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> The correlation between vegans and health is muddied by the fact that vegans put far more thought into their diet than the average person It's also likely th

by Aaargh20318 3y ago

> The correlation between vegans and health is muddied by the fact that vegans put far more thought into their diet than the average person It's also likely that they simply eat less because vegan food just isn't very good.

Snow_Falls 3y ago
Chips are vegan you know. As is most sauce.
- hnra 3y ago
  Interestingly (at least in Sweden) most chips used to not be vegan, but it's getting better. A lot of chips contain animal based flavor enhancers.
  - Snow_Falls 3y ago
    I stand corrected!
  - Aaargh20318 3y ago
    > A lot of chips contain animal based flavor enhancers. I think this is mainly as a response to people using plant based fats for deep frying. Traditionally they were fried in beef tallow, no need for any flavour enhancers if you fry them in beef fat.
- Aaargh20318 3y ago
  Good example. Fries used to be (when I was a kid) deep fried in beef tallow. Nowadays it's usually plant based fats and while still good, it's not nearly as good as those fried in beef tallow. Also, fries need mayo, which is made with eggs.
at_compile_time 3y ago
There's vegan food, the processed, pale imitations of animal products you'll find in the health food aisle, and there's vegan food: rich, hearty vegetable and bean soup, fresh rustic sourdough bread, and vegetables roasted until they caramelize. Most people would think these foods boring, but that's because they've only ever had the shitty, mass-produced versions.
- Aaargh20318 3y ago
  > rich, hearty vegetable and bean soup Add some fried bacon bits and tell me it's not infinitely better for it. > fresh rustic sourdough bread Which is great on its own, but much better with some butter and ham. > vegetables roasted until they caramelize Which is a great side dish next to a good steak. Nothing wrong with vegetables, but none of these things are as satisfying as they would be combined with some animal products.

Snow_Falls 3y ago

Chips are vegan you know. As is most sauce.

hnra 3y ago
Interestingly (at least in Sweden) most chips used to not be vegan, but it's getting better. A lot of chips contain animal based flavor enhancers.
- Snow_Falls 3y ago
  I stand corrected!
- Aaargh20318 3y ago
  > A lot of chips contain animal based flavor enhancers. I think this is mainly as a response to people using plant based fats for deep frying. Traditionally they were fried in beef tallow, no need for any flavour enhancers if you fry them in beef fat.
Aaargh20318 3y ago
Good example. Fries used to be (when I was a kid) deep fried in beef tallow. Nowadays it's usually plant based fats and while still good, it's not nearly as good as those fried in beef tallow. Also, fries need mayo, which is made with eggs.

at_compile_time 3y ago

There's vegan food, the processed, pale imitations of animal products you'll find in the health food aisle, and there's vegan food: rich, hearty vegetable and bean soup, fresh rustic sourdough bread, and vegetables roasted until they caramelize. Most people would think these foods boring, but that's because they've only ever had the shitty, mass-produced versions.

Aaargh20318 3y ago
> rich, hearty vegetable and bean soup Add some fried bacon bits and tell me it's not infinitely better for it. > fresh rustic sourdough bread Which is great on its own, but much better with some butter and ham. > vegetables roasted until they caramelize Which is a great side dish next to a good steak. Nothing wrong with vegetables, but none of these things are as satisfying as they would be combined with some animal products.