Soya Mince

Sorry, but I have to ask [tease emoticon], if you can't tell the difference, why not eat the real thing? Probably better for you anyway

Bet I could tell the difference.

But it is better for the cows Bags

By the time mince gets to my mouth, the cows don't know a thing about it .

I don't think soy is good for cows either

Oops yes it did sound as though I was advocating soya mince for cows . That's what comes of trying to multi task. I'll get back to me work, and stop skiving

Wellllll as I posted many moons ago , beef "sits" in my stomach, also she made it as she is semi veggie and it would have been ungracious to refuse , but I know where u coming from hen

Oh, quite, nonu. Of course I would have eaten it in someone else's house too, and no doubt enjoyed it. Ungracious (not to say uncivil) otherwise, as you say.

As a vegetarian, I really don't like meat substitutes; having stooped eating meat ove thirty years ago, I don't see the point of eating something "like" it.

Does anyone remember those packets of soya mince you could buy many years ago (probably 70s)? You could either use it on its own or mix it with beef mince. I used it a couple of times, simply because it was cheap, but the then OH wasn't keen!

I'm with you on that Ariadne. What is the point of giving up meat only to resort to meat 'substitutes'? I feel the same way about Quorn.

So it fills u up ? duh

I knew there was a word "quorn". So it's a Proper Noun, is it, a trademark doo-dah?

nonu,

Quotn is a mycoprotein!

Quorn is a recognised brand, available in supermarkets. It doesn't taste of much and has to be flavoured or take up the flavour of whatever it's cooked with. At one time mycoproteins were touted as the solution to world hunger. Don't see any sign of that happening yet. DS2 uses it, but I've never seen any point in it.

Actually, Quorn is the next village to us and home to our youngest daughter and family

I am not sure that soya mince, quorn or tofu, for that matter, are meat substitutes, although they are protein alternatives. As Annobel says, they do not have a strong flavour, or any, themselves so why not cook them with the flavourings used for bolognaise sauce or goulasch or anything else? The logic that makes soya mince or quorn a meat substitute would mean that beanburgers are meat substitutes as is a vegetable chilli. And what about soya,rice or oat milk?

I am having a guest next month who doesn't eat meat, so I am going to experiment with soya. I have been meaning to try it anyway, as I read that it is very good for something - I just can't remember what! Perhaps it helps the memory!
When I am not having a vegetarian guest, I will probably use half beef mince and half soya.

I prefer quorn to soya.

A while ago I used to use soya mince to bulk out minced steak when doing casseroles etc,it was really a cost thing at the time using cheaper mince was a waste of time and money as there was no taste to it and there was a very large fat content in it,I have not used soya for a long time but DD uses it on a regular basis and enjoys the meals she makes from it.

In the far distant past, I remember Sainsbury's selling a package of mixed beef mince and soya. I think I used it occasionally and nobody noticed the difference!

The trouble with quorn is it makes me windy.

Soya mince comes in various forms. Some supermarkets do a processed frozen "meat free mince" which is quite tasty.
Ingredients
Rehydrated soya protein, rapeseed oil, onion powder, yeast extract, garlic powder, barley malt.
You can buy a dried soya mince from some wholefood shops which is just a greyish dried soya product and is decidedly boring in both taste and texture. As a vegetarian I find the "meat free mince" makes and excellent spag bol or enchilladas etc.
(Now I have read the ingredients I will put the bag back in the freezer.)

I don't think Soy is good for you, apart from in the fermented form as soy sauce. It is usually GM anyway. I'll find some links.

Links
www.optimumchoices.com/Soy.htm
www.altmedtoday.com/17/soy_good_or_bad/
www.scientificamerican.com/article.cfm?id=soybean-fertility-hormone-isoflavones-genistein