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Replacing bacon, Ingredient substitute ideas?

MoonPie View Member Profile	19/12/2012, 09:53 PM Post #1
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This is a Formal Cheese occasion.
I make a delicious stuffed butternut pumpkin dish with cheese, rosemary and bacon. It's seriously good. A friend is adapting it for a vegan dinner party, and needs to use something instead of bacon. The dish also needs to be gluten free so most of the fake bacon substitutes are out because of gluten. She's thinking capers? Any other ideas?

Sinister Bonnet View Member Profile	19/12/2012, 09:55 PM Post #2
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You're looking for umami then. What are they replacing the cheese with?

Saecularis Angel... Saecularis Angelus View Member Profile	19/12/2012, 09:56 PM Post #3
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Mushrooms? Perhaps some of the stronger flavoured more exotic ones?

MoonPie View Member Profile	19/12/2012, 10:01 PM Post #4
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QUOTE (Balzac @ 19/12/2012, 07:55 PM) You're looking for umami then. What are they replacing the cheese with? Gluten free vegan 'cheese.' Long term vegan family members so she's pretty savvy at what's good and what's not ETA: Thanks Ange Vert. Didn't think of that! This post has been edited by Rebothy: 19/12/2012, 10:02 PM

jojonbeanie View Member Profile	19/12/2012, 10:06 PM Post #5
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Yeah, with the rosemary I would go for mushrooms.

la di dah View Member Profile	19/12/2012, 10:09 PM Post #6
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Kosher pareve (non-dairy) bacon salt It does not contain bacon, it is tastes-like-bacon. Some of their lines are "kosher, dairy" which is bad for vegans (okay for vegetarians) but some like the Peppered or Applewood are listed as "kosher pareve" and that means there's no dairy in them. That's the site with the nutritional info and stuff and then you can order them off Ebay. I would put it on mushrooms or something.

Gudrun View Member Profile	19/12/2012, 10:14 PM Post #7
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I've had that problem and I was directed by the vegos concerned to faux bacon (can't remember what it's called) available at the supermarket(Coles) deli counter.

MoonPie View Member Profile	19/12/2012, 10:18 PM Post #8
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This is a Formal Cheese occasion.
QUOTE (Gudrun @ 19/12/2012, 08:14 PM) I've had that problem and I was directed by the vegos concerned to faux bacon (can't remember what it's called) available at the supermarket(Coles) deli counter. Pretty sure it contains gluten, but will look into it Thanks everyone. Mushrooms seem to be a winner. La Di Da, the order wont get here by Christmas, but is a good idea for future dinners

Sinister Bonnet View Member Profile	19/12/2012, 10:25 PM Post #9
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Yes I'd go the mushrooms as well. Bacon salt won't be a good replacement for bacon or cheese as it is a condiment, not an ingredient.

la di dah View Member Profile	19/12/2012, 10:31 PM Post #10
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Sorry Rebothy. Balzac yeah I'd go the mushrooms too, I meant with it, not instead, like oh yes bite into a nice yummy salt lump.

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