Customer Reviews

Textured Vegetable Protein Chunks, 1 lb.

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This is a great product, that is really delicious. It works in a variety of recipes, and is a great healthy alternative for chicken chunks or tuna. It is particularly delicious when allowed to marinate in sauce of choice in the refrigerator over night, allowing it to become saturated with the taste.

Great in chili, chicken 'friendly' salad sandwiches, soup, enchiladas, stir-fry, and so much more.

Suggested Instructions: boil 3 cups of your liquid of choice (such as veggie broth). Once boiling, add 1 cup tvp, and continue to boil for 5-10 minutes (longer makes it more tender and juicy). Drain, and use.

Note: this stuff is not meant to be eaten raw.

I love these TVP chunks as a veggie substitute in recipes that call for chicken. It is great in "chicken" curries, casserole, and creamy soups and stews. Although TVP is normally really boring, these chunks have a great texture and seems to have a really good taste in sauce-rich recipes. They are slightly more chewy than minced TVP, which makes your recipe more interesting. My meat-eating friends don't seem to spot that this is veggie food, so I suppose that is a plus for entertaining ... :-)
These chunks reconstitute really quickly (about 10 minutes) in water or cooking sauce. So this is a very easy ingredient to use. The chunks provide good value and a tasty addition for veggie cooking.

The stuff is pretty bad to eat straight. However it went great in the soup. It soaked up all the flavors nicely and kept the soup from being watery. It's just soy bean and no salt added which is great for my husband with blood pressure problems.

I was really excited to find these-- I lived in India and this was a staple at my school. Really great in curry. They truly are delicious and meaty, plus I've never seen them in the United States. The price was right (2.39 for a 1-lb bag). I put 5 bags in my cart, went to check out, and was shocked to find that the shipping cost over $15. Really? More than $3 a bag???? What a rip off!!!!! I can't believe that nobody else mentioned this in their review. I'm going to call the company and find out what the deal is, and if it's a different story, I'll update.

These are easy to re-hydrate in vegetable broth or water and are great in recipes that otherwise call for meat. Being a vegetarian, these are great for me!

These are super cheap from Berry Farm. You just need to be sure you order enough stuff at one time to make the shipping reasonable. It starts super high, but as you add more items only goes up slowly. These are 'soy flour' so it is likely that they have hulled the soy nuts and made it less good that actual soy nuts with the partial hulls still on them, but the texture is just like a really hard dried bit of bread. They do not soak up fluids much, so you can use them in salads or added to meals without them getting soggy.

Very good. Just make sure you order enough in your order to not get ripped off by the high shipping for small orders. Very annoying from this merchant!

Textured protein is not to eat by itself you can prepare like salad or cook like normal meat, add seasoning anions,garlic, vegetables , if you know how to prepare that you will love that!!!
Try that!!!

Shipping is a bit high with the seller. The product is as advertised, similar to other products of this type (TVP). I find TVP to be bland. But that's just what it is. These are nice big chunks. Spice them up and feel good knowing a cow somewhere thanks you.

I've been using these for a couple years now along with their other tvp products. I like the chunky texture. Really nice in chili, stew, soup, or curry. Best advice is to fully hydrate before cooking then slow cook so it absorbs the flavor.
I've been off the meat wagon since '98 and this is a very welcome addition to our meals!

Since the new year, I am on a lifestyle change. Use this to reduce overall fat in your diet. Warning: marinate the chunks at least overnight and cook the chunks for at least 30 minutes in a sauce of your choice and enjoy on pasta, rice, or salads.