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I remember when veggie burgers first came out and they actually featured veggies and tried to taste like veggies instead of psuedo-meat patties. They were so g

I remember when veggie burgers first came out and they actually featured veggies and tried to taste like veggies instead of psuedo-meat patties. They were so good! Then everything tried to just clone meat, poorly, in taste and texture and they were so much worse. But those first ones that really tasted like veggies were delish.

bryanlarsen 1y ago
Are you a vegetarian? I'm not, and really enjoy a good black bean patty. But when I crave a juicy beef hamburger, I have one. Vegetarians might prefer to satisfy cravings with something closer to their childhood memories than a black bean patty.
- haiku2077 1y ago
  I remember the veggie burgers they're talking about and they weren't black bean patties. The one I remember had potato with peas in it... god, it was delicious
  - papercrane 1y ago
    It sounds like your describing aloo tikki. It's really delicious and sometimes used as a vegetarian burger patty.
- itsoktocry 1y ago
  Unless they have some rare condition that doesn't allow them to eat meat, they can satisfy the cravings by having the odd burger. It won't kill them. I honestly don't understand the vegetarian who constantly craves meat.
  - platelminto 1y ago
    It will kill another living thing though. It's not that hard to understand - you know it tastes good but don't want to cause direct suffering.
    - asdff 1y ago
      The burger is already in the store. The way the food industry works they'd probably kill the same number of cows every year to preserve the size of their asset (the farm/heads of cattle) and get a subsidy from government for the crop loss that didn't sell.
- asdff 1y ago
  The thing with vegetarians is they tend to lose their sense of taste and smell for meat. Many vegetarians actually find the smell of cooked meat pretty revolting/nauseating since they are no longer primed for it. Anecdotally I know a vegetarian who hates one of these patties, I can't remember if it was the beyond product or the impossible burger, specifically because they tried and make it a little bit more "bloody" like a meat patty which made it disgusting to them.
- OldfieldFund 1y ago
  The taste of meat repulsed me since I was a kid. I wonder what's wrong with me. The irony is I eat it, because it's good for my IBD.
burnt-resistor 1y ago
Both exist. Portabello burgers are great too. There's nothing wrong with choice.
- Mountain_Skies 1y ago
  Portabello pizzas are also great. It's not the same as a wheat crust pizza but great in its own way.
JoshTriplett 1y ago
I'm glad that people have the option of those if they like them. Personally, I find the veggie patties to be awful in both taste and especially texture. I was thrilled when there started being options other than the pervasive gardenburgers.

bryanlarsen 1y ago

Are you a vegetarian? I'm not, and really enjoy a good black bean patty. But when I crave a juicy beef hamburger, I have one. Vegetarians might prefer to satisfy cravings with something closer to their childhood memories than a black bean patty.

haiku2077 1y ago
I remember the veggie burgers they're talking about and they weren't black bean patties. The one I remember had potato with peas in it... god, it was delicious
- papercrane 1y ago
  It sounds like your describing aloo tikki. It's really delicious and sometimes used as a vegetarian burger patty.
itsoktocry 1y ago
Unless they have some rare condition that doesn't allow them to eat meat, they can satisfy the cravings by having the odd burger. It won't kill them. I honestly don't understand the vegetarian who constantly craves meat.
- platelminto 1y ago
  It will kill another living thing though. It's not that hard to understand - you know it tastes good but don't want to cause direct suffering.
  - asdff 1y ago
    The burger is already in the store. The way the food industry works they'd probably kill the same number of cows every year to preserve the size of their asset (the farm/heads of cattle) and get a subsidy from government for the crop loss that didn't sell.
asdff 1y ago
The thing with vegetarians is they tend to lose their sense of taste and smell for meat. Many vegetarians actually find the smell of cooked meat pretty revolting/nauseating since they are no longer primed for it. Anecdotally I know a vegetarian who hates one of these patties, I can't remember if it was the beyond product or the impossible burger, specifically because they tried and make it a little bit more "bloody" like a meat patty which made it disgusting to them.
OldfieldFund 1y ago
The taste of meat repulsed me since I was a kid. I wonder what's wrong with me. The irony is I eat it, because it's good for my IBD.

burnt-resistor 1y ago

Both exist. Portabello burgers are great too. There's nothing wrong with choice.

Mountain_Skies 1y ago
Portabello pizzas are also great. It's not the same as a wheat crust pizza but great in its own way.

JoshTriplett 1y ago

I'm glad that people have the option of those if they like them. Personally, I find the veggie patties to be awful in both taste and especially texture. I was thrilled when there started being options other than the pervasive gardenburgers.