Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Wow, vegans don't have to suffer or make excuses any longer with this product. I transitioned to a solely plant based diet at the beginning of 2017 for health reasons based on medical nutritional science. The medical science didn't lie and without really trying, except for bumbling walking daily and a strict plant-based diet, I lost 77 lbs last year (that's more than I had to lose), my blood glucose dropped in half to well within the normal range (A1C = 4.7) and my cholesterol is now 133. In a year. It was effortless, too. But I digress. Because I've always preferred savory to sweet, I viewed the vegan/plant based journey as a new opportunity to work with new ingredients and learn/modify cuisines (thank, you Vegan Richa & Pinterest!). It's been an interesting ride learning all of the different ways to make (yes, fresh is amazing) and prepare tofu, the multitude of Southeast Asian sauces that transfer to tofu and vegetable dishes, working with MVP, and now this whole soy food called soy curls. When prepared correctly (don't soak more than 10 minutes), even my cynical meat eating friends can't tell if they're eating chicken, beef or fish. One of the best things about this product is that we can taste the seasonings on the soy curls without contamination prior to cooking as happens with raw meat. Although many people advocate soaking the soy curls in vegan chicken stock for flavor, we find it way too salty and prefer to soak them in plain boiling water and then coat with dry seasonings before cooking. They taste great with plain 'ol water as the first soak, which also reduces the sodium content of our meals. We now have 'pulled pork', General Tso's 'Chikn', spicy 'fish or chikn' fajitas, Mongolian 'beef' or 'beef' in orange sauce, chikn Tandoori, sesame 'chikn' 'beef' or 'pork' with noodles, and on and on and on... Lastly, this is a dehydrated whole food. Store them in your bunker for the coming apocalypse. We store ours in the freezer until ready to use, no defrosting required. Whoever invented this method of working with the entire soy bean deserves a Nobel Prize. Is this one of the perfect foods? We sure think so...bon appetit! UPDATE: We now order these in bulk directly from Butler Foods. Even with shipping, the bulk prices are $30 - $45 less than Amazon Prime's prices. With all of the savings, we order even more Butler products! Sorry Amazon, the minions might want to make some price adjustments...ahem.