Guest guest Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 ICK! I didn't like shrimp as an Omni and definitely won't be trying thisOn 10/27/07, Blake Wilson <mbw > wrote: there is a weird product available in the USA called " vegan shrimp " made by vegeUSA, although i can't find the product on their website. we've bought the stuff at the local whole foods market, and eaten it prepared at the local sipz " vegan " cafe (don't get me started on them again...) anyway, the main ingredient in that stuff is " curdlan gel " . what the fuck is that? well, here it's Alcaligenes faecalis var. myxogenes 10C3K and further described here: http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/5360624-description.html if your eyes haven't glazed over by now, tell me: wft is this stuff? i cannot figure it out. it's obviously not something you'd want to eat, particularly when its described on a " patent " webpage. this helps: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcaligenes_faecalis so it sounds like its something like yeast, right? poop/yeast? its funny how putting the word " vegan " on something like this means a bunch of people (my wife and i) will buy it, eat it, and figure out whats it in later, eh? sad, so....sad..... ;^) blake -- Gymbo in TexasIndy 500 May 25, 2008 Here I come " We're going to go fast for Bobby! " RIP Bobby Hamilton 5/29/57-1/7/07 " Cue the Duck! " RIP BP 7/12/41-1/16/07 www.myspace.com/nascartaebogymmie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Definately wont be looking out for that! hate analogues at the best of times, but this sounds disgusting! The Valley Vegan................ Peter H Blake Wilson <mbw Sent: Sunday, 28 October, 2007 4:33:06 AM vegan shrimp? there is a weird product available in the USA called "vegan shrimp" made by vegeUSA, although i can't find the product on their website. we've bought the stuff at the local whole foods market, and eaten it prepared at the local sipz "vegan" cafe (don't get me started on them again...) anyway, the main ingredient in that stuff is "curdlan gel". what the fuck is that? well, here it's Alcaligenes faecalis var. myxogenes 10C3K and further described here: http://www.patentst orm.us/patents/ 5360624-descript ion.html if your eyes haven't glazed over by now, tell me: wft is this stuff? i cannot figure it out. it's obviously not something you'd want to eat, particularly when its described on a "patent" webpage. this helps: http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Alcaligenes_ faecalis so it sounds like its something like yeast, right? poop/yeast? its funny how putting the word "vegan" on something like this means a bunch of people (my wife and i) will buy it, eat it, and figure out whats it in later, eh? sad, so....sad... .. ;^) blake Answers - Get better answers from someone who knows. Try it now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 so again, what is the stuff? an " analogue " ? what does that mean? WHAT IS VEGAN SHRIMP?!?! ARGGGH! ;^) blake Definately wont be looking out for that! hate analogues at the best of times, but this sounds disgusting! The Valley Vegan................ Peter H Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Dont know whats in it, but the term analogue, refers to a copy of the original or something pretending to be something else.......like scheeese, or vegetarian duck, or soya sausages, fishless fingers etc...... The Valley Vegan................. Peter H Blake Wilson <mbw Sent: Sunday, 28 October, 2007 3:55:13 PMRe: vegan shrimp? so again, what is the stuff? an "analogue"? what does that mean? WHAT IS VEGAN SHRIMP?!?! ARGGGH! ;^) blake Definately wont be looking out for that! hate analogues at the best of times, but this sounds disgusting! The Valley Vegan....... ......... Peter H For ideas on reducing your carbon footprint visit For Good this month. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 I'm not big on them either but every once in a while I'll want some for a recipe. It's funny as an Omni I wasn't big on cheese (if something had cheese on it that was fine but I wouldn't die if I couldn't have it) but I *love* me some Cheezley! On 10/28/07, Peter VV <swpgh01 wrote: Definately wont be looking out for that! hate analogues at the best of times, but this sounds disgusting! The Valley Vegan................ Peter H Blake Wilson < mbw Sent: Sunday, 28 October, 2007 4:33:06 AM vegan shrimp? there is a weird product available in the USA called " vegan shrimp " made by vegeUSA, although i can't find the product on their website. we've bought the stuff at the local whole foods market, and eaten it prepared at the local sipz " vegan " cafe (don't get me started on them again...) anyway, the main ingredient in that stuff is " curdlan gel " . what the fuck is that? well, here it's Alcaligenes faecalis var. myxogenes 10C3K and further described here: http://www.patentst orm.us/patents/ 5360624-descript ion.html if your eyes haven't glazed over by now, tell me: wft is this stuff? i cannot figure it out. it's obviously not something you'd want to eat, particularly when its described on a " patent " webpage. this helps: http://en.wikipedia .org/wiki/ Alcaligenes_ faecalis so it sounds like its something like yeast, right? poop/yeast? its funny how putting the word " vegan " on something like this means a bunch of people (my wife and i) will buy it, eat it, and figure out whats it in later, eh? sad, so....sad... .. ;^) blake Answers - Get better answers from someone who knows. Try it now. -- Gymbo in TexasIndy 500 May 25, 2008 Here I come " We're going to go fast for Bobby! " RIP Bobby Hamilton 5/29/57-1/7/07 " Cue the Duck! " RIP BP 7/12/41-1/16/07 www.myspace.com/nascartaebogymmie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 there was a short lived vegan restuarant in downtown oakland a number of years ago which made vegan shrimp... it was scarily real.. as for this...never heard of curdlan gel Mikeygirl9915 Oct 27, 2007 9:39 PM Re: vegan shrimp? ICK! I didn't like shrimp as an Omni and definitely won't be trying this On 10/27/07, Blake Wilson <mbw > wrote: there is a weird product available in the USA called "vegan shrimp" made by vegeUSA, although i can't find the product on their website. we've bought the stuff at the local whole foods market, and eaten it prepared at the local sipz "vegan" cafe (don't get me started on them again...) anyway, the main ingredient in that stuff is "curdlan gel". what the fuck is that? well, here it's Alcaligenes faecalis var. myxogenes 10C3K and further described here: http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/5360624-description.html if your eyes haven't glazed over by now, tell me: wft is this stuff? i cannot figure it out. it's obviously not something you'd want to eat, particularly when its described on a "patent" webpage. this helps: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcaligenes_faecalis so it sounds like its something like yeast, right? poop/yeast? its funny how putting the word "vegan" on something like this means a bunch of people (my wife and i) will buy it, eat it, and figure out whats it in later, eh? sad, so....sad..... ;^) blake -- Gymbo in TexasIndy 500 May 25, 2008 Here I come :)"We're going to go fast for Bobby!" RIP Bobby Hamilton 5/29/57-1/7/07"Cue the Duck!" RIP BP 7/12/41-1/16/07 www.myspace.com/nascartaebogymmie Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. Confucius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 bing its a presevative...made from bacteria.. Curdlan gum is tasteless and produces retortable freezable food elastic gels. It is insoluble in cold water but aqueous suspensions plasticise and briefly dissolve before producing reversible gels (that is, curdling, hence its name) on heating to around 55°C [504]. Heating at higher temperatures produces more resilient irreversible gels, which then remain on cooling, by the aggregation of the triple-helical structures and syneresis. The 'curds' consist of mixtures of single and triple helices. Salts tend to prevent curdlan from gelling and their presence weakens the final gels and an anolog is any food made to look/taste like another food ergo, vegan hotdogs, boca burgers, that sort of thing Blake Wilson Oct 28, 2007 8:55 AM Re: vegan shrimp? so again, what is the stuff? an "analogue"? what does that mean? WHAT IS VEGAN SHRIMP?!?! ARGGGH! ;^) blake Definately wont be looking out for that! hate analogues at the best of times, but this sounds disgusting! The Valley Vegan................ Peter H Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance. Confucius Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted October 29, 2007 Report Share Posted October 29, 2007 HI Blake LOL - never heard of it. Jo , Blake Wilson <mbw wrote: > > there is a weird product available in the USA called " vegan shrimp " > made by vegeUSA, although i can't find the product on their website. > we've bought the stuff at the local whole foods market, and eaten it > prepared at the local sipz " vegan " cafe (don't get me started on them > again...) > > anyway, the main ingredient in that stuff is " curdlan gel " . what the > fuck is that? well, here it's Alcaligenes faecalis var. myxogenes > 10C3K and further described here: > > http://www.patentstorm.us/patents/5360624-description.html > > if your eyes haven't glazed over by now, tell me: wft is this stuff? > i cannot figure it out. it's obviously not something you'd want to > eat, particularly when its described on a " patent " webpage. this > helps: > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alcaligenes_faecalis > > so it sounds like its something like yeast, right? poop/yeast? > > its funny how putting the word " vegan " on something like this means a > bunch of people (my wife and i) will buy it, eat it, and figure out > whats it in later, eh? > > sad, so....sad..... > > ;^) > > blake > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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