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Featured Product- Beyond Burger

Not Your Mother’s Veggie Patties

By : Thomas Hiatt 

Beyond Burger is not simply another veggie burger as they contain no actual vegetables, but rather vegetable derivatives. The central idea behind them is to “build meat directly from plants” which basically amounts to a reverse-engineering of the process an animal uses to break down what it consumes while removing the animal altogether from the equation. 

 The top two ingredients are water and pea protein isolate, simulating the texture and nutritional make-up of real beef. Beet juice extract and pomegranate fruit powder are used for the “blood” coloration. Sunflower lecithin is added as a binder. Expeller-pressed canola and refined coconut recreate the marbling effect of a high quality grind.. 

Fried up as patties, they retain their juiciness. However, chopped up they tend to 

dry out and lose much of their moist, chewy, “meaty” texture. Another disadvantage is the product being sold frozen while the instructions state it be cooked thawed. A bit of patience is required.  These issues aside, they taste very close to real beef, fooling even some self-affirmed carnivores in taste tests.

 Concerns about the sustainability issues of the traditional livestock industry (i.e, the effect on the land, the environment, as well the bovines themselves) are addressed here (although, to be fair, some improved practices of the beef industry, such as the open range grass cattle feeding, are becoming more eco-friendly.)   

They are ideal for vegan, kosher or halal diets.  

Fresh bread every Tuesday and Thursday!


Freshly baked, bakery made bread is at PDT! Falls Baking Co. freshly bakes bread, and has it speedily shipped to our store. Come pick up your bread today!

After a day in our store we freeze each loaf. Frozen bread can easily be enjoyed by thawing the loaf, and reheating it at 375 degrees for 8 minutes.

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Students get 5% off!

All UMM students receive 5% off their purchases at Pomme de Terre Foods!

Tips for getting the best deals at Pomme de Terre Foods!

  • Purchase bulk items such as oatmeal, rice, spices, flour, ect. (the more people that purchase them the fresher the products will be!)
  • Check in for local produce. We have the freshest vegetables during the summer, purchased from growers less than 50 miles away.
  • Try dried fruit for snacks.
  • Make it a habit to stop in at PDT as one of your grocery stops.

Sunday Community Recipe!

Weekly Pomme de Terre Community Cookbook Recipe! On such a hot day, today’s recipe does not involve the use of the stove or oven only crisp veggies!

– Cabbage Salad –
2 c. cabbage, thinly sliced
2 c. carrots, shredded 
1/2 c. crushed, roasted peanuts
1/4 c. peanut oil (or salad oil)
1 hot green chili, chopped
1/2 c. cilantro
1/2 tsp. sugar
lemon juice and salt to taste.

Mix everything except salt and lemon- add them only when ready to eat.

Recipe by : Easy Bean Farm