questionsreplies Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 hello,do you know where to buy soy meat as used in 7/11 vegetatian dishes ? And any other place selling vegetarian dishes ? Thank you a lot for a vegetarian newly in Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morakot Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Tesco Lotus has varieties of dried soy. Shredded, in flakes, in chunks... at your heart's content! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seajae Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 (edited) I didnt mind the 7/11 vegetarian meals over the vegetarian period this year, wife gets simialr from Tesco and Big C, lots of it around when you go looking(as long as you can read thai or have a translator ) Should add that it is flavoured all tofu, bloody nice actually Edited December 16, 2013 by seajae Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questionsreplies Posted January 1, 2014 Author Share Posted January 1, 2014 Thank you but there is nothing at lotus ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questionsreplies Posted January 13, 2014 Author Share Posted January 13, 2014 impossible to find in thailand the fake soy protein meat that we have in US ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eldragon Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 There's a small grocery store at Baan Ari, near the Ari BTS station. Exit the BTS station on the west side of Phahonyothin Rd. and walk south, past the Mercedes dealership. The sign might say Banana Court or Banana Family Park. There's also an all vegetarian food court there. If you're interested in eating vegetarian, check out www.happycow.net. There you'll find a complete list of all the vegetarian and vegan restaurants, grocery stores, etc. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questionsreplies Posted January 16, 2014 Author Share Posted January 16, 2014 thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NancyL Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 (edited) My goodness, every western supermarket in Chiang Mai has a section with various types of tofu next to the produce area. Every larger Thai fresh produce market has a vender selling several types of tofu. I had no idea there were so many types of tofu or so many ways to cook it until I enrolled in a one-day Thai cooling school at a Chiang Mai vegetarian Thai restaurant mainly because I liked the owner, not because we're vegetarians. I learned so much about the different types of tofu and ways to prepare tofu dishes. I use it 3 - 4 times weekly now, often adding it to dishes with small amounts of meat. The meat just serves as flavor, much like a spice. Edited January 16, 2014 by NancyL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 I thought fake meat (stuff made to look/taste actually similar to meat) in Asia was mostly based on WHEAT GLUTEN not soy. Tofu is a thing in itself and a wonderful thing. I would be so HAPPY to find Indonesian tempeh for sale here, but no luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questionsreplies Posted January 24, 2014 Author Share Posted January 24, 2014 no indo supermarket to buy it here ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ulysses G. Posted January 24, 2014 Share Posted January 24, 2014 I would be so HAPPY to find Indonesian tempeh for sale here, but no luck. Someone is making it in Chiang Mai and a number of restaurants have it. I don't see why some people like it so much. I prefer tofu, but, apparently tempeh is healthier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morakot Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 (edited) no indo supermarket to buy it here ? Where about in Thailand are you? Edited January 25, 2014 by Morakot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jerry Cornelius Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 This is the land of fakes. Is it not? Finding fake meat should be no problem at all. Just step outside. Jerry 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jingthing Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 I would be so HAPPY to find Indonesian tempeh for sale here, but no luck. Someone is making it in Chiang Mai and a number of restaurants have it. I don't see why some people like it so much. I prefer tofu, but, apparently tempeh is healthier. Now that you mention it tofu is the classic neutral food -- you can spice it up anyway you like. Tempeh actually tastes like something so fewer ways to use it.Sent from my Lenovo S820_ROW using Thaivisa Connect Thailand mobile app Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thongkorn Posted January 25, 2014 Share Posted January 25, 2014 is Insects meat . maybe try them for a change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questionsreplies Posted January 27, 2014 Author Share Posted January 27, 2014 Insects as protein powder maybe... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loles Posted January 27, 2014 Share Posted January 27, 2014 To buy dish in TH at 7/11 ??? My God my Buddha. They sale every BST under CP brand name. Congratulation for your high active fantasy. Just leave the 7 and look around outside! You will find every dishes which you miss, vegetarian too. Ye, Ye, there are not microwave, but they give you fresh and hot mails. