![]() Some taste testers thought the price was a bit high. You can find it in the chilled meat section of Coles supermarkets.Īt $11 for 300g, it's quite a bit more expensive than conventional chicken – and more expensive even than organic chicken. By comparison, cooked skinless chicken breast is about 29% protein. It's made in New Zealand from local and imported ingredients. So what's in it?īased on yellow pea protein, CFC is gluten-free, soy-free and GMO-free. Not if I was looking forward to a roast chicken dinner, but as an addition to a stir-fry or some other dish that calls for chicken, then no problem" – Scott (omnivore)īirds of a feather? Chicken Free Chicken in the background, regular chicken in the foreground. "Yes, but cut up into small pieces, not as a chicken fillet or thigh replacement for meat eaters" – Christina (vegetarian).It's actually quite nice! It would be nice in the context of a whole meal like a burger or Mexican food" – Linda (pescatarian) I like that no chicken was harmed in the making of this meal" – Eleanor (omnivore) But yeah, it is tasty and I would eat it again" – Marianna (meat lover) I would miss the tasty chicken skin, though. I couldn't imagine roasting it, or making a stir-fry with it, but it's all right. Here's what they said when we asked them whether they'd eat it again: Generally, people felt that it would be better as part of a stir-fry, curry, or burger, than eaten by itself, particularly as it doesn't hold its shape well during cooking. Nine out of our 10 taste testers said they'd eat Sunfed's CFC again, despite any misgivings they may have had about it. Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Chicken Free Chicken, which staffer Brendan is about to try. "It reminds me of crispy chicken" – Brendan (vegan).But I would be happy with this in my burger" – Eleanor (omnivore) Tastes somewhat like chicken but quite dry and overcooked. Chicken-ish flavour stays throughout the long chewing endeavour" – Christina (vegetarian) Lots of chewing necessary to get it down. Not like a succulent piece of chicken at all! It sucks up my saliva. "Tastes quite chicken-y" – Steve (vegan). ![]() "It tastes like chicken that is a little bit overcooked then reheated" – Amira (pescatarian).It reminds me of cardboard" – Bex (pescatarian) The vegans in the group commented that it had a stronger, more 'chicken-y' flavour than other similar vegan alternatives they've tried.ĭid our testers think it was finger-licking good? Here's what they had to say: The general consensus was that it tasted like overcooked chicken breast or chicken nuggets, and that it was quite dry. So, does it taste like chicken?Īccording to our testers – kind of. Trust us, Sunfed Chicken Free Chicken looks a lot more appetising once you've cooked it. We cooked up the Chicken Free Chicken (which we'll now call CFC for short) and asked them to assess it based on appearance, smell and taste, and tell us what they thought of it and whether they'd eat it again. Ten CHOICE staffers (a mix of vegans, vegetarians, pescatarians, omnivores and meat lovers) volunteered to put their tastebuds on the line to give you their verdicts. We put a new plant-based product, Sunfed's Chicken Free Chicken (available at Coles), to the test to find out whether it's something you'd actually want to put in your mouth. It seems that plant-based diets are truly going mainstream. More meat-alternative products are gracing our supermarket shelves than ever before and even fast-food outlets such as Hungry Jacks and KFC are trialling vegan products on their menus. Nearly 2.5 million Australians (12.1% of the population) are now mostly or completely meat-free, up from 9.7% in 2012. Meat is off the menu for an increasing number of people: more of us are choosing to go vegan, vegetarian or flexitarian (meat-free several days of the week). It’s certainly not cheap (costing more than organic chicken breast fillets), but if you're looking for an easy way to add texture and a bit of added interest to your meat-free meals, it's worth a try.Ĭontact: Stock images: Getty, unless otherwise stated. Nine out of ten tasters, which included a mix of vegans, vegetarians and omnivores, said they'd eat it again. As one of our tasters said, "It's not horrible", and it does taste approximately like chicken – although most tasters said it tasted like dry, overcooked chicken breast.
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