Reddit reviews Tofurky, Deli Slices, Roast Beef, 5.5 oz

A roux can be made with flour and any fat source, it doesn't have to be butter. You can do it with vegan butter or even any (high smoke point, if you're going to brown it) vegetable oil. Any kind of non-dairy milk will work (even water in a pinch), but cashew has a pretty neutral flavor. Almond and rice milk tend to be lighter and sweeter, but this is basically just due to the amount of sweetener added to them, and you can add sugar to any plant milk or mixture to sweeten it just the same.

For even more added richness, there are vegan versions of cream, and homemade recipes for it, like cashew cream.

> Chipped beef

Unfortunately chipped beef is actually usually harder to make than a roux. For the closest taste and texture, you'd make a homemade seitan recipe for roast or corned beef, and shave it into thin slices when done.

There are also various commercial options which can save time, though they'll be more expensive, sometimes hard to find, or less realistic or flavorful than you can make yourself:

• https://www.crueltyfreeshop.com.au/products/vegusto-deli-style-sandwich-slices-cold
  
• https://www.veggie-world.com/OnlineShop/Vegan-Beef-Slice?WzZc6op
  
• https://www.amazon.com/Tofurky-Deli-Slices-Roast-Beef/dp/B000VHYMH4
  
• https://wholesomeprovisions.com/products/non-gmo-textured-vegetable-protein-just-like-beef (Textured vegetable protein, or TVP, is another easier way to create a beef-like chewy texture, but it often comes unflavored and dehydrated by default and needs to be flavored or rehydrated with savory tasting liquids like soy sauce, vegan Worcestershire sauce, or vegan beef bullion to have an approximate flavor of beef).
  
  > Kielbasa
  
  Make a seitan recipe for sausage, and add the flavorings used in Kielbasa: Garlic cloves, garlic powder, marjoram (optional), black pepper, and Cure #1 (Prague Powder #1, pink salt, curing salt).
  
  If you want their texture, you can put it in a "vegetarian sausage casing" (they're made from plants, and are vegan). A seitan Kielbasa can be simmered, steamed or smoked (or if you want a quicker way to add smokey flavor directly to the seitan mix rather than the outside, add a small amount of liquid smoke to it instead) as sausage would be.