Veggie Chic

The Tofurky review

by Jul on November 24th, 2007

As I mentioned a couple days ago, I decided to get a Tofurky for Thanksgiving. It turned out better than I expected (granted, my expectations were pretty low). The tiny little 6-serving roast had to jockey for position in an oven full of a giant turkey, dressing, pies, and other stuff, but it managed to get well-cooked and make it to the table in time.

I didn’t read the directions thoroughly, and ended up having to speed-defrost the Tofurky in the microwave before baking it, but it seemed to come out OK despite this. I basted the Tofurky according to the package directions (with a simple mixture of olive oil, soy sauce, and sage - actually we were out of sage, so I used poultry seasoning instead) and wrapped it up in aluminum foil with a quartered onion (the package suggested adding some carrots and potatoes, too, but we didn’t have any carrots, and there were plenty of other potatoes being cooked that day). After it baked for about an hour and a half in the oven, we carved it and brought it to the table.

The Tofurky tasted about as I would expect an imitation turkey would taste - that is, it tasted like any other average fake-meat product. It wasn’t fabulously good, but it really wasn’t bad, either. The thin slices tasted better than the thick ones (the first couple slices were much too thick). The inside of the Tofurky contains stuffing which was pretty good (but if you’re a big fan of stuffing, you’d probably be disappointed with how little there is - so make some extra on the side). Only a couple people wanted to try it (of the 10 people at the table), so I ended up with plenty of leftovers. Tofurky sandwiches!

The Tofurky-brand vegetarian gravy (bought separately) was pretty good, too, and I applied it liberally to my Tofurky, dressing, and mashed potatoes.

Overall it was fun to try out a Tofurky, but who knows if I’ll ever get one again. I’ve never felt like I was missing out by not having a turkey-like main dish at Thanksgiving, so I could take it or leave it. Tofurky really isn’t as bad as I’d heard it was, though, and I’d happily eat it again if we happened to cross paths down the road (unlikely in my new home in Munich, but perhaps on another trip to the US…).

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