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[–] houseofleft@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 day ago (2 children)

I think "plant based egg" sometimes give the wrong idea. I haven't come across any plant based eggs in the way you get "plant based bacon" say, but like other people mentioned aquafaba (chickpea water) is a great substitute in cooking uses (cakes, muffins etc), and scrambled tofu is an awesome replacement for scrambled eggs.

Haven't seen a "vegan fried egg" yet- we can all dream though!

[–] grrgyle@slrpnk.net 3 points 1 day ago

Haven’t seen a “vegan fried egg” yet- we can all dream though!

I do dream, it's true. And I'd be the first to line up if it actually happened. But also... I think I'm coming to grips that some of the things I enjoy might be fruit of the poisonous tree (cruelty), and that I should just move forward with new things rather than recapture what I remember.

Losing my cheese goggles was huge. I didn't think I would ever be able to do without a replacement, but it turns out I don't need to put dairy all over everything vegetarian to make it good.

[–] ptz@dubvee.org 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yeah, I guess I mostly meant "egg substitute" that I can use as an ingredient. Being able to scramble one up (or even make an omelette) would be nice too.

[–] budget_biochemist@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 day ago

Most "egg substitutes" work well for a particular use case of eggs, and not for others. E.g.

  • Aquafaba (chick pea water) whips up like egg whites and can be used to make sponge cakes, merengues or similar fluffy sweets.
  • Chia or flaxseed/linseed are a good replacement binder for muffins and denser cakes (and good for fibre and protein too).
  • Tapioca starch and baking powder can also work to give a bit of leavening for muffins (McKensie vegan baking egg subtitute)
  • Ground cashews and/or avocado can be used for some richer desserts like mousses.
  • Kala Namak, a dark sulphurous salt which adds the smell and flavour of egg yolk, but doesn't add texture like the above stuff.
  • Tumeric is often used to add a bit of yellow colour to make vegan omelettes and scrambles look like eggs.

I haven't seen any subsitutes that are a straight drop in for all purposes of eggs, usually you have to use several depending on the recipe.

[–] lapping6596@lemmy.world 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

There's "just egg", it's pretty close to real scrambled eggs.

[–] fluffykittycat@slrpnk.net 1 points 21 hours ago

the main ingredient is mung beans