Vegetarian and Quorn
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Vegetarian and Quorn
Hi,
Lighter question from me this time.
I'm struggling to find veggie meat alternatives since arriving. The last stuff from No Frills and from Wallmart smelt and tasted a bit like the dentist and went straight in the bin. Where can I get a nice tasting veggie burger or veggie sausage, like Linda McCartneys or Qourn? Is quorn available here, under the counter perhaps? I'm a good cook with many recipe books coming over in a crate (if it ever gets out of Toronto- was in Montreal) but sometimes I crave pre prepared veggie fast food!
Lighter question from me this time.
I'm struggling to find veggie meat alternatives since arriving. The last stuff from No Frills and from Wallmart smelt and tasted a bit like the dentist and went straight in the bin. Where can I get a nice tasting veggie burger or veggie sausage, like Linda McCartneys or Qourn? Is quorn available here, under the counter perhaps? I'm a good cook with many recipe books coming over in a crate (if it ever gets out of Toronto- was in Montreal) but sometimes I crave pre prepared veggie fast food!
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Re: Vegetarian and Quorn
Hi,
Lighter question from me this time.
I'm struggling to find veggie meat alternatives since arriving. The last stuff from No Frills and from Wallmart smelt and tasted a bit like the dentist and went straight in the bin. Where can I get a nice tasting veggie burger or veggie sausage, like Linda McCartneys or Qourn? Is quorn available here, under the counter perhaps? I'm a good cook with many recipe books coming over in a crate (if it ever gets out of Toronto- was in Montreal) but sometimes I crave pre prepared veggie fast food!
Lighter question from me this time.
I'm struggling to find veggie meat alternatives since arriving. The last stuff from No Frills and from Wallmart smelt and tasted a bit like the dentist and went straight in the bin. Where can I get a nice tasting veggie burger or veggie sausage, like Linda McCartneys or Qourn? Is quorn available here, under the counter perhaps? I'm a good cook with many recipe books coming over in a crate (if it ever gets out of Toronto- was in Montreal) but sometimes I crave pre prepared veggie fast food!
As for other veggie stuff try: http://www.yvesveggie.com/
#3
Re: Vegetarian and Quorn
I used to eat Quorn when on diets back in the UK, the stuff you get here is just nowhere near the same - daughter became a fish eating veggie (Pescatarian is that right Bells???) this summer and the stuff I buy doesn't even smell nice sometimes but she eats it, I tend to try to add beans and pulses because imo they taste nicer than the fake stuff.
Anyhoo, Bells will be along I'm sure to give some pointers to good tasting veggie stuff.
Anyhoo, Bells will be along I'm sure to give some pointers to good tasting veggie stuff.
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Re: Vegetarian and Quorn
From previous posts here it is apparent the Qourn is not available in Canada in any way shape or form, over the counter or under.
As for other veggie stuff try: http://www.yvesveggie.com/
As for other veggie stuff try: http://www.yvesveggie.com/
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Re: Vegetarian and Quorn
Having tried the stuff only once or twice I tend to agree but then I am not vegetarian.
Did find this link in a quick Google search hope it may be of some help.
http://www.veg.ca/
Did find this link in a quick Google search hope it may be of some help.
http://www.veg.ca/
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Re: Vegetarian and Quorn
Having tried the stuff only once or twice I tend to agree but then I am not vegetarian.
Did find this link in a quick Google search hope it may be of some help.
http://www.veg.ca/
Did find this link in a quick Google search hope it may be of some help.
http://www.veg.ca/
#7
Re: Vegetarian and Quorn
You can buy Quorn products and tofu at our local Atlantic Superstore (rural NS) so I am surprised its not available in larger towns and cities in other provinces
http://www.atlanticsuperstore.ca/LCL...questid=459828
http://www.atlanticsuperstore.ca/LCL...questid=459828
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Re: Vegetarian and Quorn
Excellent tasting veggie stuff can be found easily.
It's called..............
vegetables!
If you can't manage to cook and eat a veggie diet without eating meat substitutes then you are failing as a vegetarian. IMO
It's called..............
vegetables!
If you can't manage to cook and eat a veggie diet without eating meat substitutes then you are failing as a vegetarian. IMO
#10
Re: Vegetarian and Quorn
Even though I used it instead of meat sometimes, I never thought of it as a meat substitute. I used to buy the chunks or minced version and I found that whatever I cooked (curries, casseroles etc) tasted better than if I'd simply not used it.
It seemed to absorb flavours in a way the other ingredients never did.
Rather like meat in fact...so I guess that does make it a meat substitute.
#11
Re: Vegetarian and Quorn
Although haven't seen quorn in Atlantic superstore I have found in the fresh produce with the Yves stuff other veggie stuff to try and OK although I do prefer Quorn. In the freezer section they do have a couple of other choices in burgers, meatless meatballs etc which can be hit or miss
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Re: Vegetarian and Quorn
Oh no, 31 years as a veggie and I've failed, never mind, I'm still a big fan of quorn , it has it's place.
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Re: Vegetarian and Quorn
Hi,
Lighter question from me this time.
I'm struggling to find veggie meat alternatives since arriving. The last stuff from No Frills and from Wallmart smelt and tasted a bit like the dentist and went straight in the bin. Where can I get a nice tasting veggie burger or veggie sausage, like Linda McCartneys or Qourn? Is quorn available here, under the counter perhaps? I'm a good cook with many recipe books coming over in a crate (if it ever gets out of Toronto- was in Montreal) but sometimes I crave pre prepared veggie fast food!
Lighter question from me this time.
I'm struggling to find veggie meat alternatives since arriving. The last stuff from No Frills and from Wallmart smelt and tasted a bit like the dentist and went straight in the bin. Where can I get a nice tasting veggie burger or veggie sausage, like Linda McCartneys or Qourn? Is quorn available here, under the counter perhaps? I'm a good cook with many recipe books coming over in a crate (if it ever gets out of Toronto- was in Montreal) but sometimes I crave pre prepared veggie fast food!
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Re: Vegetarian and Quorn
Cheap seems to be the dominant thing in Canadian supermarkets rather than quality or ethical concerns. How many chopper, basic, no frills, piles of crap shops does one country need?
I really miss Waitrose. Not just the quality and choice, but the whole way they do business.