My new favorite snack: Teriyaki flavored cactus jerky!

This stuff is totally vegan and is made from dried prickly pear desert cactus. At first glance it looks like dried seaweed, but tastes nothing like it. It honest-to-goodness tastes just like real meat jerky. The texture is so close yet it’s still chewy and moist, maybe just a bit softer than the real thing, and kind of fruity too, like fruit leather. Alright, no one is going to be fooled into believing this is beef, but that’s a good thing, right? I love, love, love this stuff and I’m pretty sure that if you have taste buds, you will too.

I picked mine up locally at the Full of Life natural foods market in Burbank but for those not in the area, you can easily order some directly from Amazon.com. There’s also a spicy variety which I haven’t tried yet, but rest assured I certainly will.

1. Delicious vegan breakfast at Real Food Daily
2. Vegan Tandoori and Curry at Follow Your Heart
3. Vegan Tamarind Lentils recipe from Veganomicon.
4. Anthony Bourdain cooks up a vegan backlash.
5. Vegan Soul Food @ Hollywood Farmers Market