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Why not just eat regular vegetarian foods? Why fake meat? Many people love the taste of meat, plain and simple. If I'm craving a medium rare NY Strip steak, n
by _pius 14y ago
Why not just eat regular vegetarian foods? Why fake meat?
Many people love the taste of meat, plain and simple.
If I'm craving a medium rare NY Strip steak, neither a Portobello mushroom nor Ahi tuna filet will quite satiate that desire, no matter how good they taste.
A fake meat that successfully replicates the flavor profile and mouthfeel of meat while providing the ethical and health benefits of vegetables would be a game-changer.
- ben1040 14y agoYeah. I'm trying to cut meat out for health reasons but I have 30 years' meat-eating inertia behind me. And I like the taste/texture of meat. I will happily buy something that gets me 80-85% of the way there without the health hit or energy expenditures related to real meat. I generally do not eat red meat anyway, so that loosens the constraints a bit - approximating chicken seems like it would be far, far easier to pull off than a rare steak. Also, it's different on the coasts, but here in the Midwest finding vegetarian meals out is a trial sometimes. A lot of places' "vegetarian" option is pasta with a cream sauce, or something with a ton of cheese. If they can sell this to restaurants to sub in for a chicken breast or the like, that would make it easier to skip meat when eating out.