Plant Basics - Hearty Plant Protein - Unflavored Chunks, 1 lb (Pack of 6), Non-GMO, Gluten Free, Low Fat, Low Sodium, Vegan, Meat Substitute

I come at this from a different perspective than the typical buyer of faux meat. I am not a vegan. I am coming at this from a prepper perspective and as someone that likes to make their house more efficient. I love the taste and texture of this product... after I add some tallow, bacon grease, meat drippings, hamburger grease, beef broth. You get the idea. It is fairly easy to use. Soak it in a broth plus seasonings marinade until it is rehydrated. Dry it off and roll it in some flour plus seasoning. Drop it in a pan of hot grease. Get that sear and it is done. It will taste like beef, bacon or what ever meat flavor you rehydrate it with. It has a bit of a spongey texture, but it is a nice chew and the sear really sells it. Now on to the frugal kitchen stuff. The price per ounce seems a little high, but remember you are getting about 3-4x the dry weight once you prep it. The chunks themselves have almost no flavor to them, which makes a good starting canvas. The only thing missing is the meat broth and meat fats, and that is where the frugality comes in. I save up my drippings from rabbit, hamburgers, steaks, bacon n sausage n egg fry ups, broiled meats especially. In those drippings is everything I need to flavor and reconstitute some of the faux meat chunks. Spatchcocked rabbit one day and faux rabbit tacos the next. Kind of like a meat extender. As a prepper I love this stuff. I can take some dry beef bullion, dry taco seasoning, dehydrated refried beans, canned salsa, canned cheese, and long shelf life tortillas to make an emergency ration burrito that is better than any fast food offerings. So long as you have fresh water, a cast iron pan, and an open fire, you can have a really nice meal. Packs well too. I just made the said burritos with a cup of these chunks and previously mentioned ingredients and it fed two of us. You could pack a meal for 4-8 in a lunchbox. Great for camping and road trips as well. Far cheaper and better than any MRE burrito, but you do need a basic kitchen of some sort.

Love it, inexpensive and nice to have something different from tofu. Texture is great and pulls on whatever flavor you put with it.

Decent quality. A bit chewy but it could be that I am not a very good cook. It does seem to dry outfadt if you over cook it.

Really great vegetable protein product, I always add some liquid smoke, seasonings, and sauces in with the hot water to rehydrate the vegetable protein and the flavor soaks in and the flavor cannot be beat. I buy the bulk package and divide it down into gallon ziplock bags, to make it a lot easier to store in the pantry and this product will last a long time in the pantry if you don't use it everyday, but I have subscribed to auto deliveries so I never run out because I use the vegetable protein products every single day to replace the meat ingredients in everything I cook. Great taste, texture, easy to rehydrate and cook with, and even more filling than using actual meat, and considering the price of meat these days a better value than trying to keep meat in the freezer.

I like these soy chunks. Seasoning needed. Texture delightful. I put them in lots of recipes

Delicious and can be eaten in so lay ways

Such a great, versatile product. Great value for the price. I love the long shelf life and the ease of use.

This don't taste good even when put in different sauces.