Vegetarian bacon

Veggie "bacon" breakfast with bagel halves, vegetarian cream cheese, and tomato
Vegan maple "bacon" French toast cupcakes topped with Veggie Bacon Strips

Vegetarian bacon, also referred to as facon, veggie bacon, or vacon, is a product marketed as a bacon alternative that is available in supermarkets [1] It is high in protein and fiber, yet low in fat, and has no cholesterol. Two slices average 75 calories.[2] Popular brands include Morningstar Farms and Smart Bacon;[3] however, Morningstar Streaky Strips have been discontinued in the UK.[4]

Vegetarian bacon is also easy to make at home by marinating strips of tempeh or tofu in various spices, e.g., only tamari (soy sauce) and liquid smoke, and then either frying or baking at 350 °F (177 °C) for 24 minutes turning once.[2] Aficionados of raw food also use coconut meat as a bacon substitute.[5] Seitan can also be formed into bacon as well.[6][7][8]

The cookbook American Wholefoods Cuisine: Over 1300 Meatless Recipes from Short Order to Gourmet includes a bacon substitute that the authors Nikki and David Goldbeck dubbed "Cheeson". They use it in their vegetarian BLT, which they dub the "CLT", but it can also be used in salads and the like.


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References

  1. ↑ Brighton, Misty Amber (3 February 2014). "What Is Vegetarian Bacon?". wiseGEEK. Retrieved 9 February 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Vegetarian Bacon". bacon.co.uk. Archived from the original on 25 March 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  3. ↑ "Smart Bacon". Retrieved 18 June 2011.
  4. ↑ "Morning Star Streaky Strips". National Society for Phenylketonuria. Retrieved 29 May 2014.
  5. ↑ Carlson, Jen (25 September 2012). "Move Over Bacon: With Pork Shortage Arriving, Try These Fake Bacons". Gothamist. Archived from the original on 5 September 2013.
  6. ↑ http://www.refrigeratedfrozenfood.com/articles/87885-plant-based-seitan-bacon
  7. ↑ http://www.chicagobusiness.com/article/20130824/ISSUE01/308249977/go-gluten-free-no-eat-more-of-it
  8. ↑ http://www.chicagoreader.com/Bleader/archives/2013/10/07/uptons-breakroom-for-the-seitan-loving-vegan-on-the-go
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