I'm making a vegan version of my usual mac and cheese recipe and I have the flavor of the sauce down almost perfectly but I'm looking for a good substitute for little crispy bits of bacon. It just needs to work texturally as something both crispy and chewy. Should I try using seitan, or experiment with tofu a bit. If anyone has some vegetable ideas lemme know because I'm not sure what would hold up structurally the best
There's a vegan place near me that uses roasted and seasoned carrots as bacon. I expect if you looked around for "carrot bacon" you might find something acceptable, though I haven't tried any, myself.