Re:Impossible Pork
by blueberry_47 on Monday January 06, 2020 @09:25PM
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Put enough catsup and mustard on anything and it will taste enough like a burger for me
> Put enough catsup and mustard on anything and it will taste enough like a burger for me
Ugh. As someone who hates catsup and mustard, I hate the "it tastes the same when it's loaded with sauce" veggie burgers.
The patties actually need to taste good on their own.
Re:Impossible Pork
by egypturnash on Monday January 06, 2020 @11:51PM
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Today I learnt that turkey is a vegetable.
The point is that "beef" is not the definitional taste and texture of a meat patty.
> Some of us are so used to "hamburger" that it's hard to imagine the patty being anything else.
Only of tangential relevance, but maybe still interesting: there's no ham in a traditional hamburger.
The name seems to be derived from the German city of Hamburg.
Good observation.
I've heard plenty of anecdotes of recent immigrants / tourists to the US ordering a "hamburger" expecting it to be ham. It's a rather awkward surprise for Indians who will eat pork, but not beef.
(The downvotes are unfair, IMO.)
Try a turkey burgers, a chicken burger, a black bean burger, ect... There's so much better variety in veggie burgers, (and they don't cause the run to the bathroom, if you know what I mean.)
And, if you ever find yourself in India, try McDonald's vegetarian burgers. Nothing like beef, but still delicious.
Think of a "burger" as a style of sandwich. Some of us are so used to "hamburger" that it's hard to imagine the patty being anything else.
Honestly, it's worth trying a veggie burger. (A lot of people order them with bacon on top.) As long as you stay away from the "I can't believe it's not meat" style, they're delicious.