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seitan

seitan

3 5.7
A high-protein food made from wheat protein used like meat
  • noun
  • /ˈseɪtɑn/
translation icon : seitán
  • The restaurant offers a variety of dishes that feature seitan, perfect for vegan guests.
  • seitan and tempeh
  • tofu and seitan
  • seitan mixture

That tends to be in the seitan style products.

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Examples

  • I made a delicious stir-fry with seitan and vegetables for dinner.

  • I tried all kinds of meat substitutes, tofu, seitan, and tempeh, and of course incorporated a lot of beans, nuts, and lentils into my diet.

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  • I use it primarily for beans and seitan.

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  • If ever seitan shows up in my recipes, you can rest assured that Bridge is the brand going into the mix.

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  • There are some great meat substitutes (seitan) out there if you feel like you must have meat.

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  • Seitan is always a good choice; it's soy and not as boring as tofu.

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  • The building two doors down houses a macrobiotic restaurant, its menu listing dishes of tofu, seitan, and seaweed.

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  • I'm sure if I were still eating meat, I would have never ventured into making my own seitan, quinoa, and other vegan protein dishes.

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  • Seitan is about $8/lb at my local co-op, but I can make it in the Crock-Pot for about $2/lb with just some gluten, soy sauce, and broth.

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  • While you were so busy tasting in the main area, you overlooked the new product pavilion where a 100% vegan, high-protein, no cholesterol, all-natural wheat-based seitan sample was available for tasting.

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How Firm

jerky
30 3.7
seitan
3 5.7
tempeh
5 5.1
tofu
61 2.9

Surface Forms

seitan singular
seitans plural

Etymology

Seitan comes from Japanese parts sei and tan, where tan is short for the Japanese word for 'protein'. So think of seitan as 'protein' made from wheat gluten, which is why people use it as a high-protein meat substitute.