Meat analogue 369403 222486017 2008-06-29T16:28:35Z Thumperward 545027 /* Intro */ this is self-evident, so listing it is silly [[Image:BuddhistcuisineTofuMeat.jpg|thumb|right|260px|Hong Kong style [[tofu]] from [[Buddhist cuisine]] is prepared to have a flavor or texture similar to meat to provide a healthy and flavorful alternative.]] [[Image:Vegan Meat Pie 01 Pengo.jpg|thumb|A vegan [[Australian meat pie|"meat" pie]] from an Australian bakery, containing a faux meat.]] A '''meat analogue''', also called a '''meat substitute''', '''mock meat''', '''faux meat''', '''imitation meat''', or '''soymeat''', approximates the aesthetic qualities (primarily texture, [[flavor]], and appearance) and/or chemical characteristics of certain types of [[meat]]. Generally, ''meat analogue'' is understood to mean a food made from non-meats, sometimes without dairy products. The market for meat-less foods includes [[vegetarianism|vegetarians]], [[veganism|vegans]], non-vegetarians seeking to reduce their meat consumption for health or ethical reasons, and people following rules of [[Kashrut]] and/or [[Halal]]. [[Buddhist cuisine]] features the oldest known use of meat analogues. ''Meat analogue'' may also refer to a meat-based, healthier and/or less-expensive alternative to a particular meat product, such as [[surimi]]. ==Vegetarian meat, dairy, and egg analogues== Some vegetarian meat analogues are based on centuries-old recipes for [[seitan]] (wheat [[gluten]]), [[rice]], [[mushroom]]s, [[legumes]], [[tempeh]], or pressed-[[tofu]], with flavoring added to make the finished product taste like chicken, beef, lamb, ham, sausage, seafood, etc. Some more recent meat analogues include [[textured vegetable protein]] (TVP), which is a dry [[bulk purchasing|bulk]] commodity derived from soy, [[soy concentrate]], [[mycoprotein]]-based [[Quorn]], and [[modified defatted peanut flour]]. In most Western nations, TVP is produced more than any other meat analogue. Dairy analogues may be composed of processed [[rice]], [[soy]] ([[tofu]], [[soymilk]], [[soy protein isolate]]), [[almond]], [[cashew]], [[gluten]] (such as with the first non-dairy creamers), [[nutritional yeast]], or a combination of these, as well as flavoring to make it taste like milk, cheeses, yogurt, mayonnaise, ice cream, cream cheese, sour cream, whipped cream, buttermilk, rarebit, or butter. Many dairy analogues contain [[casein]], which is extracted dried milk proteins, making them unsuitable for [[vegan]]s. [[Egg substitute]]s may be composed tofu, [[tapioca]] starch, or similar products that recreate the [[leavening]] and binding effects of eggs in baked goods. Many people use fruit products such as banana paste and applesauce as egg analogues in baking. ==Surimi and similar meat-based meat analogues== [[Surimi]], a processed hash of fish plus flavorings, is used to make products such as [[imitation crab meat]]. In some regions, "surimi" refers only to products made from [[fish]], but elsewhere may refer to other products (e.g., turkey dogs produced from [[Turkey (bird)|turkey]] in North America), which are then also called "surimi". Examples of surimi include: *Surimi from [[fish]], such as imitation crab, imitation shrimp, or imitation lobster *Surimi from [[turkey (bird)|turkey]], such as hot dogs, brats, sausage, salami, lunch meats, loafs, burgers, bacon, ham, or ground *Other processed [[poultry]] products, such as [[emu]], in the same forms described above for turkey. Surimi products are often marketed as "imitation" meats (e.g., "imitation [[crab]] meat", "imitation [[shrimp]]"). ==See also== *[[Hufu]] *[[Tofurkey]] *[[Veganism]] *[[Vegetarian cuisine]] *[[Vegetarianism]] *[[Wheat gluten (food)|Wheat gluten]] ==External links== *[http://www.vegsoc.org/info/statveg-sales.html Business statistics - sales of imitation meat and vegetarian products] *[http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/3941/3941.pdf Research Market: vegetarian profits] * [http://www.soyfoods.org/ Soyfoods Assoc. of N. America] *[http://www.futurefood.org/tofu/index_en.php Meat-analogues on "FutureFood - Meat without livestock"] [[Category:Meat substitutes|*]] [[Category:Buddhist cuisine]] [[de:Fleischersatz]] [[nl:Vleesvervanger]] {{Vegetarianism}}