Guest guest Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 NO, NO, NO, don't take Quorn away!!!! Finally!, our local Publix (Sarasota FL) has started carrying the stuff so we tried it for the first time this week. I really really like it, and so does my husband (see previous post about veggie-carnivore relationships). He says it has the most tender texture and is the most satisfying meat-like substitute he has tried so far. If I was selling the stuff, how would I explain how it is made without turning people off? Related to mushrooms is maybe something people could understand, rather than made from organisms found in dirt in large vats. Eeewww! I dunno though, except it has been used in Europe for some time and it tastes good, so I'll buy it. Kris --- Pat Meadows <pat wrote: > On Fri, 3 Jan 2003 00:45:43 -0800, you wrote: > > >His response was basically a restatement of the justification offered on the > >cspi website. I had already read that and was not happy with it either. In > >summary, it was something about quorn not being a mushroom but a micro > >organism found in dirt. > > > > I think that Quorn's packaging and advertising (unless > they've changed it) is deceptive and intended to fool people > into thinking it's made of mushrooms, although they > carefully dance around the truth. > > *If* this is Jacobson's objection to Quorn, I believe it's > justified. > > I think it's a shame that the Quorn people indulge in > quasi-deceptive behavior and that - while the product may be > just great - the implied-lies aren't good. > > OK: doesn't look like they've changed it, I just looked at > their website and find: > > " Quorn™ foods are made with mycoprotein, from the fungi > family - and a relative of mushrooms, truffles, and morel, > that offers a strong nutritional profile and an authentic > meat-like texture. " > > http://www.quorn.com/us/index.htm > > This - to me - appears as if they're hoping people will > believe quorn is somehow made from mushrooms, or closely > related to them - it's an (implied) untruth. > > Pat Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 3, 2003 Report Share Posted January 3, 2003 On Fri, 3 Jan 2003 06:10:14 -0800 (PST), you wrote: >NO, NO, NO, don't take Quorn away!!!! Don't worry. Neither CSPI nor I have any power in the matter.... anyway, I'd only like to see their advertising cleaned up a little. I'm eager to try it myself: our local stores don't carry tempeh, much less quorn! Next time we get up to the *wonderful* Wegmans in Nearest Small City, I'll look for quorn. Pat -- Pat Meadows CLICK DAILY TO FEED THE HUNGRY United States: http://www.stopthehunger.com/ International: http://www.thehungersite.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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