Best dried soy beans according to redditors

They're Butler foods soy curls I get mine on Amazon.

Butler Soy Curls, 8 oz. Bags (Pack of 3) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HAS1SVU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_TiM.zb5PQ43RX

One bag usually lasts my husband and I two meals. I use them in soup, I make them into fajitas... I love them! The texture is spot on.

Small quantities are cheaper from Amazon. Large quantities are cheaper directly from Butler Foods.

Butler Foods, Soy Curls, 8 Ounce https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0048OBT04/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_wCaHDbEX8668P

Southern soy curls recipe (I don't have an airfryer, so I just cook them in the oven at 400 until crispy):
https://healthyslowcooking.com/vegan-air-fryer-southern-fried-chicken-soy-curls/?epik=dj0yJnU9SjdoeVlyeWZtZ0ZlTDRFbi1oby03cG9Ha3NKRzhQUlcmbj1EejU5aVlXR1prSWkwX0FDQlFsbTRBJm09MyZ0PUFBQUFBRjJFRERZ

Cheeze sauce recipe:

https://www.brandnewvegan.com/recipes/amazing-vegan-cheese-sauce?epik=dj0yJnU9LWdLdWFuZUJ0ZFdFT0d4ekoza1ZBYVlpMHJUWm55RjAmbj1rbmoza2JxZ05MOHNGbVJ1ME1TYWNnJm09MyZ0PUFBQUFBRjFaeFhR

OMG, I get to introduce you to an amazing vegan pantry must-have! Soy Curls are like Gardein Chick'n Strips and TVP had a baby. They're awesome to cook with because they come dried like TVP and you soak them in broth which you can season however you like. You'd then fry them in a pan or bake them. They're cheaper than Gardein Chick'n Strips and are shelf stable.

Do you cook at home? It’s a lot easier when you’re not relying on restaurants to offer vegan options. I get a lot of my non-perishable things (rice, dried beans, pasta, oil, vinegar, seasoning, nutritional yeast) online, even some things from Amazon (soy curls are delicious and have lots of protein!)

I do buy fresh and frozen produce, tofu and soy milk from my local grocery store, though. Hopefully, you have access to some fresh stuff nearby, though tofu and soy milk are definitely not essentials.

Not gonna lie, this was lazy AF and thrown together, but lemme try to put it together in my best recollection:

• 1 box trader joe's asian noodles w/ peanut sauce (very helpful thing to keep in your pantry)

• Maybe about 1/2 - 2/3 cups of dry Butler's Soy Curls (amazon.com/Butler-Soy-Curls-Bags-Pack/dp/B00HAS1SVU/ref=sr_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1483927018&sr=8-3&keywords=soy+curls) (the best)

• 2 carrots and a handful of frozen peas

• Cheap peanut butter

• Clove of garlic, soy sauce, sesame oil, garlic powder, onion powder, hot chili oil, lemon, spinach, ginger paste

Soak the soy curls in warm water for 10 minutes to constitute them. While this is happening, chop up the carrots, then throw in the microwave box with the frozen peas and noodles and sauce and microwave for two minutes (as I said, lazy AF)

Fry the constituted soy curls up in a pan with minced garlic in a combination of 1 TB sesame oil, 1 Tsp chili oil, like 2 TB soy sauce for 4ish minutes to soak in flavor. Throw in spinach leaves and let them wilt.

Throw the contents of microwave box into frying pan, add garlic powder, onion powder, squirt of lemon juice, a TB of ginger paste, a big spoon of peanut butter, and more soy sauce to taste.

Stir. Stir. Stir.

Put in a bowl and shamelessly eat the whole thing in one sitting.

Hey - I am connected with a lot of the farmers in North/Middle Alabama as I use to organize a few events - I don’t know of anyone growing organic soybeans. Everything I am aware of is traditionally grown (acres and acres of pesticides, fertilizers, and herbicides all of the no good variety.) Best bet is buying in bulk. 5lbs

I’ve found that people in Huntsville are not willing to take the time to make awesome products at home and also aren’t willing to shell out for real, artisan products in the market so we are pretty dry for good ingredients and even good, organic, local foods. Everything comes from afar and isn’t high quality.

I bet your miso will turn out to be dank!! Nothing better than doing it yourself. Good luck!

