• roux [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
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    22 days ago

    The place I ordered from does descent Tex-Mex style vegan junk food and we go there quite a bit since it’s one of the few places here that offers a vegan menu. I asked the guy and he said his “turkey” is gonna be a homemade seitan so I’m eager to see how it goes. He also got me on the $6 for the vegan cheesecake slice.

    I think home cooking would probably be cheaper so probably go that route next year. I just didn’t want to buy a ton of ingredients for stuff only I’ll be eating. I’m calling the price a convenience fee lol.

    • WhereDidMySpinachGo@vegantheoryclub.orgEnglish
      3·
      20 days ago

      I love homemade seitan. How was it and the cheesecake slice?

      And yeah if you do want to homecook seitan it will definitely be cheaper. If you make it from scratch you wash starch out of flour to get the vital wheat gluten. That process is a bit of a mess but that’s the cheapest way to do it. Otherwise they do sell vital wheat gluten but that’s more expensive for the convenience.

      • roux [he/him, they/them]@hexbear.netEnglish
        3·
        20 days ago

        The seitan was probably more meatloaf than turkey but it was alright, not great if I’m honest. The cheesecake was pretty legit though. I wanna ask the owner what the recipe is lol.

        Someone on the Vegan Home Cooks discord server sent me a video or recipe for the wash method for seitan but it def seems like a lot of work. I haven’t done the math but if vital wheat gluten is still cheaper than then like hamburger, I might go that route. I’m kind of weird about it but I price check my vegan protein sources against the omni counterparts and if it’s cheaper, it’s justifiable.