It looks like the same stuff that makes normal sausages but that's made of meat isn't it? Can anyone tell me?!
2006-11-22 00:11:13 · 15 answers · asked by Charliecat2980 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Vegetarian & Vegan
I get Linda McCartney sausages and they don't have a skin.
Just commenting on some of the earlier comments, why shouldn't we vegetarians eat something that's made of soy or wheat protein and vegetables that's shaped like a sausage? I can't see the harm in it. I know I'm not eating meat, and I really don't care what other people think!
2006-11-22 05:41:50 · answer #1 · answered by Whoosher 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋
I wasn't aware that vegetarian sausages had a skin - I've never seen them (thank-god). The only soy sausages I eat are soy sausages that have no skin, contain hardly any fat (or carbs) but plenty of protein, aren't full of gristle, take about 2 minutes to cook and due to no skin - aren't rubbery as though you're eating some kind of disgusting condom. Soy sausages are the best!!
2006-11-22 11:56:34 · answer #2 · answered by Kble 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I've never seen a veggie sausage that has a casing. Could you edit and tell us the sausage you have?
At a minimum the major companies (MS Farms, Boca, Yves) all stuff a cellulose casing for initial forming and steam cooking. That casing is stripped off just before the product goes to the blast freezer to prepare for packaging and transport.
When I make soysage or veggie dogs I normally use bakers parchment as a temporary casing. Before steaming they get rolled across the counter several times to bring some of the starch to the surface. The steam cook sets that outer layer of starch and I guess it looks like a skin.
A few times I have made sausages with the cellulose casing. Not usually my practice since I normally make small batches.
Here's a link to a company that I have bought veggie friendly casings from.
2006-11-22 00:59:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
Luka C is right. The skin of vegetarian sausages are made with sheep intestines, the same as nutritionally sound meat sausages.
Since it is intestine and not skeletal muscle, they can sell the sausage as vegetarian sausage.
It is good that they include some intestine because it allows people on these cult vegetarian diets to get complete protein. You can not get complete protein from plants.
I have seen people who avoided the sausages with any meat and they are skinny and pale. Please get the sausages with meat for complete protein and optimal health.
2006-11-25 17:51:15 · answer #4 · answered by foxhunter_guy 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
There isn't a skin that is 100% vegetarian so the sausages are usually rolled in some kind of coating to give it the effect of having skin.
2006-11-22 00:22:48 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
I agree with Kaorin, I don't eat veggie sausages with skins on either!Oer- missus (Handbags at dawn on here again)! It looks like the omni's are feeling guilty about eating dead animals! How many times can you tell them that 'the point' of veggie saussies is that, FELICITY, no cuddly farm animal was slaughtered to make them. FYI they taste tonnes better than meat ever did! Greenghost none of the limey brands I use have veggie sausage skins!
2006-11-22 09:07:50 · answer #6 · answered by Andielep 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I get couldren sausages and they don't appear to have a skin on them
2006-11-22 00:24:00 · answer #7 · answered by emily_jane2379 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If you are a vegetarian why would you want to crave meat products and keep fooling yourself.
There is more vegetarian stuff around the world that we do not need to touch meat.
If only meat-eater can bring themselves round to believing this.
Some day soon.
2006-11-22 03:36:32 · answer #8 · answered by kayamat_ka_din 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
I eat soy sausages and they don't have any skin at all...
2006-11-22 00:12:56 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No skins in my boca burgers just pure vegetable and soy taste good!
2006-11-22 03:50:02 · answer #10 · answered by yunson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