How to Use seitan in a Sentence
seitan
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Tofu or seitan can be added to some of the offerings which are priced between $13 and $17.
— Greg Morago, Houston Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2018 -
Chop seitan or other vegan sausage into small bite-size pieces and set aside.
— Priscilla Totiyapungprasert, azcentral, 17 Feb. 2020 -
There’s also a chicken sandwich and a meatless option made with house seitan.
— Kristen Davis, cleveland, 6 Oct. 2019 -
The menu changes often but runs to dishes like a starter of quinoa-sweet-potato-and-red-cabbage rolls, blanquette of seitan (chewy wheat protein) in sesame cream and rose-and-pistachio cake.
— Alexander Lobrano, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2018 -
The food is meant to highlight veggies, McCusker said, meaning for now there also won’t be meat replacements like seitan and tofu.
— Anna Orso, Philly.com, 27 June 2018 -
Made from seitan and the meat replacement product mycoproteins, the patty had the texture of fried tofu.
— Andi Berlin, The Arizona Republic, 30 Apr. 2022 -
Expect to substitute mushrooms into the cheesesteaks, seitan for French dip, tofu for stews and chicken for lo mein.
— New York Times, 27 Apr. 2021 -
For a vegan option, Caris wanted to avoid seitan and soy products in favor of something less processed.
— Janelle Bitker, SFChronicle.com, 3 Dec. 2020 -
One user shared a vegan take on Kentucky Fried Chicken’s recipe; others have used seitan to make other kinds of meat, like bacon.
— Lydia Wang, refinery29.com, 3 Mar. 2021 -
Feller advises home cooks who are looking for a veggie option to swap the meat for a combination of seitan, mushrooms and zucchini.
— People Staff, Peoplemag, 25 Jan. 2023 -
Many of the sandwiches are made with seitan; toasts include avocado, sprinkled with red pepper flakes.
— Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2018 -
For instance, Chinese and Japanese cooking has long featured mock meats such as seitan and tofu, and tempeh has long been a staple in Indonesia.
— Sarah Garland, The New Republic, 5 Oct. 2021 -
There are a number of options for toppings, but definitely try one with pepperoni seitan.
— Grace Wong, chicagotribune.com, 29 Jan. 2018 -
Go to the Avondale restaurant for currywurst with pork and veal bratwurst, döner kebab chicken or vegan housemade seitan.
— Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com, 20 May 2021 -
This tiny space next to the grocery store serves an impressive number of vegan and vegetarian breakfast and lunch plates for its size, making its own seitan for sandwiches to boot.
— Carol Deptolla, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 16 Jan. 2018 -
Upton’s Breakroom, the seitan-maker’s own on-site cafe, offers a Chicago-style Italian with optional vegan cheese.
— Louisa Chu, chicagotribune.com, 23 Apr. 2021 -
At her Brisbane takeout and delivery operation called Chef Reina, Montenegro uses an in-house seitan to mimic lechon kawali and corned beef.
— Margot Seeto, San Francisco Chronicle, 10 Aug. 2021 -
Messenger bag chambray celiac vice seitan, tbh ugh bushwick hoodie woke.
— Christine Clarridge, The Seattle Times, 21 Aug. 2019 -
Lots of sliced seitan, marinated in traditional Korean steak sauce, is pretty meaty in texture, and the peppers and onions are fine, but a surfeit of cashew cheese sauce make this Philly Cheese Steak wannabe less than fully successful.
— Beth Segal, cleveland, 3 Oct. 2019 -
The only exception, by family accounts, was when Rose briefly became a vegan, cooking seitan and other meat substitutes at home.
— Alan Richman, Esquire, 16 Mar. 2017 -
That said, plenty of omnivores have failed to notice the absence of animals, distracted by heaps of satisfying egg dishes and even a creative breakfast bahn mi sandwich that gets it’s protein power from egg crepe and seitan.
— Brittany Martin, Los Angeles Magazine, 31 Aug. 2017 -
In February, TikTok users tried out a viral seitan recipe after @futurelettuce posted his own vegan chicken replacement, earning more than 10 million views.
— BostonGlobe.com, 2 May 2021 -
Many vegans and vegetarians with soy allergies or sensitivities have opted to buy or make their own seitan, since other meat substitutes like tofu are soy-based.
— Lydia Wang, refinery29.com, 3 Mar. 2021 -
Millions of people worldwide are now doing exactly that—trying tofu salad sandwiches instead of tuna salad sandwiches and seitan instead of salmon.
— Matthew Prescott, Fortune, 19 Jan. 2018 -
Vegan barbecue relies on ingredients such as vital wheat gluten, which is the primary ingredient in homemade seitan and other vegan mock meats.
— Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2021 -
Littleburg’s signature gyro is a standout, a satisfying, substantial combination of seitan, fried potatoes, almond tzatziki, and pickled onion wrapped in a chewy-fluffy flatbread: savory, tangy, texturally complex.
— BostonGlobe.com, 17 Aug. 2021
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