boca burgers?

[makiman]

Are boca burgers kosher? I can't find a mark of kashrut on the package.

thanks

makiman

[Arthur]

Reading through this thread so far, I see that some people seem to be incorrectly conflating vegetarian Boca Burgers with traditional veggie burgers. Just as a turkey burger is not a hamburger, a veggie burger is not a Boca Burger. Almost the entire line of Boca Burgers consists of soy, imitation beef burgers, and those should not be confused with a traditional veggie burger, which is a different kind of animal entirely (or vegetable, as the case may be).

[websterhall1994]

I haven't found any great tasting veggie burgers yet- especially ones that have low points for Weight Watchers, so I started making my own. Puree a can of beans or lentils, throw in a shredded carrot, a tablespoon of lemon juice, some chopped onion, an egg white and 1/2 cup of whatever grain I have leftover from Shabbos (tried couscous, quinoa, brown rice). I form it into patties and refrigerate them for 20 minutes, then pan-fry in Pam. Delicious on a light English muffin!

[cheesecake17]

I make veggie burgers like that too. I've added parsely and some strong olives along with a sauteed onion and breadcrumbs. They were delicious fresh and reheated from the freezer.

[ferret]

Morningstar Farms has many O-K certified products (if that works for you).

Dr. Praeger's has O-U certification (as does the brand Costco carries - name escapes me).

[hanistor]

Which veggie burgers are Parve?

And, do they taste good?

[ferret]

Praeger's are parve. Morningstar are milchig. In my opinion, Morningstar's Black Bean Chipotle burgers are the Rolls-Royce of veggie burgers. Praeger's are a bit bland, but adding a flavorful cheese and condiments improves them.

[cheesecake17]

The Morningstar burgers are typically more 'meaty' while the Praeger's are more 'veggie.' I eat them both, and ferret- I love the black bean burgers. The only Morningstar burgers I can't tolerate are the Tomato Basil Pizza Burgers- to me they taste really strange.

Kind of off topic, but the Morningstar Chk'n nuggets pass in my friend's house as real chicken. Granted she has little kids, but they love them. I eat the Chik Patties for lunch with pickles, lettuce, and tomato on an Arnold 100 calorie roll.

[DeisCane]

Morningstar makes burgers across the whole spectrum from veggie to meaty. My wife prefers veggie, so we get a box for her while I prefer meaty so we get a box for me.

[cheesecake17]

Their new rice based burger was pretty good. I had the Asian inspired flavor on top of a spinach salad for lunch. Very different than anything I've had from their line.

[Doctormhl1]

The brand Costco carries in Toronto, Canada is called "Yves". It is certified kosher parve by O-U. I Believe it is manufactured in Vancouver B.C.
They don't taste bad at all. Suitable for use in the up-coming "nine days".

[cheesecake17]

Boca products aren't kosher. But.. lots of other veggie burger brands are kosher.

[Arthur]

Boca Burgers do not display kosher certification, but many (if not most) of the company's products are 100% vegan. I know and have seen that they pass muster with a substantial number of strictly kosher consumers.

FWIW, I'm not endorsing any particular standard of kashrut here. I'm just saying ...