vegan shrimp?

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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