Chicken Substitute

O.K. So I don’t eat much red meat and when I do, I can probably use the soy ground meat substitute found at the grocery or portabella mushrooms for the steaklike recipes.

However, I do eat a lot of chicken breasts.  I remember seeing those little mock “chicken” nuggets and I’ve seen mock “chicken” patties, but what’s a weekend chef person like me to do if she wants to alter a favorite recipe to fit her new non-poultry diet?

Is there a good chicken substitute out there and how hard is it to find it?  Will I be able to find it in the Hannaford or Wild Oats or even in the Whole Foods that’s opening hopefully in February?

tags: vegetarian, chicken substitute, alternative nutrition

3 comments

1. on December 1, 2006 at 3:31 pm

   Bond said:

   Hard for me to comment on this as i am a red meat. poulty/ pork eater …

2. on December 2, 2006 at 2:49 am

   suki said:

   At some vegetarian Chinese restaurants, they make fake chicken using wheat gluten. I’m not sure how easy it is to find.

3. on December 5, 2006 at 4:55 pm

   n. mallory said:

   Probably as easy as it is to find whole wheat orzo…which I think is as mythical as a bra with actual support.

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