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TVP = Textured Vegetable Protein. TVP is defatted soy beans ground into flour and made into various shapes ( textured ). No flavor. Tastes a bit like dry cereal. Needs to be soaked to be palatable. Most people soak it in some kind of broth to give it flavor before using it. It has been around forever. You can likely find TVP recipe books in your local library ( or online ). Soy Curls are TVP. “Soy Curls” is the name the brand/company “Butler” uses. Soy Curls are made from organic soybeans, have no other ingredients ( at least on the label ), and are several times more expensive than ordinary TVP. Some people like the shape “soy curls” come in. Warning, it is about 5 times more expensive that other brands of TVP. Watch out for pre-flavored TVP. Some use caramel coloring, and some types of that may be carcinogenic. Pre-flavored TVP often has ingredients beyond soybeans, sometimes even wheat gluten. If you have food allergies read the ingredients before buying. You can buy TVP online. Sometimes health food stores, stores similar to Whole Foods carry TVP ( or “soy curls” ). There is a Seventh Day Adventist grocery store in my area that has several shapes, including Butler Soy Curls available in bulk bins.
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This filter can also be used to cut down on anti-vegan posts. It basically lets you review all new threads from people who haven’t posted positive comments here.
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Sub Update: Vegan subs? Hell ya! Where do I get one?
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This means you should be commenting on other users’ posts and/or posting unrelated to your blog. We have not been enforcing this rule (this is an option under consideration) but this type of engagement also benefits your blog. You can enforce that with an automoderator filter as in the example below. In the example below the filter requires that user has 3 comment-karma points already earned in the sub s/he is trying to post to. If not their thread is autoremoved, a comment is posted in the removed thread telling them why, and a message is sent to the moderators to let them know. # Require a minimum comment-karma score earned in this subreddit to post a thread here type: submission author: comment_subreddit_karma: < 3 set_locked: true action: remove action_reason: "Removed a thread from /u/{{author}} for a low comment-karma score in {{subreddit}}" modmail: "Removed a thread from /u/{{author}} for a low comment-karma score in {{subreddit}}" comment_locked: true comment: | #Held For Approval – Please wait 24 hours before deleting your thread so that the mods can decide to approve it or not /r/{{subreddit}} requires at least 3 comment-karma points from comments in /r/{{subreddit}} to post threads.
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In my area Butler Soy Curls go for about $11 USD a pound.
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These are soy curls ( Butler brand TVP )
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You can buy it online. https://www.fakemeats.com/Butler-Soy-Curls-8-oz-Bag-p/bf-soycurls.htm?gQT=2
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what is your experience with TVP vs soy curls and are they worth buying in bulk? Do they have a unique flavor or should they be seasoned as they braise? There is only 1 place in my area that sells soy curls in bulk and it is the same price as pre-packaged soy curls. Soy Curls are TVP. Soy Curls are made from organic soybeans, have no other ingredients ( at least on the label ), and are several times more expensive than ordinary TVP. Watch out for pre-flavored TVP. Some use caramel coloring, and some types of that may be carcinogenic. Pre-flavored TVP often has ingredients beyond soybeans, sometimes even wheat gluten. If you have food allergies read the ingredients before buying. All TVP tastes the same, like some kind of weird dry cereal. It needs to be soaked in some kind of broth to give it flavor. TVP was big among vegetarians in the 70s. Paul McCartney’s late wife Linda McCartney wrote several TVP cookbooks. You can probably find TVP cookbooks in your local library.
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Ah, they practice the martial art Tai-Po
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