{"id":6632,"date":"2019-08-29T12:13:09","date_gmt":"2019-08-29T12:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bertyn.eu\/what-is-authentic-seitan\/"},"modified":"2023-04-12T10:32:13","modified_gmt":"2023-04-12T10:32:13","slug":"what-is-authentic-seitan","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bertyn.eu\/en\/what-is-authentic-seitan\/","title":{"rendered":"What is authentic seitan?"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\r\n<iframe title=\"What is seitan? What is authentic seitan?\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/tux_cOsmIaY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\r\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<pre class=\"wp-block-preformatted\">- Seitan literally means, \u201cmade from protein\u201d.&#13;\n- Its story began more than 1000 years ago with the Buddhists.&#13;\n- They didn\u2019t eat meat or fish.&#13;\n- In their search for plant-based protein, they invented seitan.&#13;\n- 2x more protein as tofu and 20x less fat.&#13;\n- The Buddhists grew wheat and spelt.&#13;\n- Pesticides didn\u2019t exist.&#13;\n- They used powerful ancient grains.&#13;\n- After being harvested, the ancient grains were ground into flour.&#13;\n- Undesirable starch and sugars were washed away. With alternating hot and cold fresh water.&#13;\n- The result was a low carbohydrates and high protein dough.&#13;\n- This was kneaded until the perfect texture.&#13;\n- Seitan makers spent many years mastering this skill.&#13;\n- The Buddhists cooked seitan in a flavoursome broth.&#13;\n- A traditional soy sauce with ginger and kombu algae.&#13;\n- That\u2019s how they created their delicious, protein-rich seitan.&#13;\n- Today, the seitan makers of Bertyn still make authentic seitan.&#13;\n- Since 3 generations.&#13;\n- Using ancient grains like Oberkulmer Rotkorn spelt and Manitoba wheat.&#13;\n- In a traditional soy sauce aged in oak barrels for 15 months.&#13;\n- According to a 500-year-old recipe of Yoshio Aoki.&#13;\n- Low in carbohydrates and irresistibly yummy.&#13;\n- All 100% organic. Better for you. Better for our planet.<\/pre>\n\n<h2>Read more about seitan<\/h2>\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bertyn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Kookpotten-met-seitan-op-het-vuur.jpg\" alt=\"two large cooking pots on the gas stove for making authentic seitan\" data-id=\"6500\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bertyn.eu\/wat-is-authentieke-seitan\/attachment\/kookpotten-met-seitan-op-het-vuur\/\" class=\"wp-image-6501\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bertyn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Kookpotten-met-seitan-op-het-vuur.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.bertyn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Kookpotten-met-seitan-op-het-vuur-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Seitan in large cooking pots.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bertyn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Spoelen-van-seitan.jpg\" alt=\"Hot running water from the tap in the kitchen to rinse seitan\" data-id=\"6504\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bertyn.eu\/wat-is-authentieke-seitan\/attachment\/spoelen-van-seitan\/\" class=\"wp-image-6505\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bertyn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Spoelen-van-seitan.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.bertyn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Spoelen-van-seitan-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">Rinsing the seitan.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"320\" height=\"479\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bertyn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Opbollen-van-seitan.jpg\" alt=\"The seitan bulging and molding\" data-id=\"6508\" data-link=\"https:\/\/www.bertyn.eu\/wat-is-authentieke-seitan\/attachment\/opbollen-van-seitan\/\" class=\"wp-image-6509\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bertyn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Opbollen-van-seitan.jpg 320w, https:\/\/www.bertyn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Opbollen-van-seitan-200x300.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 320px) 100vw, 320px\" \/><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">De seitan vormen.<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\">\r\n<div class=\"schema-faq-section\">\r\n<p><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">What is (authentic) seitan?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">A meat substitute (or fish substitute) made from wheat or spelled.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<div class=\"schema-faq-section\">\r\n<p><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">How is authentic seitan made?<\/strong><\/p>\r\n<p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Primal grains are ground into flour. Unwanted starch and sugars are washed out with alternating hot and cold pure water. The low-carbohydrate and protein-rich dough is kneaded into the perfect structure. The seitan is then cooked in a flavorful broth.<\/p>\r\n<\/div>\r\n<\/div>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bertyn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Bertyn-opbollen-a.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"kneading and bulging the seitan of Bertyn\" class=\"wp-image-6514\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bertyn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Bertyn-opbollen-a.jpg.jpg 960w, https:\/\/www.bertyn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Bertyn-opbollen-a.jpg-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.bertyn.eu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/08\/Bertyn-opbollen-a.jpg-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" \/><figcaption>The bulging of the seitan at Bertyn.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n<p>Get started with the Bertyn seitan yourself?<\/p>\n\n<p><p><a class=\"btn ghost\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bertyn.eu\/en\/products\/authentic-blocs-product-overview\/\">Here you will find an overview of our seitan blocs<\/a><\/p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211; Seitan literally means, \u201cmade from protein\u201d.&#13; &#8211; Its story began more than 1000 years ago with the Buddhists.&#13; &#8211; They didn\u2019t eat meat or fish.&#13; &#8211; In their search for plant-based protein, they invented seitan.&#13; &#8211; 2x more protein as tofu and 20x less fat.&#13; &#8211; The Buddhists grew wheat and spelt.&#13; &#8211; Pesticides [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"rating_form_position":"","rating_results_position":"","mr_structured_data_type":""},"uagb_featured_image_src":{"full":false,"thumbnail":false,"medium":false,"medium_large":false,"large":false,"1536x1536":false,"2048x2048":false,"page-header":false,"recept-header":false,"recept-overzicht":false},"uagb_author_info":{"display_name":"admin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.bertyn.eu\/en\/author\/admin\/"},"uagb_comment_info":0,"uagb_excerpt":"- Seitan literally means, \u201cmade from protein\u201d.&#13; - Its story began more than 1000 years ago with the Buddhists.&#13; - They didn\u2019t eat meat or fish.&#13; - In their search for plant-based protein, they invented seitan.&#13; - 2x more protein as tofu and 20x less fat.&#13; - The Buddhists grew wheat and spelt.&#13; - Pesticides&hellip;","multi-rating":{"mr_rating_results":[]},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v15.1.1 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>What is seitan and how is authentic seitan made? - BERTYN<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bertyn is the maker of authentic seitan, but what is seitan and how is it made? 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