What is your opinion on TVP ? Is there a better alternative ?

My opinion? I think TVP is great for people who want to adopt a vegetarian diet, but love the taste and texture of meat.

Here are a few TVP/faux meat brands..

http://www.matchmeats.com/index.php

http://www.quorn.com/

http://www.lightlife.com/index.jsp

http://www.yvesveggie.com/index.php

http://www.gardein.com/index.php

http://www.tofurky.com/

http://www.gardenburger.com/Burgers.aspx

http://www.morningstarfarms.com/msfhome.html

http://www.bocaburger.com/default.aspx

http://www.veggiepatch.com/

I think it's an umbrella term for many different products, some better than others. My local grocery store does great TVP hamburgers (part wheat protein, part soy protein) that I occasionally buy.

I don't really have an opinion about TVP in general. The different products made of some kind of TVP are just too different.

I use Yve's Veggie ground round, it is a soya product, Quorn is nice and can be found ina ground form, even Tempeh and Seiten to can be chopped to a small mash size, I use TVP for a filler in my veggie burgers, veggie meatloaf with the VGR.

Quorn

Ick. Yes. Meat. :-)