...But that doesn't mean I never try vegan food products.

Although I have avoided Tofurkey since I became a pescetarian, I saw this Tofurkey Pepperoni Pizza in Whole Foods and just could not resist popping it into the shopping cart.

Usually the picture on the box depicts more toppings than you actually get with frozen pizza, so imagine my surprise when the pizza I pulled out was overflowing with bits of veggie pepperoni.

There is literally not a discernible edge crust.

And here it is all cooked up and ready to go:


Those of you who are acquainted with meat substitute products are probably aware of the strange texture that they often have. The Tofurkey pepperoni was not an exception to this rule. I didn't think it was bad, by any means, but it did have that slightly spongy, "this could never pass as something that came from an animal" feel to it when it wasn't sufficiently crisped up by the oven.

The cheese stood up to the box's proud proclamation, at least. It did in fact melt, and felt pretty creamy as I was eating it. So far so good, right? I don't have much experience with vegan cheese substitutes, so I don't know what to expect from them, but this did not taste like real cheese. It was creamy and melty, but there was something lacking. I didn't think it tasted bad either, but hardcore cheese lovers would probably not care for it. Why hardcore cheese lovers would be eating a cheese substitute in the first place is beyond me, but hey, stranger things have happened.

I thought the crust was pretty good. It was kind of overwhelmed by the plethora of toppings, but it wasn't soggy, nor did it dry out in the oven.

Now, I should probably mention that I liberally doused the entire pizza in Tabasco before eating any of it, so that probably influenced my opinion of it. Meat/cheese substitutes often lack in the flavor department or are overladen with salt to pump up the taste. I'm guessing this would've fallen more into the first category without my little add-on.

I would probably get this again if I were vegan and I had a craving for pizza, but it can't compete with the real deal. Pretty decent for what I was expecting, though.

I love surprise toppings.

;P
» middaymoon on 2010-10-09 01:16:48

vegan food is pretty good... but that looks iffy haha. I'd try it.
» dont-see on 2010-10-09 04:13:35

We would have an awesome tribe!
» middaymoon on 2010-10-10 10:33:43

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