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Just in general interest, I'm not a vegan or vegetarian, why would you want, as a vegetarian, food that is like meat? Or even tastes like meat?

cwillu 3y ago
There are many reasons one might choose to be vegetarian beyond disliking the flavour and/or texture of meat.
camel-cdr 3y ago
Because you like the taste, but don't want to exploit animals. It's also a good way to start of with veganism, because you don't need to instantly replace all of your old recepies.
IanCal 3y ago
Various dishes are designed with a meat component, where the texture or flavour works well. Pulled pork for example would have the same flavour blended into a soup but wouldn't work as well for burritos that way.
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rsynnott 3y ago
- You like meat, but don’t want to eat it for ethical reasons. - You like meat, but don’t want to eat it for religious reasons. - You like meat, but don’t want to eat it for environmental/sustainability reasons (this is arguably a subset of the ‘ethical reasons’ one) - You like meat, but it is too expensive (expect this one to get more common as water shortages and emissions reduction initiatives bite; it takes a _hell_ of a lot of water to produce a kilo of beef…) - You like meat, but it is too high-risk (we keep having these run-ins with zoonotic diseases, you will note; what if cows are an ideal carrier for the next COVID? If we were in the habit of eating mustelids we’d probably already be having that conversation.) I mean, there are _lots_ of potential reasons.
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shermantanktop 3y ago
I am a vegetarian, and I don’t. If I order a veg burger, and I can’t tell if it is meat or not, I might be getting meat. And tbh after decades of no meat, I’m not interested. All y’all can eat whatever you want, it’s just not for me. Other vegetarians/vegans feel differently. It’s not always a logical thing, food is so primal that explanations only go so far.

cwillu 3y ago

There are many reasons one might choose to be vegetarian beyond disliking the flavour and/or texture of meat.

camel-cdr 3y ago

Because you like the taste, but don't want to exploit animals. It's also a good way to start of with veganism, because you don't need to instantly replace all of your old recepies.

IanCal 3y ago

Various dishes are designed with a meat component, where the texture or flavour works well. Pulled pork for example would have the same flavour blended into a soup but wouldn't work as well for burritos that way.

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rsynnott 3y ago

- You like meat, but don’t want to eat it for ethical reasons. - You like meat, but don’t want to eat it for religious reasons. - You like meat, but don’t want to eat it for environmental/sustainability reasons (this is arguably a subset of the ‘ethical reasons’ one) - You like meat, but it is too expensive (expect this one to get more common as water shortages and emissions reduction initiatives bite; it takes a _hell_ of a lot of water to produce a kilo of beef…) - You like meat, but it is too high-risk (we keep having these run-ins with zoonotic diseases, you will note; what if cows are an ideal carrier for the next COVID? If we were in the habit of eating mustelids we’d probably already be having that conversation.) I mean, there are _lots_ of potential reasons.

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shermantanktop 3y ago

I am a vegetarian, and I don’t. If I order a veg burger, and I can’t tell if it is meat or not, I might be getting meat. And tbh after decades of no meat, I’m not interested. All y’all can eat whatever you want, it’s just not for me. Other vegetarians/vegans feel differently. It’s not always a logical thing, food is so primal that explanations only go so far.