Seitan

Those of us familiar with seitan (pronounced "say-tan") like to call it wheat meat.  It is high in protein and contains no fat, but watch out carb haters, seitan is made from wheat gluten and is likely to kill your Atkins diet!! If you cannot find seitan you can easily make it at home.  In fact, if you buy vital wheat gluten in a market I can almost guarantee you will find a recipe on the back of the box.  Like tofu, seitan can be seasoned to suit any palate but is easily disguised as meat.  I love to make seitan tacos for my friends and watch their surprise when I tell them they aren’t eating real meat.