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Has anyone tried this? How does it compare to, say, Gardein? (the stuff they serve at Lyfe Kitchen)

fleitz 14y ago
People who don't eat meat say it's indistinguishable from meat. I've never understood the fake meat thing, I eat alot of meat but don't go around looking for fake vegetables. Even when I go to a vegetarian/vegan restaurant rarely do I find the imitation dishes to be anywhere near as good as the originals, however, there are a lot of great vegan/vegetarian dishes that are much better than any of the faux dishes.
- 27182818284 14y ago
  What about artificial grape flavor, etc? Maybe not faux veggies, but faux fruit is definitely prevalent.
- jlgreco 14y ago
  Yeah, I am right there with you. I love things like tofu as they are, no need to dress them up as something they aren't. The best vegan dishes I have ever had came from places that treated those dishes as first class citizens, not imitations of other menu items. It just makes more sense that if you prepare the ingredient as well as possible it will turn out better than if you place a restriction on yourself first (like, "make it taste like meat").
- hahla 14y ago
  Are you serious? People don't eat real meat generally because they don't like the fact that they're killing a live animal do so. I quit eating meat 5-6 years ago for this reason, yet when I visit restaurants and my friends order meat I wish I could taste what they're eating. Meat substitutes currently are terrible, the textures and flavors are completely off. BeyondMeat supposedly creates a chicken strip that takes like the real thing, and has the same cooking properties which is extremely exciting.
- mangodrunk 14y ago
  Well I think part of it might be because these people grew up eating meat and like the taste and texture of it but don't want the negative aspects associated with meat. As others have said, it's not something that we would want at every meal or every day. But, maybe you will be the one who will be eating this fake meat instead. It's just as much for you as it is for a vegetarian.
smacktoward 14y ago
Farhad Manjoo at Slate reviewed it and liked it, specifically saying he preferred it to Gardein: http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2012/07/beyond_meat_fake_chicken_that_tastes_so_real_it_will_freak_you_out_.single.html http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2012/07/...
murrain 14y ago
Source in San Francisco serves this. If I didn't know it was faux meat I wouldn't have been able to distinguish this from real chicken.

People who don't eat meat say it's indistinguishable from meat. I've never understood the fake meat thing, I eat alot of meat but don't go around looking for fake vegetables. Even when I go to a vegetarian/vegan restaurant rarely do I find the imitation dishes to be anywhere near as good as the originals, however, there are a lot of great vegan/vegetarian dishes that are much better than any of the faux dishes.

27182818284 14y ago
What about artificial grape flavor, etc? Maybe not faux veggies, but faux fruit is definitely prevalent.
jlgreco 14y ago
Yeah, I am right there with you. I love things like tofu as they are, no need to dress them up as something they aren't. The best vegan dishes I have ever had came from places that treated those dishes as first class citizens, not imitations of other menu items. It just makes more sense that if you prepare the ingredient as well as possible it will turn out better than if you place a restriction on yourself first (like, "make it taste like meat").
hahla 14y ago
Are you serious? People don't eat real meat generally because they don't like the fact that they're killing a live animal do so. I quit eating meat 5-6 years ago for this reason, yet when I visit restaurants and my friends order meat I wish I could taste what they're eating. Meat substitutes currently are terrible, the textures and flavors are completely off. BeyondMeat supposedly creates a chicken strip that takes like the real thing, and has the same cooking properties which is extremely exciting.
mangodrunk 14y ago
Well I think part of it might be because these people grew up eating meat and like the taste and texture of it but don't want the negative aspects associated with meat. As others have said, it's not something that we would want at every meal or every day. But, maybe you will be the one who will be eating this fake meat instead. It's just as much for you as it is for a vegetarian.

smacktoward 14y ago

Farhad Manjoo at Slate reviewed it and liked it, specifically saying he preferred it to Gardein: http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2012/07/beyond_meat_fake_chicken_that_tastes_so_real_it_will_freak_you_out_.single.html http://www.slate.com/articles/technology/technology/2012/07/...

murrain 14y ago

Source in San Francisco serves this. If I didn't know it was faux meat I wouldn't have been able to distinguish this from real chicken.