soy curls

{{Short description|Soy-based meat alternative}}

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| name = Soy curls

| image = Greenbean and Soy Curl over Brown Rice (3649500450).jpg

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| image_alt = A dish with green beans, rice, and soy curls. The soy curls look brown in color, a bit like small pieces of broken chicken.

| caption = Soy curls with green beans and brown rice

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| country = United States

| region = Oregon

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| creator = Butler Foods

| year = {{circa|2000}}

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| main_ingredient = Soy beans

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| similar_dish = Textured vegetable protein

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| serving_size = 100 g

| kcal = 333

| carbs = 16.7 g

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| sugars = 3.33 g

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| fiber = 10 g

| fat = 15 g

| satfat = 0 g

| transfat = 0 g

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| protein = 33.3 g

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| cholesterol = 0 mg

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| calcium_mg = 67

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| iron_mg = 9

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Soy curls are a soy-based meat alternative{{cite news |last1=Butler |first1=Grant |title=Going vegan: Soy Curls a new -- and wonderful -- way to bump up plant-based protein |url=https://www.oregonlive.com/foodday/2010/10/soy_curls_a_new_--_and_wonderf.html |access-date=2016-11-17 |work=The Oregonian |date=2010-10-05}}{{cite web |last1=Stadick |first1=Jim |last2=Stadick |first2=Ravyn |title=What Are Soy Curls? |url=https://oregontale.wordpress.com/2012/03/06/what-are-soy-curls/ |website=The Oregon Tale |access-date=2016-11-17 |date=2012-03-06}} made by boiling and dehydrating soybeans, with a texture similar to that of chicken.{{cite web |last1=Overhiser |first1=Sonja |title=Best Soy Curls Recipe |url=https://www.acouplecooks.com/bbq-soy-curls/ |website=a couple cooks |date=3 June 2019 |access-date=24 March 2022}} Soy curls are prepared by boiling, baking or frying.

History

Soy curls were invented in Oregon by Butler Foods around the year 2000.{{cite web |last1=Clarke |first1=Kelly |title=The Soy Curl Was Born in Oregon |url=https://www.pdxmonthly.com/health-and-wellness/2017/08/the-soy-curl-was-born-in-oregon |website=Portland Monthly |publisher=SagaCity Media |access-date=31 May 2022 |date=14 August 2017}}

References

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Further reading

  • {{cite book | last=Moskowitz | first=I.C. | title=Vegan Brunch: Homestyle Recipes Worth Waking Up For | publisher=Da Capo Life Long | year=2009 | isbn=978-0-7382-1272-2 | url=https://books.google.com/books?id=9lW15qtZhqEC&pg=PA73 | accessdate=2016-11-20 | pages=73–75}}

Category:Soy-based foods

Category:Vegan cuisine

Category:Vegetarian cuisine

Category:Meat substitutes

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