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Re:Vegan cheese has quietly but steadily infiltrated mainstr... by barbazoo on Thursday April 29, 2021 @03:17PM (#26985338)
After 2 years or so of eating vegetarian I don't think that meat burgers are actually better. First of all, a burger is all about toppings and condiments. And vegetarian patties have come such a long way, texture and flavor wise, it blows my mind. Compared to the boring and ever the same taste of meat it doesn't even come close for me.
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Re:Vegan cheese has quietly but steadily infiltrated mainstr... by celtain on Thursday April 29, 2021 @08:37PM (#26988608)
My standard workday lunch used to be a chicken salad sandwich with all the toppings. When I replaced that with a mushroom melt I realized I didn't actually care that much about the chicken itself.

A lot of the meat I was consuming was just a matter of treating meat as the default option, not because it was actually adding significant value. That style of eating comprised at least 75%-90% of my meat consumption, and cutting that out turned out to be extremely easy.

The last 10%-25% has been much harder though, especially when my wife and most of my friends like eating meat so much.

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Re:Vegan cheese has quietly but steadily infiltrated mainstr... by qudat on Thursday April 29, 2021 @04:10PM (#26986088)
This is also true for buffalo wings. They aren't actually good, they are just a vehicle for buffalo sauce. Fried cauliflower with buffalo sauce is just as good if not better than wings.
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Re:Vegan cheese has quietly but steadily infiltrated mainstr... by barbazoo on Thursday April 29, 2021 @07:42PM (#26988241)
Fried cauliflower is so good, thanks for reminding me about that!
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Re:Vegan cheese has quietly but steadily infiltrated mainstr... by xeromal on Thursday April 29, 2021 @05:52PM (#26987290)
Veggie Grill makes some great boneless buffalo wings
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Re:Vegan cheese has quietly but steadily infiltrated mainstr... by delecti on Thursday April 29, 2021 @03:48PM (#26985809)
Agreed. I've accidentally gotten a few beef burgers since I stopped intentionally eating meat, and at this point I prefer impossible burgers over beef. I still haven't found a sufficiently satisfying ham (always just tastes like bologna) or breakfast sausage (too dry) yet though.
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