On Sat, 01 Apr 2017 19:52:03 GMT, Wayne Boatwright
> wrote:

> On Sat 01 Apr 2017 12:19:46p, Sqwertz told us...
>
> > On Sat, 01 Apr 2017 16:36:07 GMT, Wayne Boatwright wrote:
> >
> >> On Sat 01 Apr 2017 09:52:14a, Gary told us...
> >>
> >>> Mama Lucia's Italian-style meatballs.
> >>> (fully cooked and frozen)
> >>> 12oz bag on sale for only $1.67 .
> >>>
> >>> I bought a bag this morning and just tried
> >>> a couple to see how they taste.
> >>>
> >>> YUM!
> >>>
> >>> I'm heating up another 2 to try on buttered toast.
> >>>
> >>> I'll probably buy a couple more bags when I go back
> >>> tomorrow for pork butt (0.99/lb)
> >>>
> >>
> >> Good that you like them! I don't remember if I ever tried that
> >> brand, but those I have tried contained hydrolized vegetable
> >> protein in them and I can detect that with the first bite. Nasty
> >> stuff, IMO. I know lots of folks like them, and I may just be
> >> sensitive to the taste and texture of the non-meat substitute.
> >
> > I think you may be thinking of Textured Vegetable Protein (TVP),
> > which is a non-meat filler in cheap meatballs. HVP is a
> > flavoring/enhancer high in MSG.
> >
> > TVP is the first thing I look for in a retail meatball ingredient
> > list. Any amount and I take a pass. Even though it may be second
> > or third on the ingredient list, it's usually the main/majority
> > ingredient due to a ingredient labeling loophole (TVP being a dry
> > ingredient that needs rehydrating).
> >
> > -sw
> >
>
> Thanks, Steve. Yes, that's what I meant.

I hate commercial meatballs too.


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