Subj : Re: Help me here .. I am confused ?
To   : boraxman
From : Adept
Date : Sat Oct 29 2022 17:31:30

 bo> For me, the best veggie burgers are the ones which don't try to emulate
 bo> meat. Like the "bubble and squeak" ones, potato, peas, corn.  Don't try
 bo> to hide the vegetables and be a second rate meat burger, become a first
 bo> rate veggie burger.

I think I tended to think that way when I wasn't vegetarian (it's been a while, though), but at this point... I like things that taste good, and some of the veggie burgers taste pretty darn good, regardless of what they're made of or what they're trying to impersonate (_if_ they're trying to impersonate things).

But, while I can't get them in Europe (rules about GMOs forbid selling their current form), I like the Impossible Burgers, in part because it's interesting to have a burger that looks raw, but is made with beets, and is unlikely to have the dangerous forms of e. coli on it, so I feel safer cooking them "medium rare" than I ever did with a patty made from an animal.

But, in general, the fake-meat options have gotten pretty interesting, in the past few years.

On the other hand, I _also_ like things like General Tso's Tofu, where I think the texture and flavor of a very firm, preferably pre-browned tofu is better than making it with chicken.

But, obviously, in matters of flavor preferences, to each their own.

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