Who remembers Beanfeast? Does anyone still make it?

[Muchtoomuchtodo]

We’re going on holiday to Sweden with a big group of friends.
We arrive on a Sunday afternoon and we’re cooking on the first evening.
I was going to make a chilli, but I need to cater for vegetarians and I don’t know what type of veggie mince i’ll be able to get out there so was hoping to take something to be in the safe side.
I remember years ago that you could buy a packet veggie mince called Beanfeast, but can’t find anything like it now,
Does anyone know if there’s anything similar available?

[RemusLupinsBiggestGroupie]

I remember it but not seen it for years. I'd prefer just a load of mixed beans/lentils, rather than dried soya, personally.

[Muchtoomuchtodo]

I won’t have time to soak beans and don’t have the luggage allowance to take much with us.
I don’t know if there’ll be canned beans available...

[NannyR]

I would personally prefer beans or lentils to soya mince. I use the sachets of ready cooked green lentils as a mince substitute in things like chilli, bolognese etc, Aldi sell them for about £1.

[Nemesia]

I think you can still buy it in asda, however I tried it a year or two back for nostalgia's sake and it wasn't very nice! Suspect it has become a victim of lower salt/ sugar guidelines.

[Nemesia]

I've also just found it on the Tesco website!

[Tanaqui]

There will be lots of canned beans in the supermarket- but they will be in cartons mostly! They have pictures on the front so you will be able to see.

[HandsOffMyRights]

I found it in Tesco not that long ago. I used to love this but tried it again and it was a bit 🤮

[Moltenpink]

Morrison’s sell Fudco dried soya mince, it doesn’t weigh much so might be handy, it doesn’t taste toooo bad...

[Muchtoomuchtodo]

Right, based in your recent taste tests I won’t subject my friends to it!

Thanks Tanaqui. Cartons will be fine as long as we know what they are and they don’t need soaking before we cook them.

[HandsOffMyRights]

You can get it on ebay or Amazon!

[PhantomErik]

I bought some from Asda recently but I expect any health shops would have it.

If not could you take some nice mixed beans/lentils?

[Drinkciderfromalemon]

Got some recently in Tesco. As per pp, it was not as nice as I remember it to have been in 1993...

[TwoHeadedYellowBelliedHoleDig]

I ate some recently and can only think I was totally off my face during the entire time I was at university.

[Swife]

In the US we have 'Morning Star Farms: veggie crumbles', 'Gardein: beefless ground' and 'Litelife: Smart Ground'
These are my favorites

[Swife]

@Muchtoomuchtodo In the US we have 'Morning Star Farms: veggie crumbles', 'Gardein: beefless ground' and 'Litelife: Smart Ground'
These are my favorites


*sry forgot pics

[lollybee1]

Butternut squash is lovely in a chilli (beanfeast was rank).

[RainbowMum11]

Oh yes! I remember it well!!
Don't think it's currently available though sadly.

[Fluffycloudland77]

Holland Barrett sell dehydrated soya mince, 375g bag.

[Mary1935]

Oh god awful stuff - my veg friend used to do it - tasted like cardboard but she loved it. It was about 20 years ago with little other veggie options available.

[Kittywampus]

I practically lived off the stuff when I was at uni. Sad to hear that it doesn't taste as good these days.

[Joloh]

omg Beanfeast, Sosmix, and Engevita! My childhood! Nostalgia bomb!

Always makes me feel like I'm sabbing with the Woodcraft Folk.

[Gammeldragz]

We used to eat this all the time as mum was vegetarian and we didn't have a fridge so rarely had mince. I remember taking it into school for a cookery lesson when we were making bolognese! I used to like it.
Had it a few years ago when we went camping and it was vile, it has definitely changed!

[Gammeldragz]

Wasn't keen on sosmix though. Or whatever the strange stuff in tubes was that healthfood shops also sold. Apparently it was a food...

[Kittywampus]

@Gammeldragz was the stuff in tubes tartex pate? I loved that too.

[jmh740]

I get beanfeast in sainsburys or asda it's usually with the dried foods it tastes the same to me as it did 30 years ago when I first tried it.


I used to love tartex never found anything else as nice.