Plant Basics - Plant Based Seasoning, Just Like Ham, 2 ounce (Pack of 12), Vegan, Gluten Free, Kosher, Non-GMO

Ordered this because I wanted to make a vegan ham for Easter! Very impressed with the flavor and even my carnivore family and friends liked it.

Have used it in Lima beans and black eyed peas so far, and both of those uses were great! Really good smoked meat flavor without any pork present.

Adds so much flavor to tofu or soy curls! If you are big on ham being salty then just add your own preferred amount. I am not big on salt so I'm so glad it has all the flavor without all the salt! Also, when i got the packet in the mail i thought hmmm, that's skimpy for 7.00... Not at all. I've gotten several uses out of it...SEVERAL! Impressed. I'll be ordering more.

Honestly, I have not used this item yet so I cant describe the flavor. Vegan ham flavoring is very hard to find. The packet is very small, so it might flavor two soups.

I added some of this to a can of pinto beans with raw onions and cornbread, and it took me back to the days when my mother would make a big pot of beans with a ham hock. It’s pretty high in sodium, but it is a good sub for ham. I plan to use it with green beans next.

It’s way too expensive and it really doesn’t taste good. It has an odd aftertaste. I tried it, to make arroz con gandules for a Muslim friend since they can’t eat it they way I would traditionally make it. It was terrible. I’m glad I didn’t tell my friend I was even making it. I threw the rice away, it was literally that bad. I threw the seasoning away too. No one in my house would use it.

Okay, the smell is ALMOST there. No better or worse than any fake ham replacement I’ve smelled over the years (even when I was a meat lover).I use this to flavor homemade seitan and it does a fair enough job. The previous ham flavoring I used before is no longer available and this was the only thing I could find for a reasonable price, but it was also the only thing I could find - ha .On its own (which obviously this isn’t how it’s meant to be consumed) it’s very sour/tangy. I only tested It this way initially to better understand what other seasonings I’d need to “course correct” as I mixed it into recipes.It’s OKAY, but not stellar. Definitely not one of the best. And I imagine not the worst either.

A great seasoning for many, many vegetable dishes without the horrors of meat and pork.