A New Kind of Nugget

In my never ending search for meatless products that are not tofu, I have come across one that, I have to admit, scared me a little.  

It was from a company called Quorn and the box said "Meatless and soy-free Chik'N Nuggets".  

My first thought was, "How are they doing meatless without soy?"  I then turned the box over and this is what it said: 

Quorn Chik'n Nuggets are made with mycoprotein (myco is Greek for 'fungi')...

And that's where I stopped.

Fungus nuggets?  

Sounds like a rock band.

But, considering that it wasn't soy-based, I was willing to try it.

Last night my wife made nuggets for the family - chicken for them, fungus for me - and I was finally able to venture into the world of fungus.

To be completely honest, the fungus nuggets tasted more like chicken and had a better chicken texture than any other chicken nugget I have eaten in the past.

And, I really liked them.

They are a little pricey (for me) to be eating them on a daily basis, but it's not a bad deal for a special treat when salad just won't do.

Their website has quite a few meatless and soy-free products I would like to try, all made out of fungus.

Mmmmm....fungus cheese burger