Many vegetarians seem to say that they miss the strong taste of bacon even if they do not want to go back to eating meat. I was a vegetarian for years before I discovered these bacon style rashers from Quorn but they are really tasty and I buy them regularly now, usually from the Tesco freezer section for £1.99. Quorn Bacon Rashers are widely available in supermarkets and vegetarian stores.
For your information, all Quorn products are made using Mycoprotein which comes from the fungi family and like real bacon it is high in protein but unlike real bacon it is actually low in fat, so it is much healthier than bacon.
Quorn have tried to create the appearance of bacon so although the bacon rashers are an oblong shape, they are pink like raw bacon and even have a pale strip to suggest a bit of fat. These rashers sizzle in the pan just like ordinary bacon, or you can do them under the grill, and they only take about a minute and a half on each side. I have burnt them before and they were still nice albeit crispy. I am quite impressed that these tasty rashers do actually smell somewhat like real bacon which is a ...
re : I am quite impressed that these tasty rashers do actually smell somewhat like real bacon which is a smell that makes me salivate, but they have the great advantage over real bacon for a vegetarian – no animals have been injured in the process
These are my favourite. Make my day.
I have to say I do not usually choose meat free options, but the Quorn bacon rashers are really tasty I like to have these with eggs