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Meat is the most delicious thing I eat in a day. I try to eat some everyday. Mushrooms get close but if you really want delicious vegetables you have to add a l

Meat is the most delicious thing I eat in a day. I try to eat some everyday. Mushrooms get close but if you really want delicious vegetables you have to add a lot of dairy based fat and it’s still nowhere near as delicious as meat.

7sigma 5y ago
I like meat a lot, but over the last year I've reduced my meat consumption to about once or twice a month. I can make a delicious chick pea and lentil soup, or a simple tomato pasta sauce and i don't feel the need for meat. Recipes like yotam otolenghis courgette terrine with tomato chutney is simply awesome. https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/sep/26/yotam-ottolenghi-bread-recipes-paratha-courgette-loaf-soda-bread-figs https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/sep/26/yotam-ottolengh... I also replaced steak burgers with beyond burgers or similar and I don't notice the difference. I still miss meat sometimes but I eat for special occasions or barbeques.
dangom 5y ago
Try any veg. indian dish and you'll be surprised how delicious vegetables can be prepared.
- chongli 5y ago
  Most of the delicious vegetarian Indian dishes I've had are loaded with dairy-based fat and still not as good as the meat dishes. This lines up exactly with what the GP claims.
  - zeroimpl 5y ago
    Swapping for a non-dairy fat is trivial and won't really affect the flavour.
    - radec 5y ago
      I think this thread is exactly what the article is talking about, people don't want to make minor changed to their "normal". It's not like it's hard, if you change what you eat in a few months your tastes and cravings change and you like the new thing just as much as the old thing. But people seem to just get stuck at "but I like this"
- perl4ever 5y ago
  I used to go to a "Pakistani/Indian" restaurant (closed now) that had a fantastic spinach based dish. I always ordered it as chicken palak, though. I'm not sure if it was any kind of standard thing because I've never had something elsewhere called "palak" or "saag" that was similar. Most places in my area have something more creamy, which this was not. My point is, no matter how good the vegetables are, if I don't have to choose between vegetables and meat, I won't.
mbrodersen 5y ago
I used to feel the same. However over a few years I slowly reduced my meat consumption and learned how to make food delicious using vegetables. Nowadays I eat meat once a week when going to the pub with friends and otherwise not. Nowadays meat tastes kinda boring to me. Your taste change as your diet change.

7sigma 5y ago

I like meat a lot, but over the last year I've reduced my meat consumption to about once or twice a month. I can make a delicious chick pea and lentil soup, or a simple tomato pasta sauce and i don't feel the need for meat. Recipes like yotam otolenghis courgette terrine with tomato chutney is simply awesome. https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/sep/26/yotam-ottolenghi-bread-recipes-paratha-courgette-loaf-soda-bread-figs https://www.theguardian.com/food/2020/sep/26/yotam-ottolengh... I also replaced steak burgers with beyond burgers or similar and I don't notice the difference. I still miss meat sometimes but I eat for special occasions or barbeques.

dangom 5y ago

Try any veg. indian dish and you'll be surprised how delicious vegetables can be prepared.

chongli 5y ago
Most of the delicious vegetarian Indian dishes I've had are loaded with dairy-based fat and still not as good as the meat dishes. This lines up exactly with what the GP claims.
- zeroimpl 5y ago
  Swapping for a non-dairy fat is trivial and won't really affect the flavour.
  - radec 5y ago
    I think this thread is exactly what the article is talking about, people don't want to make minor changed to their "normal". It's not like it's hard, if you change what you eat in a few months your tastes and cravings change and you like the new thing just as much as the old thing. But people seem to just get stuck at "but I like this"
perl4ever 5y ago
I used to go to a "Pakistani/Indian" restaurant (closed now) that had a fantastic spinach based dish. I always ordered it as chicken palak, though. I'm not sure if it was any kind of standard thing because I've never had something elsewhere called "palak" or "saag" that was similar. Most places in my area have something more creamy, which this was not. My point is, no matter how good the vegetables are, if I don't have to choose between vegetables and meat, I won't.

mbrodersen 5y ago

I used to feel the same. However over a few years I slowly reduced my meat consumption and learned how to make food delicious using vegetables. Nowadays I eat meat once a week when going to the pub with friends and otherwise not. Nowadays meat tastes kinda boring to me. Your taste change as your diet change.