I like vegan food, and I like trying new things so when I spotted this variation on the steaks-but-vegan idea I decided to give it a shot. It was orphaned on the shelf so it's price was a mystery until I got to the till - £7! But fortunately £5.50 as a 'deal'. This still seems a bit much, but everything does these days.
It looks luxury - and there are two!
So - what is it? Water! Mostly anyway, just like real meat. Then wheat & soya, unlike most meat. Although cows do eat a lot of grass.
Almost as off-putting as the real thing!
Just a block of red stuff - covered in pepper and sizzling away
It went a bit too crispy on the sides, I'm not sure exactly how they wanted me to ensure that it was cooked without burning it.
I think the idea that the middle looks red so you feel like a carnivore is fun, but my resident vegetarian wouldn't touch this so I get to eat both.
Texture was great, and the flavours were nice - if not mostly pepper and not really 'steak'. Again - this kind of stuff needs to be less homogenous and have 'marbling' or at least gaps to really feel correct.
Overall - like a luxury soft cut of meat, but with lighter flavours and a slightly odd texture. A win for me, but way too expensive to eat weekly.
(ignore old test video)
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