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  • Eris235 [undecided]
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    2 years ago

    Why y'all gotta put cashews in everything?

    Had to order out for a picnic while my sister was in town, and fucking veggie burgers had cashews in them. Why? What purpose do cashews serve in a veggie burger patty? (I know the answer of course; to spite me personally.)

    This is why I cook for myself as much as possible.

    (did nail cooking some naan and roasted pepper hummus later tho, so that was good)

    • Krem [he/him, they/them]
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      2 years ago

      mandatory vegan ingredients (must be included in all vegan recipes):

      • raw cashews
      • nutritional yeast
      • garlic powder
      • smoked paprika
      • virgin coconut oil

      non-mandatory (but strongly recommended) vegan ingredients, should be included at least in every meal:

      • agave syrup
      • pink or black salt
      • miso paste
      • aquafaba (bean pee)

      :im-vegan:

      • Eris235 [undecided]
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        2 years ago

        I only went vegan like 6 years ago now, and grew up kinda redneck, so I've had lots of meat when I was young, and tbh I prefer veggie or bean burgers to the impossible burger and the like. They're not meat-like, and that's what I like about them.

        But with the cashew thing, I have hella food allergies, including all nuts, so even before I was vegan I avoided restaurants when I could. I've picked up more allergies over my life, but I've always been allergic to nuts, so I have no idea what cashews actually taste like

        • CommunistBear [he/him]
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          2 years ago

          I prefer veggie or bean burgers to the impossible burger and the like

          Hardcore same. I can't stand meat replacements or even cheese replacements. Half the time they taste like tainted meat. A bean burger is infinitely more pleasant imo

          • MF_BROOM [he/him]
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            2 years ago

            Yeah, I've heard that the Impossible Burger is really meant to be geared toward omnis instead of vegans, and I feel like that makes sense. I've never had an Impossible burger before cuz I feel like it would feel like I'd be eating meat and I'd freak out, even though it's obviously not actually meat. I've also heard that it "bleeds" like real meat and smells like it too when cooking, and I always found the smell of cooking ground beef to be revolting.

            And besides, I've been vegan for several years now and my diet has gotten so much healthier that I'm a weirdo who now has cravings for and would rather eat bean burgers much sooner than meat substitutes with a shit ton of grease.

            • Catherine_Steward [she/her]
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              2 years ago

              I’ve never had an Impossible burger before cuz I feel like it would feel like I’d be eating meat

              It sort of tastes like meat, but it tastes like the kind of shitty fast food burger meat that, itself, doesn't really taste like meat. It's perfectly acceptable, not terrible or anything. Still prefer a good bean burger though.

              I’ve also heard that it “bleeds” like real meat

              This is true, it's really gross and pink and weird.

              and smells like it too when cooking

              This part is (I think kind of famously) not true though. It smells really weird, some omnis compared it to dog food, and I can't really un-smell that. It's got this weird hint of dried dog food smell, like when somebody opens a bag of the stuff, not especially close to you but close enough that you know what it is.

              Overall, a solid 4/10. Acceptable slop. Will provide calories, probably not much else.

            • StewartCopelandsDad [he/him]
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              2 years ago

              The smell is weird. Have you ever smelled an imitation perfume and then the real thing? It's kind of like meat smell, but slightly different and way more intense. Real meat doesn't really smell until you start cooking it, but impossible (and beyond, to an extent) starts smelling like cooked meat as soon as it's gotten warm.

              I still like fake meat, sometimes I just want a huge hunk of protein. To each their own ofc.

          • Eris235 [undecided]
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            2 years ago

            Garlic chips in place of almonds is interesting, may have to try that!

            But sadly, I'm also allergic to Cardamom (black and green), which seems like its in like all Indian food. Still, rice pudding slaps on its own, with just sugar and bit of pumpkin spice. I'm slightly leery of garlic in it, as I have trouble like, mentally picturing how it would taste, but roasted garlic is mild enough I may just need to give it a try, with some substitutions (I may add rice, as I feel like just boiled oat milk would be a little weird; I don't think it 'creams up' as much as boiled milk does).

            I do sub sesame/tahini in place of peanuts/peanut butter pretty often tho (I've tried soynut butter, and it just don't hit right tbh, and the other common peanut sub is sunflower butter which... Also allergic :sadness: )