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questionsreplies Posted January 30, 2014 Author Share Posted January 30, 2014 yes, keep eating oily and totally unhealthy dishes sold in Thailand if you like :-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Big C, Tesco Lotus, tops etc all have it but in dried form so located near the other dried goods. Comnes in various sized, you soak in water first. Often referred to in Thailand as "protein kaset" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 P.S. around every October there is a 10 day vegetarian festival in Thailand, veggie foods become widely available in street stalls and the supermarkets sell a much wider variety of meat substitutes. So when that time comes around, stock up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fishbrando Posted January 30, 2014 Share Posted January 30, 2014 Gourmet Market has a pretty good selection of fake meats. Fake fish, fishballs, deep-fried mushrooms, sausages, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitsune Posted January 31, 2014 Share Posted January 31, 2014 Avoid fake meat products in general they are the worse in term of transfat, GMO soya, have very high fat content, added sugar and tons of msg. The work. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
questionsreplies Posted February 4, 2014 Author Share Posted February 4, 2014 Thank you, i found protein kaset, but are you sure that they are bad? fat and msg? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sayonarax Posted February 4, 2014 Share Posted February 4, 2014 You might want to ask a local white hat Indian about where to you can buy vegetarian related foods. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morakot Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Thank you, i found protein kaset, but are you sure that they are bad? fat and msg? I think only the "J festival type" ready-meal are not very healthy. A meal made from raw protein kaset will be as good/ bad as you make. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheryl Posted February 7, 2014 Share Posted February 7, 2014 Thank you, i found protein kaset, but are you sure that they are bad? fat and msg? Protein kaset is not at all bad. He was referring to the flavored meat substitutes that are canned or frozen, these have had fat and chemicals added to try to produce a meat taste. The protein kaset is fine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitsune Posted February 8, 2014 Share Posted February 8, 2014 (edited) Here is the nutrition summery for Ground Beef http://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/generic/ground-beef-with-textured-vegetable-protein-cooked Basically the main ingredient over half of the product is FAT 56%, but not just normal fat, processed fat that is going to be really hard to digest and be clogging your arteries just like meat eaters. Secondly you have 40% protein but your body only needs 8 to 12% so your kidneys are going to work extra to get rid of it. Nutrition summary: Calories 69 Fat 4.19g Carbs 0.75g Protein 6.72g There are 69 calories in 1 ounce of cooked Ground Beef with Vegetable Protein. Calorie breakdown: 56% fat, 4% carbs, 40% protein. TVP or kaset is produced by thermoplastic extrusion of defatted soy protein flour with a protein content of 50%. What this means is that when proteins in our foods are subjected to high temperatures, whether it be through simple cooking or industrial heating, they are prone to losing the original shape and function they had. Soybeans are routinely processed with hexane (a petroleum chemical), in order to convert them into TVP. Various amounts of hexane are regularly found in processed soy food products. To elaborate further, according to a report from the Cornucopia Institute:Hexane is a byproduct of gasoline refining. Soybean processors use it as a solvent—a cheap and efficient way of extracting oil from soybeans, a necessary step to making most conventional soy oil and protein ingredients. Whole soybeans are literally bathed in hexane to separate the soybeans’ oil from protein http://www.evolvingwellness.com/essay/what-you-need-to-know-before-you-eat-textured-vegetable-protein-tvp Edited February 8, 2014 by Kitsune Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morakot Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Textured soy protein bought at my local. Zero percent fat, 2 % carbs. Used for making a green curry! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morakot Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Here is the nutrition summery for Ground Beef [...] TVP or kaset is produced by thermoplastic extrusion of defatted soy protein flour with a protein content of 50%. [...] Thanks for this, but what are you saying here? What is the connection between beef and defatted soy protein flour? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kitsune Posted February 9, 2014 Share Posted February 9, 2014 Textured soy protein bought at my local. Zero percent fat, 2 % carbs. Used for making a green curry! You mean gasoline curry ? Yum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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