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Re:Beyond Meat and KFC partner to test fried plant-based ‘ch... by chiefalchemist on Monday August 26, 2019 @05:55PM (#20804173)
I've presumed that the reason Taco Bell uses the word beefy was because they can't legally call it beef. Much like cheap "cheese" is a processed dairy product and not actually labeled as cheese.
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Re:Beyond Meat and KFC partner to test fried plant-based ‘ch... by ceejayoz on Monday August 26, 2019 @06:18PM (#20804337)
They call it "seasoned beef", because it's seasoned. As a taco should be.

https://www.tacobell.com/ingredients

> Seasoned Beef: Beef, water, seasoning [cellulose, chili pepper, maltodextrin, salt, oats (contains wheat), soy lecithin, spices, tomato powder, sugar, onion powder, citric acid, natural flavors (including smoke flavor), torula yeast, cocoa, disodium inosinate & guanylate, dextrose, lactic acid, modified corn starch], salt, sodium phosphates. Contains: Soy, Wheat

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Re:Beyond Meat and KFC partner to test fried plant-based ‘ch... by phonypc on Monday August 26, 2019 @11:52PM (#20806202)
It's usually labelled processed cheese product, and there's really nothing scary about it. It's cheese (actual, normal cheese) emulsified with some form of milk.

I occasionally make my own (with tastier cheeses than you get in commercial products) for its melting characteristics.

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