To tempt a carnivore with tofu?

Marinate tofu slices in soy sauce, lime juice, chilli oil and a drip of honey

Dust with cornflour

Bake/fry/air fry very hot for a few mins

Serve with noodles and stir fried veg, or in burritos.

The main constituent of quorn is mycoprotein, the egg white is used as a binder, or potato protein in the vegan version I think.

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mycoprotein

I think some people hate tofu, like they can dislike any other food. I've tried to cook with it and tried it in restaurant or people who know how to cook it, but I always end up leaving it aside after a couple of bites, even if I like the way it's flavoured.
I know people say tofu is bland but it's not to me, there is something slightly sickening in the flavour I can't shake with any amount of prep. I've got the same issue with other soy preparations like soy yogurt.

Tofu and Quorn are vegan. Tofu's made of fermented soy beans, Quorn comes from a fermented fungus protein. The wheat protein product is called seitan. It's also vegan, and similar to tofu in appearance.

The vegan version of Quorn is the mycoprotein (mushroom derived) without the egg white. Either or both may have wheat gluten. Quorn is a UPF but I wouldn't class tofu as a UPF. It's processed minimally- for example we process olives to make them palatable but no one is calling olives UPF'S.

I'd rather eat dirt than the inedible bland and depressing garbage that I see listed here as vegan food.

You really can't cook can you?

Yes, tofu doesn't have much taste, neither does plain boiled rice, plain boiled potatoes, plain couscous, plain boiled pasta etc. These all need the addition of seasoning, sauces, spices or other flavourings to make them taste good. I bet you don't eat unseasoned plain boiled chicken or fish do you?

Vegan, vegetarian and meat based foods can all be plain and tasteless or they can be full of flavour. You just need a good recipe, some imagination and an open mind.

I am an omnivore and enjoy a slow roast shoulder of lamb as much as the tofu taco recipe I posted earlier.

Tofu is soy protein isn't it? And quorn has egg white, and the vegan version has wheat gluten?

Yeah, I use silken tofu as a mozzarella substitute in things like pizza. It doesn't taste of anything, but has a similar texture and melts the way mozzarella does.

The only other tofu I use is super-firm, which goes a bit like camembert if you bake or grill it - toasted on the outside, squishy in the middle. I have it with oven chips sometimes, and in baked potatoes.

I don't like the texture of 'normal' tofu: it manages to be both crumbly and slimy, and I don't think frying it helps at all. You could try stir-frying the super-firm stuff for DP, but remember to douse the stuff in miso, soy sauce and whatever else you have - the worst thing about it is the blandness!

🙄Eating meat is natural and healthy. Tried being a vegetarian and eating dead vegetation but the smell of a delicious meat pie made me come undone. I'd rather eat dirt than the inedible bland and depressing garbage that I see listed here as vegan food. I just can't understand how anyone can eat any of that stuff. People saying tofu is good doused in spices and goodness knows what just proves if you have to completely change the taste then you know its inedible on its own. It shouldn't need that much altering so that should tell you something.

Anna Jones has an amazing chili, dhal and also this recipe for black bean tacos that my and 14 year old want every other week pretty much. Lots of other recipes in her first cookbook also) https://annajones.co.uk/recipes/lime-and-chipotle-black-bean-tacos

I agree with frying or shredding -something like this: https://itdoesnttastelikechicken.com/vegan-bbq-shredded-tofu-shredded-chicken/

I didn't get on with Quorn at all. It was the texture really. In fairness it was a while ago so maybe it's improved.

I've not had quorn for a while, but IME the products were quite variable. The frozen 'fillets' with eg cheese filling were quite nice; mince seemed ok in a 'bolognaise' or whatever but gave me stomach cramps (nothing else does) , and quorn 'ham' type of things were possibly the nastiest alleged foodstuff we've ever tried - the dog wouldn't eat it!

So many saying Tofu is rank. You just don’t know how to cook it.

I agree with this. I didn't like it the first few times I tried it. Then when DD left home and became really interested in cooking fabulous vegetarian meals I tried it again, and changed my mind.

Asian crispy tofu in sweet and sour sauce, the recipe I posted upthread and various other more interesting ways of creating delicious dishes with this alternative form of protein were a game changer. The flabby, odd tasting squares of tofu were no more. I also think that Tofoo is much better than Cauldron tofu.

For those uneducated posters who persist in believing that tofu is fake meat - no it isn't. It has been around since the 10th century and was eaten mainly in Buddhist countries to start with.

http://www.tofupedia.com/en/feiten-over-tofu/tofu-oorsprong-en-authentiek-keukens/index.html

Dd is veggie, we are not, but I find it easy enough to cook for us all. Sometimes veggie... enchiladas, tacos are easy with tomatoes, peppers, mixed beans being the main focus. Or Italian, pasta with tomato and basil sauce, garlic bread.
Sometimes 2 "meals" - like a roast dinner with everything but the meat veggie, plus either a veggie option or just extra Yorkshire pud. Or pie... meat pie + veggie pie. Make a few and freeze.
We don't find it hard, been doing for 12 years.

So many saying Tofu is rank
You just don’t know how to cook it.

When you think about it, eating dead animal is quite rank.

OP, there are some really nice recipes on Good Food online for Mushroom pilaff if, as you say, he likes mushrooms.

I didn't get on with Quorn at all. It was the texture really. In fairness it was a while ago so maybe it's improved.

I kind of prefer using my tofu as an egg replacement, so in tofu scramble or quiche, but tofu from a Chinese restaurant is delicious, I’m not sure how to replicate that at home.

Feel free to come over to the vegan board to ask for any suggestions, you don’t have to be vegan to post there (just need to be respectful of veganism). I have a thread on Veganuary 2025 at the moment where some recipes have been shared.

Tofu is rank.

Make your own veggie/vegan food. If your partner won't eat a meal without meat then he should cook his own. Bollocks to making two different meals every night.

I love tofu but wouldn't impose it (or any other food) onto my partner. His choice what he wants to eat. By the same token, you choice to eat what you want. He can cook for himself.

drivemehungry.com/15-minute-thai-basil-tofu-stir-fry-pad-krapow/

Tofu pad kaprow is my go to tofu dish. Using Thai basil if you can get hold of it with a fried egg on top

Tofu is the most repellent and repulsive thing. The trouble with a lot of the fake meats is that they are UPF.

Lots of curries/Middle Eastern dishes are accidentally vegan. Maybe start there?

Tofu literally makes me 🤮 and gives me a pounding allergy headache. Awful stuff.

Make a lentil moussaka or something, or one of the burgers on the meat free Monday website.

Love the sound of this!

tofu depends how you cook it
there are nice dishes