What sucks is I think the clones are terrible introductions to vegetarian food compared to the real deals. Screw a fake chicken nugget and ketchup, give people a falafel ball and yogurt sauce. The best vegetarian food there is makes no attempt to be fake meat, it stands on its own.

I like fake meats though, because I liked real meat when I ate it and I'm nostalgic for the experience. I like eating 'brats' with my family at cookouts because it is part of the tradition, and chick'n nuggets are significantly less trouble to prepare than chunks of firm tofu.

Don't assume everyone is a vegetarian or vegan for the same reasons.

Also falafel is awesome and I wish there were more fast-food falafel joints in the world.

I enjoy falafel, and I also enjoy Impossible sausage and grounds. The latter works nicely in spaghetti or stroganoff; the former does not. I like having a wide variety of options.

If you’re using chicken nuggets as the example you’re way off. Every vegetarian and vegan swears by Morning Star buffalo nuggets and the Gardein Ultimate Nuggets are better than chicken.

You’re right about a lot of veggie substitutes but nuggets are one of the cases where it is just as good.

Both of those are mostly wheat flour, gluten, seed oils and soy protein.. i’ll pass..

Yikes, where is that delicious chicken-beak-paste??

Come on. Nuggets are 99% the breading.

> Morning Star buffalo nuggets

Made from fresh buffalos I presume?

I mean that’s what I assumed when I first bought them. After I realized my terrible mistake I sent a strongly worded letter to the FDA demanding they be called bufallow nuggetz to alleviate any future confusion.

I mean they were right next to the mammoth bites and dodo eggs, how was I supposed to know?

Unlike the Dodo and Mammoth, Buffalo are not extinct. They are also still eaten.

Bison meat is amazing. Far superior to beef. Also all bison are free range because they are technically still wild animals.

I don't know, the latest generation of fake chicken nuggets are remarkably close to the real thing, and frankly I prefer them considering the horrible practices around industrial chicken farms.