Hey fellow veggies, let me ask you something..............?!

Hey fellow veggies, let me ask you something..............?

I see a lot of asking about fake meat, or veggie burgers, or what is it... quorn. I've never had any of those things and I'm curious... I have never missed meat since I stopped eating it, but does eating things that resemble the taste or smell ever tempt you or make you miss meat? I'm just curious.... tell me about it.

1 day ago
so veggie burgers don't taste like hamburgers? That's the whole reason I never tried them... I thought they were all meant to mimic the taste of meat? which ones are good?

Some of the veggie burgers do taste quite a bit like meat. Morningstar Farms Vegan Grillers, for example, taste very much like a barbecued patty.
And then there are some brands that don't try to mimic the taste of meat, but just provide a nice filling for a sandwich and those are my favorite. Here are my top three...
Fantastic World Foods' Nature Burger: a dry mix that you add water to, shape into patties and then fry or bake. They don't take but a smidgen of oil to fry up crisp on the stovetop. They are made of grain and spices. There is some soy protein in there, but it's way down on the list. About $2 .50 a box (roughly 6 patties). P.S. I use their taco filling and sloppy joe mix, too, and it's incredible.
Sunshine Burgers: Made from ground sunflower seeds and beans mostly. These are a bit mushier than the Nature Burgers, but I love them, especially the Garden Herb flavor with thouand island and some sprouts. I love that there are only a few ingredients to these. They are frozen three to a pack for about $4
Dr. Praegers: A bean and veggie patty. Tex Mex is my favorite flavor (add some sliced avocado...yum!). It's very vegetabley. A four pack of frozen patties is about $4.

I'd steer clear of Quorn. It seems too mysterious for me (try to find a picture of the "mycoprotein" before it's processed - I dare you!). Unless of course you REALLY want something that tastes like chicken, in which case, it fits the bill.

I have not had any cravings for meat, really, but I have been curious about some of the fake meat foods. I have had some substitutes that were pretty good facsimiles, but they didn't trigger any remorse that I didn't have the real thing anymore, they just made me not want to eat them again. There were some riblet things I tried in the very beginning and those kind of grossed me out with how "real" they tasted/felt. Today I went to an all vegan place and had a "chick'n" sandwich that was good, but it was a little too realistic for me, too (The Veggie Grill in Irvine - I was impressed with everything else - GO if you're in So Cal!).
I like foods that are familiar from my old diet, like a burger with the bun and tomato and sauce and pickles and all that, but I don't want the MEAT part. So something like the Nature Burger sort of rounds out a vegan burger very nicely.

You should give some of the veg meat foods a try just to satisfy your curiosity. That's why I try most of the things I do. For example, I was never fond of sausages in my old life, but Tofurkey's sun dried tomato "sausage" on a roll with sauteed red peppers and onions with a bunch of mustard is one of my family's new favorite meals.

You won't like everything you try, but you just might find something you really like.

Wow - top contributer in the V&V section. You've come a long way. *high five*