Sure I guess it's good that people are substituting meat with plant based meats but how long until purely vegan cuisine becomes the norm? Fuck the impossible burgers, I want everyone to try chana masala, vegan food shouldn't be imitations of meat, that shit should be for the meateaters.
I both agree and disagree. I think "fake meat" is the wrong way to talk about and think about food. I also think tempeh, tofu, wheat gluten, etc are delicious in many preparations that are described in a meat-like way. I love the texture, in particular, of things like tempeh nuggets. The ideal to me is continuing to explore how to prepare protein fibers in cool ways, while talking about them in terms of what they actually are, instead of in reference to meat. i.e. "Soy nuggets" or "plant nuggets" instead of "chik'n". As another commenter said, nuggets are a great shape and style for food. There's just no reason they have to be tied to animals.