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Hain Vegetarian Chicken-Flavor Gravy Mix

By jabbett
Published November, 28 2004 10:31 pm
My mother can’t get enough of Ina Garten’s homemade gravy. The recipe does look good, but I don’t usually have cognac lying around and I can’t put heavy cream into my gravies. I chanced upon an unlikely alternative at a recent trip to Whole Foods — Hain Pure Foods “Vegetarian Chicken-Flavor Gravy Mix.” It’s an unassuming packet of powder, to which one simply adds a cup of cold water and thickens by bringing to a boil. Surprisingly, the gravy tastes good without any adulteration. But, truth be told, it’s even better when you pour in some delicious turkey grease from the bottom of your roasting pan, stirring vigorously. I’m sure cognac wouldn’t hurt either!

(The “Brown Gravy Mix,” unfortunately, tastes like concentrated vegetable broth with caramel coloring. Maybe a good candidate for fleishig enhancements, but weak on its own.)

3 comments so far (Post your own)
1.At 3:54 pm on November 29th, 2004, Elise Jacobs wrote:

I have used this stuff for years and I love love love it.

2.At 10:36 am on June 14th, 2005, Bruce Jensen wrote:

I agree on the brown gravy mix by Hain - it is not good. We used to use Loma Linda gravy mixes (they were great), but Kellogg’s discontinued them (shame on Kellogg’s!). I hope to try Mayacamas veggie gravy mixes soon (http://www.mayacamasfinefoods.com/prod_gravies.htm).

Best,
Bruce Jensen

3.At 7:12 pm on April 9th, 2006, Beth Grimes wrote:

Is there no place where I can buy the Loma Linda chicken flavor gravy?

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