What the fuck is the ‘authentic experience’ of a chicken nugget that seitan is incapable of replicating, anyways? Also the burger patties I ate in school as a cringe baby carnist were 60% TVP soy to begin with, so if anything I’m being even more honest with my frozen slabs now
I like my meat substitutes because I’m thoroughly uncreative and don’t ever intend on changing that. “Just learn new recipes” yeah I can’t even wake up in the morning let me have my fake mince Bolognese
For real, and if the only thing standing between me and some godly grilled cheeze sandwich and tomato soup is “suffering” through a slice of coconut fat, salt and emulsifiers, I’m going to be enjoying a delicious grilled sandwich and dunking it in the soup.
The line between “meat substitute” and “regular veggie dish” is kinda bullshit anyways:
Like, if I make my own seitan from scratch and use it in unique ways is that meat substitute?
If I make a roux, and make it salty and a little sour, is that a queso substitute or just a roux?
If I crumble firm tofu and pan fry it until it’s a bit crispy, is that meat crumble substitute or is it just tofu crumbles? Am I sinning if I use tvp instead?
Makhani sauce uses cashew cream by default but if you take that same cashew cream in another dish, maybe you’re a big faker.
How much squash do I have to put in my patty before it flips from “burger” to “veggie fritter?”
It’s all silly.
My diet is like 70% carbohydrates and 30% meat substitutes
Yes I know it’s unhealthy, I’m in this for the animals, not for myself
Also, and this is a bit of a different issue, but there is absolutely no reason that “meat” has to mean animal flesh. Historically the word “meat” has been used to refer to all sorts of things. Nutmeat and sweetmeats are the two examples that spring to mind immediately, neither of which is dead animal. I support taking back the word “meat” from the carnists. Yeah, I eat meat, it’s soy meat and it’s delicious! No dead animal involved!
Historically the word “meat” has been used to refer to all sorts of things
The only modern use of the old definition is in mincemeat pie…
That being said, I think the chuds are gonna do a slogan of “put the meat back in mincemeat pie” or somethin’, when someone tells them that fact…
Honestly if someone has a vegan or vegetarian recipe for mincemeat pie, feel free to send me your favorite recipes. I’ve been wanting to find something that can match the stupidly umami and salty notes of an Australian pie. Vegetarian is cool with me too, honestly.
I think we’re referring to different mincemeat pies (the one I’m talking about is the one ironically without much beef or suet, and it’s rather sweet)
Australian mie pies probably need something like a mushroom gravy and some nice seitan and tofu to substitute for that
However, I did find this prbly Quebecois dish
Honestly anything fried properly ends up crunchy on the outside and soft and chewy on the inside.
Protein helps since it’s naturally soft and chewy when cooked, but it’s not like my mouth and stomach counts the macros. Fried tofu is a cheap and easy go-to for me. I like tater tots too
Sauces don’t belong to anyone lmao I add sauces to everything anyways
