> Jun & I aren't allergic to anything we've tried, so far. I've gotta make
> a run to Whole Foods and get some.

We were supposed to go today, but Jun decided to make k'nom Jeen (homemade
from scratch Thai-Chinese noodles). Tomorrow is Visak, the Buddha's
Birthday, Enlightment Day and Death Day, so she'll be at the Buddhist
Temple all day. I'll just sit home and drink, as usual.

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"Vicky Conlan" > wrote in message
...
> According to >:
>>It's something I use every week! I've tried just about everything in the
>>Quorn range, from the ham/turkey/chicken style sandwich slices to the
>>Quorn
>>burgers, sausages and mince. I love the texture of it and taste, and it's
>>so versatile.
>
> I've found the burgers and sausages are a bit hard to eat - too dry due
> to being low fat. WOrk better if you fry them or grill them coated with
> butter. :-D (*ahem*)
> The quorn + mushroom creamy pies are /lovely/ though. (Sainsburys used
> to do 'mycaprotein and mushroom' pies, which are basically, the same
> thing, quorn being a tradename of mycaprotein)
>
>
> --

I'm not ever so fond of the taste of the sausages on their own, but they do
work well in casseroles. My favourite veggie sausages are Morrison's own,
closely followed by Linda McCartney.

Oooh yes those Sainsbury's pies were very nice, as are the Quorn ones. One
of my favourite Quorn products are the southern style burgers, and I like
the versatility of the chicken style pieces as I can use them in many
different dishes.

I've recently been buying the Quorn deli style bacon as is seems to have
improved in taste of late. I've been searching for ages for a veggie bacon
that is as good as 'streaky strips' which was taken off the European market
around two years ago - I used to adore that!

Tracey

According to >:
>I'm not ever so fond of the taste of the sausages on their own, but they do
>work well in casseroles. My favourite veggie sausages are Morrison's own,
>closely followed by Linda McCartney.

Hmm, I've never been a big fan of the Linda McCartney range. Not tried the
Morrisons ones. I used to live off the Morrisons 'vegetable pasties' back
in the early 90s, only to discover one day that the pastry had lard in it!

My favourite veggie sausages are the Cauldron ones (lincolnshire prerably),
followed by the, erm, I may have forgotten the brand name ... beanie? Only
seen them in H+B or Sainsburys so far. Oh, H+B do some nice brands that you
don't seem to get in the supermarkets.

>Oooh yes those Sainsbury's pies were very nice, as are the Quorn ones. One

The Sainsburys ones were puff pastry, which is always my preference. I don't
know why they stopped making them. Maybe ahead of their time? I wonder if
Quorn have patented mycoprotein now, perhaps? I think all the other brands
tend to use soya based ingredients now.

>of my favourite Quorn products are the southern style burgers, and I like
>the versatility of the chicken style pieces as I can use them in many
>different dishes.

The chicken diper things are my + my brother's favourites atm.
(perhaps after the mushroom pies)

>I've recently been buying the Quorn deli style bacon as is seems to have
>improved in taste of late. I've been searching for ages for a veggie bacon
>that is as good as 'streaky strips' which was taken off the European market
>around two years ago - I used to adore that!

Yes, that was the nicest fake-vacon around. The Tesco own brand is vile.

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Vicky Conlan wrote:

<snip>
> My favourite veggie sausages are the Cauldron ones (lincolnshire
> prerably), followed by the, erm, I may have forgotten the brand name
> ... beanie? Only seen them in H+B or Sainsburys so far.
<snip>

Hi Vicky.

ITYM Dragonfly's Soysages. The Beany ones are their burgers (which are
very nice indeed!) I've not tried the soysages yet.
(http://www.goodnessdirect.co.uk/cgi-...il/410216.html)

>> I've recently been buying the Quorn deli style bacon as is seems to
>> have improved in taste of late. I've been searching for ages for a
>> veggie bacon that is as good as 'streaky strips' which was taken off
>> the European market around two years ago - I used to adore that!
>
> Yes, that was the nicest fake-vacon around. The Tesco own brand is
> vile.

I like Redwood's "Cheatin Rashers".

Mark

"Vicky Conlan" > wrote in message
...
> According to >:
>>I'm not ever so fond of the taste of the sausages on their own, but they
>>do
>>work well in casseroles. My favourite veggie sausages are Morrison's own,
>>closely followed by Linda McCartney.
>
> Hmm, I've never been a big fan of the Linda McCartney range. Not tried
> the
> Morrisons ones. I used to live off the Morrisons 'vegetable pasties' back
> in the early 90s, only to discover one day that the pastry had lard in it!
>
> My favourite veggie sausages are the Cauldron ones (lincolnshire
> prerably),
> followed by the, erm, I may have forgotten the brand name ... beanie?
> Only
> seen them in H+B or Sainsburys so far. Oh, H+B do some nice brands that
> you
> don't seem to get in the supermarkets.
>
>>Oooh yes those Sainsbury's pies were very nice, as are the Quorn ones.
>>One
>
> The Sainsburys ones were puff pastry, which is always my preference. I
> don't
> know why they stopped making them. Maybe ahead of their time? I wonder
> if
> Quorn have patented mycoprotein now, perhaps? I think all the other
> brands
> tend to use soya based ingredients now.
>
>>of my favourite Quorn products are the southern style burgers, and I like
>>the versatility of the chicken style pieces as I can use them in many
>>different dishes.
>
> The chicken diper things are my + my brother's favourites atm.
> (perhaps after the mushroom pies)
>
>>I've recently been buying the Quorn deli style bacon as is seems to have
>>improved in taste of late. I've been searching for ages for a veggie
>>bacon
>>that is as good as 'streaky strips' which was taken off the European
>>market
>>around two years ago - I used to adore that!
>
> Yes, that was the nicest fake-vacon around. The Tesco own brand is vile.
>
> --

Oh yes, I've tried Tesco's veggie bacon and I thoroughly agree, it's
absolutely awful!

Tracey

Elizabeth Blake wrote:
> "Serene" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Vicky Conlan wrote:
>>> According to >:
>>>> I haven't tried the stuff. I've seen too many questions raised about
>>>> its safety. I do have to say, though, that my friends who have eaten it
>>>> say it's *incredibly good*.
>>> I've never understood what the alleged 'safety' issue is. I've never
>>> heard anything about it other than on usenet.
>> http://cspinet.org/new/200208121.html
>> http://www.wired.com/science/discove.../2002/04/51842
>>
>> Serene
>
> That won't stop me from cooking up the Quorn Roast that's sitting in my
> freezer.

Didn't say it should.

Serene

Mushrooms are good for health.Truely it substitutes meat....

crocky

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