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Generally, ''meat analogue'' is understood to mean a food made from non-meats, sometimes without dairy products. The market for meat-less foods includes non-vegetarians seeking to reduce their meat consumption for health or ethical reasons, non-vegetarians who enjoy the taste of certain meat analogues, persons following rules of Kashrut , or Vegetarians and Vegans . An example of this type of use is in Buddhist Cuisine , which has the oldest known use of meat analogues. ''Meat analogue'' may also refer to a meat-based, but healthier and/or less-expensive alternative to a particular meat product, such as Surimi . VEGETARIAN MEAT, DAIRY, AND EGG ANALOGUES Some of the more traditional vegetarian meat analogues are based on centuries-old recipes for Seitan (wheat Gluten ), other Grains such as Rice , Mushroom s, Legumes , Tempeh , and/or pressed- Tofu , with flavoring to make the finished product taste like chicken, beef, lamb, ham, sausage, seafood, etc. Some of the more-recent meat analogues include Textured Vegetable Protein (TVP), which is a dry Bulk commodity derived from soy, Soy Concentrate , Mycoprotein -based Quorn , and Modified Defatted Peanut Flour to replace meat. TVP is produced more than any other meat analogue in most Western nations. An example of a gluten based meat analouge is Protein Chef brand (Natural Chef Foods) . These are made in a variety of styles such as a ground beef, chunk chicken, tuna and seafood. Additionally these products are Kosher and Halal . Examples of dairy analogues include those based primarily on 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, plus 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, when combined with soy and gluten, and are therefore not acceptable to Vegan s. Examples of Egg Substitute s include tofu-scramblers, as well as Ener-G brand egg replacer (primarily Tapioca starch) and other similar products which recreate the Leavening and binding effects of eggs in baked goods. Many people also use fruit products such as banana paste and applesauce as egg analogues in baking. SURIMI AND SIMILAR MEAT-BASED MEAT ANALOGUES Many common products such as 'imitation crab meat' are called Surimi , a processed hash of fish plus flavorings to make it taste more like a shellfish. In some regions, 'Surimi' refers only to products made from Fish , but the same process is also used with Turkey in North America (e.g. turkey-dogs), and then often also called "surimi". Examples of surimi include:
Surimi products are often marketed as "imitation" meats, rather than "meat analogues": "imitation Crab meat", "imitation Shrimp ", etc. SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS
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