This is my first time trying Beyond Meat Southwest Style Beyond Chicken Strips. Being an herbivore for so long, I had to think hard about how I would use this product. I decided to make a simple wrap. I cooked the Beyond Meat in a skillet and wrapped it in a flour tortilla with green leaf lettuce and Daiya Homestyle Ranch dressing (which is also vegan).
My first impression is that the cooking process really made my environment smell like home. It has that real chicken smell that always lingered in places I felt most comfortable as a child. Once I wrapped it up and started to eat, my mouth had flashbacks of a time when it experienced real chicken meat. It was almost too real. I gave up chicken long ago with no desire to go back, so this was weird for me. The flavor and texture brought back the sensory memories of chicken, so I assume it does taste like real chicken. However, I remember real chicken being very greasy and sticky, and this product was not at all greasy or sticky. It had a nice clean mouthfeel and was almost too dry. The dressing made it just right. Some vegan foods are bland and taste like plant protein. This is not one of those products. Beyond Meat tastes like real food. It was actually very good.
My conclusion is that Beyond Meat has a winner here. I'm not really sure how else I would use it, but I liked it in my wrap. I suppose it would be good on a salad. This product is very good considering it's a meat substitute. Omnivores will surely like this product and may not even notice a difference. This is absolutely worth at try if you like or once liked chicken.
