I ask this in good faith, and I do not mean to bring about struggle sessions with this question (keep it civil, please :). I'm writing a sort of mini-essay on a certain topic (Edit: not anymore, I lost my writing appetite), and veganism fits into that topic (I'm keeping it vague because I'll probably post it here and I don't want to spoil the whole thing). If people are on the fence and others want to know more about what Veganism is and why they should consume in that way, I would be grateful if others more experienced and well-read on the subject could provide resources or counter-reasons. I feel like a lot of the things I believed before going vegan turned out to be misconceptions, and it doesn't hurt to be more educated on a subject, right?
Edit: I need to take a break from the internet again, if my brain wasn't fried already it is now (not anything any of you started, I brought this upon myself)
I don't think any meats can compete on price when compared to beans and chickpeas. I do think that cow/beef has a lot more possible configurations than beans though. And you can add great vegetable ingredients to beef. You can't add beef to a vegan meal.
That said, I'm open to vegan meals. It is a skill issue in that I am not as well versed in the recipes. What are your top 2? I like Daal and bean burritos.
Idk. I make a different bean chili in the pressure cooker every week with whatever veggies I can get and whatever variety of beans we have on hand (which is usually a lot because I'm fortunate enough to live in a place with an absurd variety of plant agriculture). We vary the profile of the chili between a few indian-ish seasoning mixtures, this tasty african mixture with a ton of cumin and ras-al hanout, mexican-ish spices, and a few other blends. I use this to make a lot of burritos and tacos. Occasionally we'll mix them into patties but that's a huge chore. When my partner or I feel bored with these, we pick a place on a map and try to learn a recipe or two from there and then mix a chili with that dish's flavors.
Aside from the chili, we've been making a lot of indian recipes:
this shit is amazing, but it's a rare treat for me: