Vegan Jerky Tasting
**Giveaway Closed** Congratulations to the randomly selected winners: Brian S., Kat, and Aletha! Expect an email from me looking for a shipping address.
Forget your wine and chocolate because today we had ourselves a good ol’ fashioned vegan jerky tastin’. You think I’m fancy now, don’t you?
A couple of weeks ago I was lamenting how I never have anything to give away to all of you, but then I had an idea. With my birthday coming up on Sunday, I decided to celebrate by doing a few giveaways!! After all, you guys and gals deserve to get something out of this deal other than my charming vegan wit. I’m always so excited to read your comments and messages and you, my fellow tree chompers, make my day every time you, in any way, indicate you’re out there. Alright, enough with the love fest, but I really do appreciate you!
For the first giveaway, the good people over at Primal Spirit Foods were kind enough to send vegan jerky!! More on the giveaway later, but since they also sent me one of each flavor to try, I decided to have a little fun with the jerky love. As I mentioned, my grandma is staying with us this week, and so with 4 people here, we had just enough for that jerky tasting! I got technical too. I cut each flavor into 4 pieces, placing them on a plate with the wrapper above to indicate the flavor. Then I wrote the name of each flavor on a note card with places for each of us to write our thoughts about it. I told you this was fancy, people!
The “testers” were my little man (2), me (25), Chris (27), and my grandma (71). The flavor contenders were Hot & Spicy, Texas BBQ, Mesquite Lime, Hickory Smoked, Teriyaki, and Thai Peanut. We all have quite different tastes, so I was surprised to find both our first and last choices were all the same. Texas BBQ won hands down, and coming in last was Teriyaki because it had the least bold flavor. The little man chowed down on all of them with much excitement, except for the Hot & Spicy which he really tried to eat, but as I’ve mentioned before, he has that tongue wiping thing with spicy. Both he and my grandma were in agreement that it was spicy, but Chris and I didn’t think it was too hot at all! My grandma rated the 3 seitan jerkies, Mesquite Lime, Teriyaki, and Thai Peanut as the most tender, despite them not being her favorite flavors. Chris took his jerky testing duties very seriously and wouldn’t even discuss what he thought of any of them until the very end; he just chewed and scribbled. We had so much fun with our little tasting party and these really are flavorful, tender, yet chewy jerkies. I’m so glad I get to show my grandma some of the fun flavors of vegan!
Enough with our party- on to the giveaway! Three lucky tree-eaters will be receiving a package with one of each 6 Primal Strips flavors! All 3 winners will be chosen at random. To enter, comment below telling me which Primal Strips flavor you think would be your favorite. You could even visit their site to read the complete flavor descriptions. Anyone can enter as long as there’s no legal reason you can’t have jerky. If your country forbids vegan jerky, then I’m sorry, there’s just nothing I can do. Additional entries- do as many as you want:
- Follow me on Twitter (or if you already do), and leave a comment below saying you did with your @Twitter name.
- Tweet “Enter to win #vegan jerky @IEatTrees – http://bit.ly/dBKLvb” and leave a comment to tell me you tweeted.
- “Like” I Eat Trees on Facebook (or if you already did), and leave a comment below telling me you did.
- Subscribe to I Eat Tree’s feed on your Google Reader (or if you already do), and leave a comment saying you did.
- Comment on one of my many other posts, and leave a comment telling me which post.
- Leave a comment telling me how awesome you are.
- Comment with your favorite inspirational quote.
- Blog about this giveaway and leave 5 comments to really let me know.
- Sign up for Veganed.com and leave 5 comments telling me you did. And you rock.
Winners will be drawn on Friday, July 16th 2010, so enter by noon EST on Friday. Good luck!
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I’d love to try the Hot and Spicy.
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I like their Teriyaki variety and would love to try it..thanks for this giveaway….
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I just commented on your “Peanubutter and Chocolate Pillows” post… and will be headed upstairs momentairily to bake a batch
I’m awesome (lol) because I’ll be baking delicouse peanutbutter and chocolate pillows once the oven pre-heats!
