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• Seitan is a wheat-based protein. It is used in Asian cuisine. It is also used as a meat substitute in vegetarian food, as the texture and flavor are very meat-like.

• Fast Facts

  1. Also known as wheat gluten, wheat meat, gluten meat or gluten
  2. Origin: China
  3. Popularized by macrobiotic diet in the West
  4. Meat substitute in vegetarian food
  5. Pronounced SAY-tahn
  6. Comes in several forms: oil fried, steamed, baked, raw. Most common in US is baked.
  7. It is offered in several forms, the most common in the US being baked.

• How Seitan Is Made

  Wheat gluten flour (usually, with added spices to impart more flavor to the end product) is combined with water. The resulting mass is kneaded repeatedly and then separated into smaller pieces. The pieces are added to a pot of water (or broth, to impart more flavor) and simmered for at least one hour. The end result is ready for cooking or storage. Seitan can also be baked instead of boiled; if shaped properly the result will be like sausages or luncheon meat.

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