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[QUESTION] Vegetarian / vegan recipe that tastes "ocean-y"? (discuss.tchncs.de)
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Hi folks! On Friday, some friends are coming over to play Unfathomable, a board game set on a boat in the Cthulhu mythos, so I thought it would be fun to cook something with a bit of a seafood / ocean taste. Only catch: I'm vegetarian, so no fish.

I'm looking for inspiration for something that might have this sort of flavor. So far, I've thought about something using wakame or nori sheets, but although I do have experience cooking Chinese and Japanese dishes, I couldn't think of any sort of full dish that might have the right taste.

I'm aware that there are vegan "fake salmon" or "fake tuna" things that you can buy, but I haven't been too impressed with those so far.

Any thoughts?

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[-] lime@feddit.nl 3 points 1 day ago

Miso soup is something I make often and guests have commented that there is a seafood-like taste.

Mushrooms cooked the right way can be used to imitate mussels.

Seaweed/kelp in any form add an oceany flavor.

I haven’t tried these recipes yet, but maybe you’ll find one that you like: vegan seafood recipes.

[-] dirthawker0@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Lobster mushroom definitely does taste seafoody. Hard to find though.

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