"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
11/01/2019 at 13:30 • Filed to: None
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"Textured Soy Protein" (texturedsoyprotein)
11/01/2019 at 13:30 • Filed to: None | 0
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My boss, who is great in many ways, is an extremely picky eater. So much so that I’ve witnessed her send back a well done burger (with only mayo and cheese and no other toppings) because she noticed the faintest wisp of what might have been pink in the middle. But we share a love of all things Cheeto. Well, except for one.
Crunchy Cheetos are one of my all-time favorite junk foods. For me, it’s not even so much about the cheez flavor as it is about that perfectly dense crispity crunchity texture. I’ve tried for a long time to find an acceptable dairy-free crunchy Cheeto substitute, and while there are many vegan Cheeto-like snacks on the market, I’ve yet to find one that fully replicates that amazing crunchy Cheeto texture. Which means I keep trying new and different vegan Cheeto-like objects from the hippie friendly market.
There happens to be a location of the hippie friendly market right by my office, but since it’s not my main grocery store, I somewhat frequently pop over there to grab a few items on my list that are specific to the hippie market, and bring them up to my office fridge until I go home in the evening. W
hile I’m
there, I peruse the plentiful selection of vegan Cheeto impersonations, and often end up buying some new kind to try.
Today, I found Vegan Rob’s Dragon Puffs (With Probiotics!) that are basically like a spicy poofy C heeto, but with a sort of bbq potato chip flavor to start with before they transition into spiciness. Unlike some other vegan Cheeto substitutes, these are a snack that, if put out in a bowl at a party, any junk food enthusiast would enjoy, without knowing their hippie friendly nature.
So, I walked into my boss’s office with the bag with a smile and asked if she wanted to try them.
No, no she did not. Her only response was,
“Where do you keep finding all these different not-Cheetos things?”
One day boss, I will find a vegan Cheeto you’ll actually eat. Just you wait!
user314
> Textured Soy Protein
11/01/2019 at 13:35 |
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Aren’t Cheetos already dairy-free? ;-)
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Textured Soy Protein
> user314
11/01/2019 at 13:38 |
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Shockingly, they contain actual Cheese Seasoning.
If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
> Textured Soy Protein
11/01/2019 at 13:39 |
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Why do you feel compelled to foist your vegan- ness on her?
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Textured Soy Protein
> If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
11/01/2019 at 13:40 |
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I don’t, I just enjoy her reactions when presented with yet another vegan non-Cheeto that’s outside her comfort zone.
SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
> Textured Soy Protein
11/01/2019 at 13:49 |
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“ But, if they are a dragon-based snack food, as the name implies, they can’t possibly be ‘vegan’ and you r application to the California Organic Certification Board is hereby denied... By the way, we’ve forwarded your application to the Cage- Free Dragon Oversight Committee. ”
-California Food Approval Board
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If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
> SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
11/01/2019 at 15:02 |
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It’s a fair trade soy-based dragon substitute.
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SBA Thanks You For All The Fish
> If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent
11/01/2019 at 15:33 |
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“As long as the soy is sourced from indigenous Brazilian Farmers, since it’s illegal for any California foodstuff to be sourced from Iowa, Indiana, North Carolina, Alabama, Mississippi or other California-embargoed ‘so-called states’ .”
-California Food Approval Board**
**Per Amendment California Assembly Bill AB
1887