Seitan

Seitan

Seitan is a wheat-based protein. It is used in Asian cuisine. It is also used as a meat substitute in vegetarian food, as the texture and flavor are very meat-like.

Fast Facts

Also known as wheat gluten, wheat meat, gluten meat or gluten
Origin: China
Popularized by macrobiotic diet in the West
Meat substitute in vegetarian food
Pronounced SAY-tahn

How Seitan Is Made

Wheat gluten flour (usually, with added spices to impart more flavor to the end product) is combined with water. The resulting mass is kneaded repeatedly and then separated into smaller pieces. The pieces are added to a pot of water (or broth, to impart more flavor) and simmered for at least one hour. The end result is ready for cooking or storage. Seitan can also be baked instead of boiled; if shaped properly the result will be like sausages or luncheon meat.

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The Mahalo Top 7

Wikipedia: Wheat Gluten (Seitan)
All Recipes: Tasty Breaded Seitan
What the Hell Does a Vegan Eat Anyway?: Coffee Roasted Seitan
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Post Punk Kitchen Forums: Seitan and the Great Becoming
The Vegan Forum: Real Seitan Recipe
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Seitan Recipes

All Recipes: Barbecue Seitan and Black Bean Burritos
Recipezaar: Roasted Vegetable Seitan Salad
Epicurious.com: "Pot Roast" of Seitan, Aunt Gloria-Style
WeightWatchers.com: Jerked Seitan with Mango Salsa and New Potato Salad
About.com: How to Make Seitan
The Veggie Table: Collection of Seitan Recipes
Vegetarian Kitchen: Seitan, Anyone?

Where To Go For Seitan

Vegetarian Restaurant Guides

Use the Toolbar to Find a Vegetarian Restaurant in Your Area

Seitan Blogs and Forums

Epicurious.com: Seitan Piccata
VeganYumYum: Crispy Sweet and Sour Seitan
Don't Get Mad, Get Vegan!: Seitan Marsala Anyone?
Dinner with Dilip: Cornmeal Encrusted Limed Seitan, Green Kale
VegPeople Vegan & Vegetarian Messageboard: Poblano-Seitan Stew
Fatfree Vegan Kitchen: Barbecued Seitan Ribs
candyland: Seitan in Creamy-Curried Sauce of Mango and Red Bell Peppers

Seitan News and Articles

Vegetarian Restaurant Group: Seitan -- The Vegetarian Wheat Meat
San Francisco Chronicle: "The Accidental Vegetarian: Chefs Have No Beef with Mock Meat" (2007)
Grist: In Seitan's Lair (2007)

Seitan Cookbooks

Amazon.com: Seitan Books
Barnes & Noble: Seitan Books
Powell's Books: Cooking with Seitan: The Complete Vegetarian "Wheat-Meat" Cookbook

Where to Buy Seitan Online

White Wave: Seitan

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