Butler Soy Curls, 8 oz. Bags (Pack of 3) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HAS1SVU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_FNx6CbG4Y40S7

https://www.allrecipes.com/recipe/186691/lisas-favorite-carne-asada-marinade/

I know it's not exactly the same as TVP, but soy curls are made from the whole bean and are quite easy/fun to use in cooking :)

Never had this soup myself but I love trying to make a vegan/vegetarian version of existing dishes.

I found this recipe on google:
https://girlandthekitchen.com/avgolemono-soup-greek-chicken-soup-lemon/

Swapping the chicken broth for vegetable broth is one option, but I’ve also seen some vegan chicken broth products. We use one that comes in a powder form from a local health food store. There are some on amazon as well.

Something like this:
Better Than Bouillon, No Chicken Base, Vegan Certified 8 oz. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B000N7YKQK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_bgojDb6Z55B60

You could also make your own vegetable broth. Homemade broth is really tasty.

For the chicken meat, I’ve had good luck with butler soy curls in a soup. They stay together well and don’t turn to mush In a soup like a lot of fake meat products. I usually brown them in a sauté pan first. If you hydrate them in your broth they take on its flavor. They also sell a vegan chicken flavor seasoning for it (same brand) but I’d imagine your broth will give enough flavor on its own but you can experiment.

Butler Soy Curls, 8 oz. Bags (Pack of 3) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HAS1SVU/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_thojDbHX21G1Y

Chik-Style Seasoning - 10.75 oz Jar https://www.amazon.com/dp/B008UYIW8U/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_1iojDb88KXZ9X

The tricky part is probably the eggs. You’ll have to experiment here to get what you’re after.

It sounds like they’re being used as a thickener and making the soup creamy. The recipe calls for mixing the eggs with lemon juice almost like a mayonnaise or a hollandaise sauce.

A “flax seed egg” might work for you, google it and you can see how that’s made. I’d also consider puréed silken tofu. My mom uses silken tofu instead of egg in her cheesecake recipe with pretty good luck. Some combo of the two might even work.

Not sure if this soup has an eggy flavor from the eggs, but if that’s missing you can use a little black salt which has an eggy flavor.

It might take a few try’s and some experimentation but it looks like it can be done.

I get them from Amazon! Unfortunately it looks like they recently increased the price a lot, it used to be $22 for 6 bags

https://www.amazon.com/Butler-Soy-Curls-Bags-Pack/dp/B008EMAF0G/ref=pd_aw_sim_325_1?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=B008EMAF0G&pd_rd_r=8453e621-0e64-11e9-9a1f-612069dec60e&pd_rd_w=VL9YS&pd_rd_wg=3N2S8&pf_rd_p=57b46099-d750-4d74-83ee-63ad64b310a4&pf_rd_r=8FC8VWKQZXZ1HRKT4A7A&psc=1&refRID=8FC8VWKQZXZ1HRKT4A7A&th=1#&vs=1

Soy Curls

As a fake meat I like Butler Soy curds that to my palate do not have that soy after taste that plagues many fake meats. I marinate it is Hot sauce, garlic and onion powders and maybe a little bit of liquid smoke. I fry the drained soy curds in peanut oil and sprinkle on their Chik-Style Seasoning as a breading and it works really nice in stir frys or with Better then Bullion I can come up with a pretty mean chicken noodle soup. I like the soy curds better then Gardein and they are much cheaper.

I use Butler Soy Curls. Not actually sure if Butler is a brand or a variety...in any case, you can find them here on Amazon. Some local stores might have them too (for example, I know Vegan Agenda in Salt Lake City sometimes sells them.)

Sweet and Spicy Shoyu Soy Curls

You’ll need:

• 1 package of soy curls (8 ounces). I use these by Butler.
  
• 1/2 tablespoon olive oil
  
• 1 tablespoon BBQ sauce
  
• 1 tablespoon rice vinegar
  
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
  
• 1 tablespoon hot sauce (I used Aardvark)
  
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup or agave
  
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
  
• 1 teaspoon garlic powder
  
• 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  
  Assemble:
  
  
• Unpack those lil soy curl babies and let 'em soak in a medium sized bowl with water for 10 minutes.
  
