To ask about decent vegetarian mince?!

[Livingmagicallyagain]

Quorn mince is now awful! What happened to it?

I was vegetarian 20 years ago and Quorn mince was great back then.

After a brief stint eating meat again I’ve returned to being veggie. No issues cooking, thinking of recipes, using lentils don’t reply on meat replacement products.

But every now and again I’d like to make spag bol with veggie mince rather than lentils. Quorn has changed! It’s now like cheap TVP! Spongey, somehow, doesn’t absorb flavours etc.

Any recommendations? TIA!

I use puy lentils and chickpeas, liquidised, as a mince substitute in bolognese.

I had veggie bolognaise made with seitan once and I thought it was a very good substitute. I’m not vegetarian.

I also use puy or green lentils as a substitute for mince.

I've not found one. I use Finely diced mushrooms

My kids really like Vivera plant mince and having tried a few it’s the best of the the lot. As others have said lentils and chopped mushrooms are lovely but sometimes that doesn’t cut the mustard for my lot.

Depending on what you are using it for, apparently it's nicer if you soak it over night. For example if you wanted to make spaghetti bolognese you could soak it in herbs and tomato's over night.

Never found one.
I use lentils, with plenty of finely chopped onions, mushrooms and celery.

Richmond meat free mince is the best. I be tried them all.

I like Linda McCartney

I haven't made it yet but I'm going to try this!

https://shopzero.co.uk/shop/food-and-drink/superfoods/sunflower-mince-organic-per-100g/

Is this the stuff you mean? Theres no nutritional information on it, do you know the cals and protein?

I recently went round to dinner with a vegetarian friend who made some vegan “meatballs” using mince from the ‘No Meat Company’. They were absolutely delicious, so good I’m planning to try it myself at home, although I’m not veggie.

Vivera plant mince is the one I use. Texture and flavour both good for bolognese.

Meatless farms mince is nicer than quorn
or use caviar lentils instead
Quorn has definitely changed

Meatless Farm mince I’ve found to be the best - their website has great recipe ideas too !

Put some tofu in a blender and then season how you like it.

That's a shame, I've not had it in years but Quorn mince used to be really good! I had been considering batch cooking some traditional meals like spaghetti Bolognese so thanks for the heads up.

I like Holland and Barrett Soya Mince, or make my own using brown lentils and onion

Clear spring organic soya mince

Linda McCartney brand is quite by d

Is quite NICE sorry . Half asleep still....

I don’t mind this TVP one, but we have it with lots of lentils and other distractions (tiny cubes of carrot, celery and onion).

https://amzn.to/47bCGFL

I like the Asda own brand of veggie mince. Much nicer than Quorn.

We get the Sainsbos range one (not the quorn or Linda brand). It's much nicer than the quorn one anyway, which is definitely grittier and chewier.
Morrisons used to do an acceptable one too, but I haven't shopped there in a while so not sure if they still do.