Legume
Textured Vegetable Protein
About This Entry
Textured vegetable protein is defatted soy flour processed into a dry, meat-like texture that rehydrates for use in chili and ground-meat substitutes — that hearty, savory role suits the structure of Merlot.
Wine Pairing Explanation
Primary wine styles
Common Culinary Uses
- soy curls
At a Glance
Group
Legume Products
Classification
Legumes
Usage intensity
accent
Scientific name
Glycine max
Scientific Classification
- Display name
- Textured Vegetable Protein
- Classification
- Legumes
- Group
- Legume Products
- Scientific name
- Glycine max
Taxonomy
- Usage intensity
- accent