Fake Meat: Real Food for Vegan Appetites Hardcover – 16 Feb. 2023

Beautiful book. Lovely recipes with lots of photos.

Fabulous book….very enticing recipes, lots of seitan recipes and then follow on recipes to use said seitan. There are also other ‘non-meat’ substitutes. I made the shredding chicken and then made the ‘big hugs’ soup….very tasty, after shredding and giving a quick fry to brown a little, it looked exactly like chicken and smelt like roast chicken. Only down side was my cat was so desperate to have some of the shredded chicken as I was actually shredding it, that he got fed up of me ignoring him and bit on my leg! Never done that before…….

With so many vegan meat and dairy products appearing in supermarket shelves recently I had got out of the habit of making my own but this book was what I needed to spur me back into doing it, and they are far superior! This book probably isn't for the new cook, and even in my very well stocked kitchen there are a few ingredients I don't have BUT I know that the recipes will work and be worth buying them for. So far I have made the steaks - these were simply incredible and one of the best meals I have ever made. The cacio e pepe e salsiccio is probably one of the easier and quicker recipes and was phenomenally good, and the lobster rolls, using parsnips, are genius. If you don't want to make your own meats, lots of the recipes will work with store bought alternatives for quicker variations too. Can't wait to make more from this book.

Every cookbook has a few standout recipes that carrie it, but in this book nearly every page has one!!! I’m so impressed by how loaded it is with original and next level recipes, the title and cover really don’t do it justice! The book is so much more than just recipes for fake meat. Firstly, the ‘meat’ recipes are varied, from seitan to whole food ingredients. Secondly, it doesn’t stop there. It teaches you how to make different meats, cheeses and egg and offers an array of recipes to use them! Everything looks incredible and I seriously want to try everything - which is so rare in any cookbook! Truly amazing!

I love this book! So far, I've made several recipes and all have been simple and easy. There's a few recipes in there where you'd need to order an ingredient or two online, but still really simple and very delicious. Highly recommend.