Just as a counter to this, while I agree such substitutes are a poor facsimile to real meat I'm incredibly grateful for them. I'm vegetarian for moral reasons

Just as a counter to this, while I agree such substitutes are a poor facsimile to real meat I'm incredibly grateful for them. I'm vegetarian for moral reasons but my problem is I don't really like vegetables and have constant meat craving. Being able to cook dishes I've been eating for the first 27 years of my life and make them vegetarian (though not as good) is a life saver and I'm grateful for the increasing investment and development in this area.