Tuesday, September 13, 2005

Hot Salami!!

It seemed like it was high time to review some new faux deli slices. So the next time I was browsing the virtual aisles of Fresh Direct I added Yves Veggie Salami Slices. The folks at Yves make a really good veggie Turkey slice so I was really interested to see if their whole deli counter held up.

The Yves Veggie Salami Slice is, in a word, spicy!! The texture is really good and taste is a very close match for actual salami. But then the spicy back end kicks in an whoa boy. I am in no way squeamish when it comes to spicy food. I've review a few spicy products and I continue to search for great veggie buffalo wings. I like spicy salsa and spicy veggie jerky. However, this Salami packs an unexpected kick that is a bit unsettling. It is no way the spiciest thing you'll ever eat. You won't be running to the sink and drinking from the faucet to quench the heat. However, these slices are bit on the wild side. The heat come from a lot of black pepper (or the like) in the slice.

Overall, this is a good product. I'll have this in the fridge now and then. It makes a nice sandwich and Yves continues to be a vegetarian's friend with this item. It isn't the most exciting product but it adds variety to the Yves line.

  • Overall Rating: 3
  • Similarity to meat (but in a good way): 4
  • Similarity to actual food described: 4
  • "Worth it?" Rating: 3
  • "Would I get them again?": 3

Ingredients:
water, vital wheat gluten, isolated soy protein, tofu (water, soybeans, magnesium chloride), spices, salt, wheat starch, natural flavor, organic evaporated cane juice, yeast extract, beet root powder, garlic powder, onion powder, natural liquid smoke, carrageenan (from seaweed), vitamins & minerals (vitamin B1(thiamine hydrochloride), vitamin B12 (cyanocobalamin),pantothenic acid (calcium pantothenate), iron oxide, iron (ferric orthophosphate), zinc (zinc oxide), magnesium (dimagnesium phosphate), potassium (dipotassium phosphate)).

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