The latest vegan food trend? Fried “chicken” made from jackfruit — the results are eerily realistic.
Vegan CFC
It started with blogger @zaccharybird, who made these vegan chicken drumsticks from jackfruit and cauliflower.
Aquafaba jackfruit chicken
Other cooks got excited to try the recipe, which includes vegan super ingredients jackfruit and aquafaba.
They look so real
It’s freaky how real they look. Would you ever guess that this isn’t chicken?
People-innovated
This chef wrapped the drummies in rice paper before frying to help hold them together.
Chicken thighs
One blogger even turned the recipe into a chicken thigh using a potato bone and yuba (tofu) skin.
Jackfruit nuggets
Jackfruit can be used to make crispy nuggets too. They’re perfect on salad.
The real deal
I mean, look at them… crispy on the outside with that stringy (in a good way!) chicken texture within.
Perfect for picky eaters
Even picky kids would be fooled by these nuggets, and they’re made of fruit instead of mystery meat.
Artichoke chicken
What else makes for a hyper-realistic vegan drumstick? How about crispy fried artichokes?
Crispy outside, juicy within
It kind of makes you wonder… when veggies taste this good, who needs meat?
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