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Boy was this thing hyped! I remember during the peak hype I was super eager to try it. People were saying it's indistinguishable from real meat and will cause
by brap 4y ago
Boy was this thing hyped!
I remember during the peak hype I was super eager to try it. People were saying it's indistinguishable from real meat and will cause a revolution! Even as a meat lover, I was honestly super excited when [either "Impossible" or "Beyond", don't remember which] burger came to my country. It was the first (and only) time in my life when I was excited to try a vegan burger. This will change everything!
I had it at a very nice restaurant. And it was... extremely underwhelming. I remember thinking to myself "really? that's it?". It tasted exactly like those supermarket veggie burgers my vegetarian sister used to microwave in the early to mid 90s. You know, those veggie patties that are obviously not meat, and have too much spices on them to try to mask it and pretend to be something else. Not gross, just meh. An ok side dish at most.
I guess it was all about having really, really good PR.
Still excited for lab-made meat, though. Maybe some day.
- starkd 4y agoYes, anyone who has been around for awhile should be able to recognize it as nothing more than a soy burger or veggie pattie. It shows the power of marketing to create novelty out of the ordinary.
- CharlesW 4y ago> Yes, anyone who has been around for awhile should be able to recognize it as nothing more than a soy burger or veggie pattie. Out of curiosity: Have you eaten one in a restaurant setting? They're credible ground beef analogs (and are judged harshly since the bar is higher), where soy/veggie patties don't even pretend to be beef. In any case, it was all over once Big Beef's (JBS, Tyson, Cargill, Marfrig) P.R. machines established "fake meat" as the name for beef alternatives.
- phphphphp 4y agoModern fake meats (Beyond, Impossible etc) are unmistakeably superior to legacy fake meat. I don’t know what you were served, or how it was prepared, but if it was indistinguishable from 90s microwave “meat”, it wasn’t representative. You should try a Beyond Meat burger from one of the many restaurants who regularly serve them. I wouldn’t say it’s indistinguishable from meat — and it’s totally fair to hate it — but it’s in a different league to the fake meat of the 90s. I recommend the McDonald’s McPlant, it’s a great representation.
- _xerces_ 4y agoThe article just mentioned McDonalds is getting rid of their fake meat burgers, so try it while you can.
- Klonoar 4y agoI seem to recall Impossible had a v1 recipe and then a v2 recipe. Any idea which you tried? V1 would’ve been years ago during the initial hype cycle.
- brap 4y agoMost likely v1 then. v2 would have to be quite a leap...
- Klonoar 4y agoEh, if you don't like it, you don't like it. No need to force it. :) That all said, I found the v1 formula really didn't work for me - something just tasted... off. v2 is good enough to pass for me, though I still prefer to just east standard veggie burgers if they're on the menu. I would be curious for your take if you tried v2!