As with any vegan food product, meat alternatives are divisive. Whilst some rave over the taste and texture of tofu, others compare it to wet sponge. Every vegan will have their favourite, or a meat alternative that they can’t stand after a bad experience (we’ve all been there).
However, prepared and cooked correctly, in the right dish, each of these meat alternatives can earn their rightful space in your kitchen cupboard. The benefit of using ‘non-processed’ meats (and by that we mean not already shaped into a burger, sausage or strip and unflavoured) is that you can add your own flavourings and tastes to your alternative so that your meal is suited 100 per cent to your tastes. Here we give you a taster of the best nonprocessed meat alternatives suitable for vegans and a couple of ideas about how best to use them.