Food Network Magazine - (11)November 2019

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“No thanks.

If you’re

averse to

want to eat something

that mimics meat?”

—Sunny Anderson

2013 Founder Seth Tibbott leads

the first Tofurky Trot, an annual

5K race in Portland, OR, while

wearing a Tofurky roast box.

features a free-range tofu

turkey farm where the fake

birds enjoy massages before

they’re “killed” by a falling piano.

2017 Miley Cyrus quashes

pregnancy rumors, writing on

Instagram that she just has a

food baby bump from eating

a lot of Tofurky.

Jones Soda Co.

Members of the

time for Tofurky

“Now there

are so many

creative

and non-vegetarians can

enjoy. If it makes you

happy, eat it!”

—Katie Lee

“As a lifelong

carnivore,

I have yet to

Tofurky. Turkey is just

so difficult to replace.”

—Jeff Mauro

I respect all entries into

the world of Thanksgiving

food, Tofurky is a thumbs-

down for me.”

—Geoffrey Zakarian

Love It or Leave It?

The stars weigh in.

Mock gravy

The gravy is a fan favorite:

Soy sauce and canola oil

mimic the juices and fat

of turkey drippings.

rice Stuffing

Tofurkys are stuffed with a mix

of wild rice and bread cubes.

“It’s reminiscent of stuffing from

the hippie Thanksgiving feasts

of my childhood,” Jaime says.

faux skin

The outside doesn’t

get crisp like skin

but does turn

golden brown.

the “Meat”

The original Tofurky

had a spongy texture,

but over the years the

company developed

a more meat-like

combo of tofu and

seitan (wheat gluten).

anatomy of

a Tofurky

28 FOOD NETWORK MAGAZINE ●NOVEMBER 2019

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