And last but not least, my favorite inspirational quote would have to be “nothing worth having comes easy”
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Nice giveaway! I will tweet your giveaway but will not enter since I want to give others a chance and since I know what they taste like. Yum!
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and noelle, you are so sweet, thank you! I have yet to try these, strips, because I’ve never been able to spot them in local grocery stores!
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I love these vegan jerkies, they rock.
I think the Teriyaki sounds yummy
@ARKTEK has never had vegan jerky and would LOVE to try some!
‘Liked’ I Eat Trees on FB too! STILL haven’t had any vegan jerky. STILL want some!
Texas BBQ is my favorite — hands down!
I like the Teriaki the best. I followed, and tweeted about the contest, so I gues that would be 3 entries?
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“the world is vegan if you want it” by G Francione
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Hickory Smoked sounds tastiest to me!
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still drooling over that mango pizza.
I’m awesome because A: I don’t need a reason and B: I ate vegan jerky today. Sadly not primal strips though.
“If slaughterhouses had glass walls, everyone would be vegetarian. We feel better about ourselves and better about the animals, knowing we’re not contributing to their pain.”
- Paul McCartney and Linda McCartney
Aw jeez, I’m just going this so I can win the tofuXpress. I love these jerky’s!!!! they are good for card trips and flights. Thai Peanut, FTW!
I would want to try the Thai Peanut the most!
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I have a lot of favorite quotes, but this is definitely one of them:
Better to remain silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.
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I actually love the Mesquite Lime jerky. Fell in love with it the 1st time I had it refuse to buy the other flavors… It is probably about time that I do. The only problem with this jerk is I have a hard time just eating one!
P.S. I was already following you on twitter ( @SporksorChpstix )
I think the Hickory Smoked would be my favorite!
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I am so awesome that other awesome people are jealous.
My favorite inspirational quote is:
“Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, ‘I will try again tomorrow’”
-Mary Anne Radmacher
I’m pretty awesome. I brake for turtles.
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Also such an awesome typist that your blog just yelled at me for entering comments too fast!
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My favorite inspirational quote (I write it on everything!): “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams, live the life you have imagined.” – Henry David Thoreau
How awesome am I? Psh, how awesome are YOU! I really enjoy the blog, just now found it through crazysexylife … I think? I’ve been following links like a treasure hunt all day at work, haha.
I was raised by a vegetarian mom and an omni dad, and always had the freedom and options to eat either way. My older sister turned vegetarian at 13 and never turned back, I dabbled all through high school. The longest period of time I was ever a vegetarian was 8 months, but it always ended more because of personal choice versus willpower or because it was “hard” (because honestly, it’s so not!). However, since finishing my freshman year of college, I will be buying my own groceries and cooking my own meals for the first time. Now that I’m older and more mature I’ve read all the veg-lit about health benefits, environmental benefits, animal cruelty awareness, and the many advantages to this lifestyle. This time I’m in it for the long haul. And, seeing as I never liked milk or cheese even when I was omni, I think that a strict vegetarian/mostly vegan diet is a comfortable place for me. Blogs like this are great!
mmm, they all sound good but i’d really like to try the thai peanut
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Oldie but always a goodie ‘No one can make you feel inferior without your consent’ Eleanor Roosevelt
even though i did this same giveaway i want more jerkey! im so selfish
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I like the Texas BBQ the best as well. So, I think that will be the best, again.
Also, I’m super awesome. Yeah, that’s said a lot, but it’s true when it applies to me.
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I have tried the Texas BBQ, Hickory Smoked, Teriyaki and Thai Peanut. Bought some last night for my vacation, overall I like the Bbq and hickory.
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My favorite is the mesquite lime! I’m allergic to peanuts :-/
New favorite quote:
“My religion is simple. My religion is kindness.” – His Holiness the Dalai Lama
I’m awesome b/c I have a vegan vlog on youtube & I’m part of the Vegan Etsy Team!
;:~ that seems to be a great topic, i really love it :”"
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