🥢 HBS Vegetarian Beefsteak Spicy 62 g

HBS Vegetarian Beefsteak Spicy is a plant-based snack / vegan ‘beefsteak’ snack with a spicy flavour, which originates from China and is commonly sold as a hot & spicy (sharp, strongly spiced) vegetarian snack inspired by the flavour profiles of cheese and meat.

🌟 Product description

• Weight: 62 g

• Type: plant-based snack / vegetarian ‘beefsteak’

• Flavour: spicy – hot & spicy (spicy, hotter variant)

• Form: dried snack (texture similar to plant-based chewy meat)

• Origin: China

• Brand: HBS (often referred to as Hao Ba Shi)

This is a plant-based snack, often advertised as a ‘vegetarian beefsteak’ – that is, a vegetarian alternative to meat-based snacks, but with a spicy flavour and no actual meat.

🌿 Ingredients (main ingredients)

The product mainly contains:

• Soya protein (low-temperature soya meal, soya protein isolate, wheat gluten, wheat flour)

• Water

• Soya oil

• Chilli and spices – for a spicy flavour

• Wild pepper

• Sesame

• Salt, sugar, spices and other flavourings

• Liquorice / Angelica dahurica (a traditional aromatic herb, often used in Chinese snack mixes)

• Flavour enhancers (E621 – monosodium glutamate; E635)

This blend gives the snack a spicy, piquant and distinctive flavour that may evoke the taste of meat and spicy Asian snacks.

📊 Nutritional values (approximate per 100 g)

(data taken from information for a similar spicy variant of products of the same type)

• Energy: 1326 kJ / 317 kcal

• Fat: 23.9 g
      ‑ of which saturated: 3.2 g

• Carbohydrates: 6 g
      ‑ of which sugars: 3.4 g

• Protein: 20 g

• Salt: ~3.2 g

This snack is high in protein from plant sources thanks to soya protein and wheat gluten, but it also has a relatively high salt and fat content, which is typical of savoury snacks.

⚠️ Allergens

✔️ Soya
✔️ Wheat (gluten)
✔️ Sesame
❗ May contain traces of peanuts and eggs depending on the production facility.

🍴 How to eat it

• Hot & Spicy snack – eat straight from the packet as a quick snack on the go or as an accompaniment to other meals.

• It is ready-to-eat; no preparation is required.

📦 Storage

• Store in a cool, dry and dark place.

• Once opened, consume within a short period to preserve the flavour and texture.

📌 Summary of benefits

✔️ A spicy vegetarian snack, ideal as a protein-rich treat
✔️ A quick and easy snack requiring no cooking
✔️ A distinctive flavour inspired by spicy Asian snacks
✔️ High in plant-based protein