• robot_dog_with_gun [they/them]
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    2 years ago

    if you could get the taste and texure right and it was cheaper, it could help people convert I guess, but there's way too much detail in texture and flavor for the big pieces of a main dish.

    I had some beyond™ tacos and even that wasn't quite right but i could see mixing it into beef at home and gradually reducing the portion of meat, but such half-measures aren't good enough for the ultras and I don't make tacos or burgers at home very often anyway.

    • WoofWoof91 [comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      i've always just cooked vegetables myself
      closest thing i eat to imitation meat is home-made bean burgers, but they taste nothing like meat
      benefits of always being poor i guess lol

    • glimmer_twin [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      Seitan is a good enough approximation of the kind of shitty chicken strips that usually come in takeaway stir fries and shit.

      • robot_dog_with_gun [they/them]
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        2 years ago

        i'm sure it's a complete dish like that but selling it as a 1:1 replacement isn't going to get past anyone with texture sensitivity and I'm sure i'd reject it the same way i would biting into a slice of grapefruit while expecting an orange or sour grapes expecting sweet ones.

    • CommunistBear [he/him]
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      2 years ago

      My problem with the meat replacements is that they end up falling into a food uncanny valley. Like, I tried some vegan beef jerky replacement but it straight up tasted like tainted beef. I fully knew what I was eating was safe to eat but the combination of it all made me gag.

      • SaniFlush [any, any]
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        2 years ago

        Vegan beef jerky makes my breath smell like a compost bin for several hours.

      • Aryuproudomenowdaddy [comrade/them]
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        2 years ago

        Meat substitutes can still be dicey on whether it's going to taste weird but they've come a long way since only having Boca burgers on the shelf.

    • Aryuproudomenowdaddy [comrade/them]
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      2 years ago

      The Beyond ground still has a bit of a wet cat food taste, their brautwerst are excellent though. For a hamburger/taco filler I use the Impossible ground. The Impossible chicken nuggies are also very good.