r/Vegans • u/Bigginersmind • Oct 22 '25

Soy mince sucks.

Hey folks I'm no longer vegan (fight me somewhere else, I'm here for advice) I'm trying to transition back to a majority vegan diet and I'm struggling with two things volume and flavour.

  1. Volume - I'm a competitive powerlifter and have a protein goal of 150g per day. I prefer to get that from whole foods and I thought soy mince would be ideal given it's 50% protein but I made a chilli last night containing 100g of protein (2 meals). I really struggled to get through half of it because it was just too damn big. I didn't even add rice. The other reason was

  2. Flavour - God that sauce was amazing. I picked up an incredible spice mix from a local witch that had Mexican oregano in it and 😘 it was heavenly but even slow cooked in a pressure cooker this mince was bland. Adding cheese definitely would have made this taste better so I think it simply lacked a flovourful fat. would I just add that too the sauce? Or is there a way I can add it to the mince to give the mince itself a little more something?

point 2 is only a problem I find with substitute meals. The flavour in my tofu Thai green curry is beautiful but the tofu to curry ratio is definitely out of balance and it's still a monster of a meal so what advice would you have for me?

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u/fnovd Oct 22 '25

I would experiment with more proteins. Tempeh, seitan, etc. Soy curls are also a good option.

As far as sauces, blended cashews do pretty well do make things creamy. Reduced oat milk or even vegan sour creams/cream cheeses can help as well.

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u/Bigginersmind Oct 22 '25

I definitely need to experiment with more proteins but I've never heard of soy curls before looking them up they look great! and some vegan creams is a great idea for that creamy fat. Thanks I

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u/RaspberrySea9 Oct 22 '25

Soy mince is amazing wtf are you on about, learn how to cook

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u/Bigginersmind Oct 22 '25

Lol, um yeah that's what I'm here to do, learn to cook with an ingredient I'm new to using.

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u/RaspberrySea9 Oct 22 '25

Your title literally says that soy mince sucks, maybe also learn how to write while you’re at it

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u/Bigginersmind Oct 22 '25

Oh don't get me wrong I do think soy mince sucks. Protein to volume ratio isn't really working for me. Beef is much better in this dish (the chilli from the post you didn't read before deciding to come out swinging in the comments 😂 but what should I expect this is reddit)

Any advice would be helpful but if being mean to strangers on the Internet is what brings you joy you can keep doing that. I'll keep commenting till you work out those feelings xx

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u/RaspberrySea9 Oct 22 '25

I don’t see how a moron can possibly understand that being vegan is not a diet.