• Drain soy curls.
  
• Warm up a large skillet to medium heat. Place olive oil and allow to heat.
  
• Pan-fry soy curls until they turn a nice light brown color.
  
• Reduce heat to low-medium.
  
• Add the BBQ sauce, rice vinegar, soy sauce, hot sauce, maple syrup or agave, chili powder, garlic powder and red chili flakes.
  
• Stir until the soy curls are well-coated (about 5 minutes).
  
• Serve

Zatanain's red beans and rice is vegan, dehydrated, flavorful and filling.

You could also get something like bulk soy curls, also dehydrated, very lightweight and very good. Just add to hot water and season, they are good in just about anything. I bet if you were interested in trying you could make a good jerky at home with them to bring, it would be cheaper than a ton of packaged Primal Jerkys. Obvoiusly you don't need 12 pounds, but here is the product:

https://www.amazon.com/Butler-Soy-Curls-lb-Bulk/dp/B007Z8S60Q?th=1

I don't find it a spiritual matter. My position is that these things are required for our modern economy. These methods currently used are obviously the cheapest - though as agriculture becomes cheaper (less me required to use larger and faster machines), this will be the deciding factor.

I go to the store, and i want to save as much as i can - both for my selfish want for money and the use of said saved money for the benefit of other people. Meat is normally the cheapest option. Pork is quite inexpensive, whereas the different proteins that pork and similar meats gives is only found in quite more expensive options. Milk, for instance, is out of the question, as are eggs, for both require the suffering of animals. Soybeans would need to cover the entire Midwest to make up for the national conversion to vegetarianism.

And the biological front: this is a weaker defense, as such limitations are now largely marginalized, but i will posit it anyway as an explanation as to why vegetarianism was not widely adopted in the past. The different proteins and nutrients found in meat easily were often very hard to come by in their plant alternatives. B12, for instance, is not found in plants, and must be a supplement. Iron, for another instance, is found in plants, but not as much as is in animals. There were no soybeans in Europe until the early 1700s. So in the past, meat eating was a necessity - and i say, still is. But the plant alternatives today are becoming as inexpensive as meat (edit: just amazon'd the price for a 25-lb sack of soybeans - and i withdraw my case on this front... and kinda wanna buy a 25-lb sack of soybeans for shiggles now.)

(double edit: just googled cost per pound of meat, found it's most expensive option. Don'tcha just love it when your own baby reddit comment falls down a flight of stairs walking its first steps? (wow, that's a frightening image. I'm sorry, baby reddit comment..))

Soy curls are the bomb, especially when you soak them in something tasty and not just plain water

I buy them from Amazon! http://www.amazon.com/Butler-Soy-Curls-oz-Bag/dp/B0048OBT04

Soymerica Non-GMO Black Soybeans - 7 Lbs (Newest Crop). Identity Preserved (IP). Great for Soy Milk and Tofu. 100% Product of USA https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07R8HQ3RP/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_Jk5xDbBGM52T0

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00HAS1SVU/ref=mp_s_a_1_2_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1523387914&sr=8-2&keywords=butler+soy+curls&dpPl=1&dpID=51JnQKmK4hL&ref=plSrch

Wow, they actually sell it in stores near you? Lucky!

Butler Soy Curls, 8 oz. Bag https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0048OBT04/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_N22KxbV2RMA68

I haven't tried these yet (been meaning to), but apparently dehydrated tofu is a thing you can get on amazon. Says it's vegan.

We love Quorn. However, if you want "This tastes great! Oh crap did I just eat some chicken?" experience check out Soy Curls. I ordered a veggie dish w/ Soy Curls and took it back complaining that they used chicken in their vegetarian dish. They were all 0_o back at me.

It's much more like these, you just cook it and cut it to look like meat. We are calling this one a "duck" not a beef, since it's sweet like a duck. If I remember right from my non-vegan days.

I've been doing research about this all weekend!

Gardein and other's like it make their soy products textured like meat by changing the molecular structure of the plant proteins so they are more stringy like animal proteins. They use an extruder to create the end product of fake meat which is why it's not really possible to recreate at home.

While yes, seitan does come slightly close to meat texture, it's still more spongy and bread-y than Gardein.

