In A Nutshell
If you're only going to order one product, order the "beefless ground" from Matchmeat. This is the most universally usable product, great for burgers, kebabs, mince etc. The BeyondBurger is fabulous, too, but less universally usable. Other top products: BeyondMeat Chik'n (but good only after frying and refrigerating, not good warm); Gardein fishless fillets; VBites fish fingers; and some of Miyoko's raw cheeses. For cheeses to be used on pizza and such we now have reasonably good products in Japan, no huge need to order from overseas. If you find the ones available in Japan to be too mild-tasting, then the "cheddar" from Daiya is good. On the other hand, the new "Cutting board" line from Daiya is superior to anything local.
The Reviews
A "*" means "chilled/refrigerated". A "**" means frozen. Most of the chilled products survive freezing just fine (but cheese slices tend to become brittle). If there is no asterisk then that means the product can be stored at room temperature. Ratings: 5/5 is perfect and 1/5 is a total fail. A 3/5 hence doesn't mean "bad" or "meh" necessarily but it does mean that probably most folks won't want to buy tons of it. I also indicate where the product is from. "US" means US or Canada (sorry), and "EU" means from Europe, not necessarily from within the EU. Some of the European products, such as Quorn and Cavi-Art, are also available from the US.
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| Stuff I ordered from the Vegan Essentials. |
