Meati
3.5 • 21 Reviews
Meati produces high-quality, unprocessed, nutritious meat made from mushrooms.
3.5
Meati earns mixed reviews: the brand’s mycelium-based meats impress with high protein, clean ingredients, and a convincing, pull-away, chicken-like texture when seared properly, but consistency issues—mushy or rubbery textures and occasional off-flavors—limit reliability. Reviews praise the Carne Asada as flavorful and steak-evocative in tacos or when hard-seared, while classic cutlets and crispy chicken often read bland or soggy, making the brand promising but uneven.
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I like the carne asada flavor, it works well in tacos or burritos. The classic is rather bland and the texture is meh. The crispy is also just ok. I appreciate that the ingredients are minimal and there are not allergens that my child has to avoid. The price is a little expensive so I tend to buy only on sale.
I’m very intrigued by meati and mycoprotein. I’ve been following this company’s story for a couple of years now so I was pretty excited to try the very first drop of the product! They are making alt protein in fermentation tanks with mycelium - pretty cool, right? I ordered the meati cutlet, which came frozen in a pack of four. It was very easy to cook and browned just like chicken. The pull-away texture of the product is very impressive as it really resembles a chicken breast. On my first bite, I was super impressed. However, as I kept chewing, it was a touch more chewy/rubbery than I would like and there was a bit of a flavor that I didn’t love. Overall, it’s worth a shot! I think they might be onto something and look forward to seeing their next versions of the product and where a little more food science will take them!
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I am looking forward to future iterations of the product as I think there is some sensory work they could do to improve the chewing texture and flavor.
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I used Meati classic cutlet as part of a plant based “chicken Alfredo” and FINALLY a chicken substitute I can tolerate as I don’t like anything seitan. It doesn’t taste like mushroom at all. However I think using an injector would help bring it flavor throughout because seasoning just the outside isn’t enough and I read that marinating will make it fall apart. My only other con is that the classic cutlets may fall apart easily once thawed & are scarce in my area. Just a note: They are still very soft in texture even after cooking. I had to go to a Whole Foods 2 sub cites over.
I think this is great product for those whom are in a plant based lifestyle. Ingredients are clean, this is mushroom oriented. It taste pretty decent and really does give the steak affect. I must say that for me, considering I am more of a meat eater unfortunately. I ruin it for myself 😭. I cant see myself going towards it often but anyone who is looking for clean eating this for sure will be a hit for you. You will need to season it for sure, they do recommend on the box.
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