So what to do. WELL there is a vegan restaurant in my town that has these devil 'wings' and sometimes buffalo 'chicken pops' that have a really great mouth feel, very close to chicken.

I wondered and wondered how they did this. So I experimented. I got ahold of some TVP and tried mixing that with wheat gluten and the texture was almost there but still not the same. So I asked the restaurant (under the guise of food allergies. I felt pretty sneaky) what was in their devil wings. They said they were soy based gluten free.

Hmmm so no vital wheat gluten after all. So it must just be all TVP, I think to myself. But the TVP I have is in such tiny mince chunks, that can't be right. So I do more digging. There are BIGGER soya chunks out there--> some in smaller nuggets some in bigger fillets.

Whaaaaat how did I not know this was a thing. So I look at these chunks(more so the fillets) and THEY ARE THE DEVIL WINGS! HORAY! But where can I buy these big pieces of soya? I look and look and look and there is only really one company that sells the large soy pieces and that is So Soya in different flavors. A little expensive for me, so I plan on going with the chunks to try first. I looked up a bunch of videos and recipes on how to cook them and you reconstitute them in water or brother, wring out the excess liquid and then use them in place of chicken or beef slices. I wish they were more readily available in markets, but they seem to be something mainly used in Asian cousins(mainly Indian).

TLDR: Soya chunks, fillets, curls. You can buy them from So Soya for the bigger pieces or the chunks are sold online or in asian markets(curls here). They come dried, so you reconstitute them with either broth or water, squeeze out the excess liquid, and use them like chicken.

I make this all the time in the summer. Super quick, super easy. Only hard thing to get, occasionally, is soy curls (this link is the kind I use) - a lot of grocery stores have them but you may need to go to an asian market to find them if you're someplace with low demand for them.

Very first: slice up your cabbage hopefully better than me, pour enough apple cider vinegar to lightly coat everything, then add enough veganaise to coat and then toss splash of BBQ in there. Shake it up and let it sit for as long as possible - an hour is great. You can eat it right away, though. Just gets better if you let it soak in.

1 Bag Soy Curls soaked in cold veggie broth. Drain it after ten minutes or so and mix th a bit of BBQ sauce, let it set/marinade for a bit. You can skip that part and cook right after you drain, however.

Fry the soaked curls in a pan until hot then dump BBQ sauce in there until it's as wet and BBQy as you like it.

Throw that shit on a bun.

Fries was just generic seasoning mixes (Trader Joe's) on top of rosemary frozen fries. Chips are great too. Or eat two sammies, I'm not going to stop you.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0048OBT04?pc_redir=1412272324&robot_redir=1

Here is the mobile version of your link

The ramen museum is okay, but nothing special. You get to make your own ramen and the place is often full of school kids. You can see a small replica of the first experimental kitchen and a wall with half a million ramen cups. That's about it - 30 - 40 minutes.
I think natto is vile, but some shops sell a dried form like a natto nut. Its quite good, you get the sense of natto without all the sliminess. https://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Dried-Fermented-Beans-Hoshi/dp/B009ZR1TAY

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B008EMAF0G/ref=mp_s_a_1_3_a_it?ie=UTF8&qid=1539053499&sr=8-3&keywords=butler+soy+curls&dpPl=1&dpID=61iVKpebUvL&ref=plSrch

Try buying these, cheap, healthy and super easy to make, best part is they never go bad as they’re just dehydrated soy.

Nomalicious!

I am going to hook you up with the most wonderful things ever: SOY CURLS. Absolutely, amazingly delicious for us vegetarians. They are kind of like tvp but you know how tvp is gooey icky texture? Soy curls do not have that texture. It has an amazingly chewy/"meaty" texture. You will not regret getting them. Great source of protein, gluten free, versatile, delicious--just incredible!

Um...if I win I wanna try these!

I feel the same way! Part of the reason I like making vegan/vegetarian recipes for lunch is I hate the texture of microwave heated meat. I also don't really like the texture of tofu.

I found these things called soy curls and they are amazing. They have a texture similar to chicken, but you can mitigate that by breaking them into very small pieces. They get crispy on the outside, too. Anyways, they are my go-to protein source when I need protein, but know the texture of meat or tofu will be off-putting. You might want to try them.