May Wah Vegetarian Chicken

Chicken Nuggets- These aren't breaded and fried, just nugget-shaped hunks of chickeny goodness. Very chewy, meaty, and tasty. They're greasy, so I usually blot them after thawing in the microwave. The texture is so chewy it's almost tough, with "strands" of protein that make them eerily realistic. I've breaded and deep fried them, stir fried them with veggies, and had them on a roll like a chicken patty. Yum. A Chinese place in Perry Hall, Maryland uses either these or their clones for their vegetarian chicken menu (China King, 9638 Belair Road Baltimore, MD 21236-1118).

Chicken Legs- The best product from May Wah, in my opinion. I've gotten tons of people hooked on these, including carnivores. One vegetarian friend said "this feels like it was walking around recently". The texture is similar to the nuggets above, very meaty, so you can really get a good bite. Shaped exactly like a chicken drumstick, including a bamboo skewer "bone" and yuba "skin" (from soybeans). These are great covered in slightly watered down bbq sauce (to avoid the sauce getting gummy from baking) and baked for aboput half an hour. I've also breaded and deep fried, and baked with lemon pepper seasoning. Apparenly a lot of NYC vegetarian places use these for buffalo wings and chicken legs. The Yabba Pot in Baltimore (2433 Saint Paul St Baltimore, MD 21218) must use them for their friend chicken legs, because they look and taste exactly the same. They sell these in huge bags for $40, but the smaller bags seem to be a better value. For some reason if you refrigerate the barbequed legs, they taste even better cold the next day.

Spiced Chicken Legs- NOT to be confused with the regular chicken legs. These have a piece of sugar cane used for the bone, which sounded good to me. Unfortunately, some spice or flavouring used in these did not agree with me or my friends. We actually had to throw these out, it was that pungent and bad. Ugh. I could smell something off-putting as soon as I opened the bag. Could just be a personal taste though, I've read at least one favorable review that mentioned a sugar cane stick veggie chicken leg in NYC, and how many could there be?

Chicken Roll- Thin, finger-shaped rolls of "chicken". Unfortunately, same exact smell as the spiced chicken legs, so I never cooked or tried these.

Gong Bao Chicken- I read an interview with the owner of May Wah, and she said this was one of her favorite products. Very spicy and tasty hunks of chicken. Smaller and more irregularly shaped than the nuggets. Great stir-fried with veggies.
Chicken Bites- Almost exactly the same as the nuggets above in taste and texture, only a smaller, more irregular shape. Good for stir fry, chicken soup, casseroles, chicken salad, etc. I also shredded some of these and cooked with bbq sauce for a pulled-pork/chicken sandwich, with excellent results.