Am I the last vegan blogger in existence to discover Beyond Meat’s Beef Crumbles?
Well…am I?
I sincerely hope not. But I find it hard to believe that there’s anyone else who hasn’t jumped aboard the faux beef from everyone’s favorite plant-based “meat” company. I have openly admitted my love for Beyond Meat for years now, but found it near impossible to locate anything except their fake chicken strips at my local Whole Foods. I called, I tweeted, I Instagrammed about the inability to locate the amazing crumbles, and my cries went unanswered for months. Not a crumble in sight!
Fast forward to last week, when I had the insane pleasure of giving my first plant-based lecture/cooking demo at a Whole Foods! I had an incredible group at the location in Medford, and it was the most well-received class that store has seen. I was so thrilled with the success of the class….and with the goodie bags they gave out to the attendees. Coupons for Daiya and Beyond Meat were inside. I chatted with the group about both products and the store’s healthy eating specialist mentioned that they had the beef crumbles in their store. My prayers were answered! I went home with a free bag, and it would have been the highlight of my night if the class hadn’t been so stellar 🙂
To be honest, I’ve been so busy and I was so anxious to try them, I didn’t plan anything special for them. Kinda sad, I know. But I’d been waiting, like, 6 months people! So I went ahead and made some killer tacos. Maybe the best tacos ever. The crumbles cooked with some organic corn, on top of a tortilla, layered with spinach, scallions, tomatoes and cashew queso. I died and went to heaven. I may have been moaning a little bit. I was on cloud nine, I honestly was not aware of any other bodily functions or noises while eating these. They are eerily reminiscent of how I remember ground beef tasting. The texture and the spices were so dead on. You would 150% fool any carnivore with this product.
Haven’t tried them yet? You need to!
But first…a few photos from my big class-more coming soon!
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