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Most vegetarians were not born vegetarians, though. Some did recently eat meat so can compare. In my opinion, I don't think anything vegetarian will come close

Most vegetarians were not born vegetarians, though. Some did recently eat meat so can compare. In my opinion, I don't think anything vegetarian will come close to a steak anytime soon, but I have eaten chili sin carne, without noticing it being vegetarian. My main problem is also simply, that I have not learned yet, to cook without meat very good. It takes effort, but is worth it.

michaelbrooks 4y ago
Fable mushrooms are the closest thing to steak-like that I've ever had. It's even better than the fake meat steaks I've found in supermarkets. I was never a lover of mushrooms in the first place, but these don't even taste or feel like a traditional mushroom. It looks and feels more like steak.
- prepend 4y ago
  I love fable mushrooms and mushrooms in general. They are not steak substitutes. I’m surprised by people who make this claim. 100/100 if a good chef cooks fable mushroom and a filet or ribeye or sirloin and blind taste tests they are distinguishable. And that’s ok. Mushrooms and steak are different. The textures are a little similar but definitely different. Things can be different, that’s ok.
  - JoeAltmaier 4y ago
    Indeed. Impossible meat etc are also different, and that's OK too. I'm confounded by folks hammering on about how close they are to 'meat'. Hey, chicken, pork, beef are all different too! So what's the problem? Are they good? Do you know a good recipe? That's all that counts.
prepend 4y ago
> Most vegetarians were not born vegetarians, though. I’m not sure about that. Internationally, this definitely isn’t true as most Hindu were born Hindu and vegetarian. And in the US, I’d say that about 1/3 of non-Hindu/ cultural vegetarians friends and acquaintances were born into families that are vegetarian.
- hutzlibu 4y ago
  Most of the vegetarians I thought we are talking about, meaning people from "the west", were only some grew up with it, but rather switched to vegetarism for ethical/health reasons.

michaelbrooks 4y ago

Fable mushrooms are the closest thing to steak-like that I've ever had. It's even better than the fake meat steaks I've found in supermarkets. I was never a lover of mushrooms in the first place, but these don't even taste or feel like a traditional mushroom. It looks and feels more like steak.

prepend 4y ago
I love fable mushrooms and mushrooms in general. They are not steak substitutes. I’m surprised by people who make this claim. 100/100 if a good chef cooks fable mushroom and a filet or ribeye or sirloin and blind taste tests they are distinguishable. And that’s ok. Mushrooms and steak are different. The textures are a little similar but definitely different. Things can be different, that’s ok.
- JoeAltmaier 4y ago
  Indeed. Impossible meat etc are also different, and that's OK too. I'm confounded by folks hammering on about how close they are to 'meat'. Hey, chicken, pork, beef are all different too! So what's the problem? Are they good? Do you know a good recipe? That's all that counts.

prepend 4y ago

> Most vegetarians were not born vegetarians, though. I’m not sure about that. Internationally, this definitely isn’t true as most Hindu were born Hindu and vegetarian. And in the US, I’d say that about 1/3 of non-Hindu/ cultural vegetarians friends and acquaintances were born into families that are vegetarian.

hutzlibu 4y ago
Most of the vegetarians I thought we are talking about, meaning people from "the west", were only some grew up with it, but rather switched to vegetarism for ethical/health reasons.