Beyond Meat signs global supply deals with McDonald’s, KFC and Pizza Hut

Re:Beyond Meat signs global supply deals with McDonald’s, KF... by jordache on Tuesday March 02, 2021 @05:47PM (#26322187)

I tried the impossible whopper. You literally could not tell the difference between that and a normal beef whopper. I realized a lot the attributes of these commercial food products are the additions, like sauce, and toppings that contribute to that precisely calibrated flavor.

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Re:Beyond Meat signs global supply deals with McDonald’s, KF... by apozem on Tuesday March 02, 2021 @05:59PM (#26322341)

My wife is vegan and let me try her Impossible Burger at a local chain. I am not vegan so she wanted to know how accurate the taste was. It tasted exactly like a frozen burger you'd cook on your backyard grill.

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Re:Beyond Meat signs global supply deals with McDonald’s, KF... by gowld on Tuesday March 02, 2021 @10:14PM (#26324294)

Only if you bury it in toppings.

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Re:Beyond Meat signs global supply deals with McDonald’s, KF... by kart23 on Tuesday March 02, 2021 @06:32PM (#26322707)

Impossible is really good, even the texture is nearly spot-on. However, I've found Beyond meat to give itself away pretty easily, and it has a distinctly chemical-ly, (plant?) aftertaste.

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Re:Beyond Meat signs global supply deals with McDonald’s, KF... by astura on Tuesday March 02, 2021 @08:06PM (#26323426)

I find the Beyond Meat aftertaste quite pleasing, actually. It taste kind almost herbal to me.

It's been more than two decades since I've had hamburger so I can't comment on authenticity.

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Re:Beyond Meat signs global supply deals with McDonald’s, KF... by null0pointer on Tuesday March 02, 2021 @07:24PM (#26323157)

I tried the impossible whopper too and I could certainly tell the difference. It was very close, and if I wasn't paying attention I might not have noticed, but it does taste distinctly different.

Not trying to say you're wrong, just want to provide another datapoint. I tried it about a year ago, so maybe they've updated their recipe since then. I would encourage anyone reading to give it a try see what they think.

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Re:Beyond Meat signs global supply deals with McDonald’s, KF... by jordache on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @10:41AM (#26329789)

I wouldn't be surprised if you do a back to back A/B comparison, one can identify diffferences. However, soeone who doesn't hasn't eaten a whopper in years, it was essentially how the whopper tasted to me.

That is sufficient of a bar to for a meat replacement I'd say.

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Re:Beyond Meat signs global supply deals with McDonald’s, KF... by bitcharmer on Wednesday March 03, 2021 @01:42AM (#26325470)

You can definitely tell the difference and anyone with taste buds will tell you the same.

It's not that I'm against plant-based diet. I will totally switch once the experience becomes indistinguishable. We're just not there yet. No reason to pretend otherwise.

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