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I'm not a vegetarian, but recently I've actually started eating these vegetarian burger patties that my local supermarket sells. They're made from beetroot, bea

I'm not a vegetarian, but recently I've actually started eating these vegetarian burger patties that my local supermarket sells. They're made from beetroot, beans, and other vegetables. They don't really pretend to be meat, you definitely know you're eating a vege patty. I've actually discovered I prefer them to normal burger patties, they're cheaper too. I've never been big on mince/ground meat though, I've never really seen the point. I'm definitely not a fan of those fake meat products like quorn. They fall into some kind of uncanny valley [1] for food. They are like an inferior, more expensive version of meat. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncanny_valley

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scruple 8y ago
> I've never really seen the point. Historically it was so that the more unsavory cuts or pieces (think the brain, organs, intestine, etc...) and the smaller scraps and pieces of meat could be used. It's not all hamburgers. Meat loaf, steak tartare, meatballs, hashes, sausages, soups, etc... There's a number of other, non-hamburger, ways to eat ground meat that is different, unique, and interesting (from a culinary perspective, anyway).
lhorie 8y ago
At the cafeteria at work, on burger days, meat and veggie patties are side-by-side, and it's easy to taste the contrast between them. I find it interesting that the meat burgers are these dry tasteless umami blobs presumably to try to conform to the "low-fat! low sodium!" narrative of how traditional food should be in order to be "healthy", but the veggie ones are so packed with seasoning that I question whether they are in fact healthy. I often end up getting one of each to balance things out.