Tesco Meat Free Vegetarian Mince

I have been a vegetarian now for over 15 years. In this time I can safely say Ive tried almost every meat free and meat equivalent product that Tescos, Sainsbury's and Asda have to offer. One thing with meat I have always hated is mine meat. If I ever go back to eating meat, I will never eat this, I think its is smelly and disgusting. It is for these reasons that quite a few meat eaters I know substitute mince for either this product or the quorn mince. I tried the quorn mince product in a few things, spaghetti bolognaise, and lasagne (for example) and quite enjoyed it. Next time I went to buy it, I saw this was available and it appeared to be a similar ...  Read the complete review

It must be at least three decades since I last ate mince. I remember that we had to cook with it at school with our special heart-disease cookbooks. I was never very impressed. Mince always made me want to heave and - to this day - I don't know why anyone would willingly buy it. There is so much nice food out there. That said, I am not going to be comparing meat and soya as I can't really remember what meat tastes like. I rarely buy foods that resemble meat - but this stuff is useful for making the easiest meal in the world - spaghetti bolognaise - so I buy it now and again. One bag lasts for ages - as I have banned my daughter from making it every ...  Read the complete review

A very low fat alternative to minced beef We are not vegetarian in our family, but I am always on the look out for value for money and nutritious food. While chatting to some of my work colleagues one vegetarian mentioned Tesco meatfree mince and another non-vegetarian said how good it was. As someone always keen to try new products, the next time I was at Tesco I bought a packet. It can be found in the freezer section in the vegetarian section and comes in a green pack as the picture above shows. The contents, before cooking, look light slightly anemic minced beef and it is made from a blend of soya and wheat proteins but once made ...  Read the complete review