choffer Posted January 12, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted January 12, 2020 26 minutes ago, bickster said: Hopefully they are better than their original counterparts. The meaty ones are the sort thats made of mush with no actual texture. I don't understand why they are so popular. Oh the originals have always been a dirty secret. You just know how little actual meat is in them but I’ve always loved them. Think it’s probably a childhood memory thing. They aren’t good sausages but sometimes needs must. Their veggie option is probably the closest I’ve had to an actual real sausage. Still a mile away from the real thing but eminently edible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seat68 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 Going to try a plant based burger this weekend. Any suggestions for the meatiest from a major supermarket? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted January 29, 2020 Moderator Share Posted January 29, 2020 On 06/01/2020 at 19:51, Stevo985 said: Having googled it it seems they're saying they want it to have the taste of their meat burgers by being cooked on the same grill so it tastes as much like a whopper as possible. Which I guess makes a bit of sense. Still seems like a bit of an own goal to me I dunno if I posted this before, but I had one abroad (Aus) last year in Hungry Jacks (what they call BK over there). It was delicious, and maybe the cooking on the same grill as the meat ones was part of that. I eat a veggie diet, but am not kind of religious about it, I'd eat meat if there was no option, and a bit of gravy or some meat residue from a burger grill - no problem for me personally. I'm probably weird, or at least an exception to the norm, but I'd definitely go there again - the one I went to was in one of those places where it's essentially one "shop" with 3 outlets in it side by side - a Greek kebab place (which was shut, but the reason I went in - they do good falafel kebabs and one of the staff is a Villan) and I think the other is a KFC, from memory. Anyway, they're excellent (I had the Rebel burger with cheese and because it's sort of vegan they asked if I wanted "normal" mayo, cheese, etc. Oh, yes! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
choffer Posted January 29, 2020 VT Supporter Share Posted January 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Seat68 said: Going to try a plant based burger this weekend. Any suggestions for the meatiest from a major supermarket? I think the Waitrose one is my favourite. For some reason they’ve called it “Korean” but I’ve no idea why. The Vivera one isn’t bad either. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bickster Posted January 29, 2020 Moderator Share Posted January 29, 2020 1 hour ago, Seat68 said: Going to try a plant based burger this weekend. Any suggestions for the meatiest from a major supermarket? The M&S one is dreadful 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tonyh29 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, blandy said: I'd eat meat if there was no option, Like, if it was the only dessert available and you’d already poured custard on it Edited January 29, 2020 by tonyh29 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xann Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 3 hours ago, blandy said: It was delicious, and maybe the cooking on the same grill as the meat ones was part of that. Guessing it might be for the same reason sausages are supposedly better cooked unpricked? It's the fat that provides the savour iirc? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted January 29, 2020 Moderator Share Posted January 29, 2020 1 hour ago, tonyh29 said: Like, if it was the only dessert available and you’d already poured custard on it Caramel sauce, dude...caramel sauce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted January 29, 2020 Moderator Share Posted January 29, 2020 38 minutes ago, Xann said: Guessing it might be for the same reason sausages are supposedly better cooked unpricked? It's the fat that provides the savour iirc? Possibly.. I’m not able to say Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciggiesnbeer Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 4 hours ago, Seat68 said: Going to try a plant based burger this weekend. Any suggestions for the meatiest from a major supermarket? I am in the USA so I go Impossible then Beyond. Either way with plant based burgers imho go heavy in the condiments or extra veggies etc. Agree with @choffer a nice heavy teriyaki or korean or BBQ will also help if you like those flavours. The new fake meat does a great job with the juicy factor but the taste can feel a little off. Dont be afraid to go full fries either. You are going veggie here, you can afford to live a little on the sides Good luck! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 4 hours ago, blandy said: I'm probably weird Saved, for future use. Bound to come in handy. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wainy316 Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 4 hours ago, Seat68 said: Going to try a plant based burger this weekend. Any suggestions for the meatiest from a major supermarket? Beyond are the best I’ve had. Linda McCartney mozzarella burgers are good to, which can be found in frozen sections. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stegzy Posted January 29, 2020 Popular Post Share Posted January 29, 2020 (edited) I’ve been a vegetarian all of my life (39 years) due to having very hippy parents. it was always a real struggle when I was younger going to friends or abroad as nobody understood it but I love the fact that these days you don’t have to struggle at all. Maybe even 1 year ago M&S would have about 2 veggie choices out of all of there meals and now they have about 30 and a vegan range. When I went abroad when I was younger the only option was ever margarita pizza yet in the last 6 months I’ve eaten in vegan restaurants in Krakow, Budapest, Split and Dubrovnik. I’ve never been one to preach my views at all and in fact would have always tried to keep it quiet as it normally would lead to taunts of being a pussy or gay. I’ve never understood people getting upset about others dietary choices as everything is optional and I for one, am grateful that everyone now has a choice to eat whatever they please. Edited January 29, 2020 by stegzy 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 4 hours ago, Seat68 said: Going to try a plant based burger this weekend. Any suggestions for the meatiest from a major supermarket? Don't do it. They're full of artificial factory shite. If you want a non-meat burger, just make one. Mushrooms, onions, garlic, green or brown lentils, spices, egg to bind. The factory shite won't be better than you can make, but it will contain more bad stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blandy Posted January 30, 2020 Moderator Share Posted January 30, 2020 8 hours ago, peterms said: If you want a non-meat burger, just make one. Mushrooms, onions, garlic, green or brown lentils, spices, egg to bind. That reminds me. The canteen at work does a veggie option each day apart from fridays. Last week one day the menu said “mushroom burger”. When I got to the serving counter it turned out to be....a big fried mushroom in a bun. i had a baked spud with beans and cheese 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 More on pretend burgers: Tim Hortons removes Beyond Meat offerings from remaining locations Quote Tim Hortons has stopped selling Beyond Meat products in Ontario and B.C. — the last two provinces serving them after the company scaled back the plant-based offering in September. A spokeswoman for the coffee chain's parent company, Restaurant Brands International, says there was not enough demand to keep selling Beyond Meat breakfast sandwiches in the two provinces... I've never tried them, and never will, but it's interesting that the customer demand which has been much talked up recently doesn't seem to be present in these locations. It would be good if people who want to avoid meat would eat plants, and stay away from extruded sludge churned out in factories, like a tribute act to the very worst (wurst?) sausages. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyblade Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 2 minutes ago, peterms said: More on pretend burgers: Tim Hortons removes Beyond Meat offerings from remaining locations I've never tried them, and never will, but it's interesting that the customer demand which has been much talked up recently doesn't seem to be present in these locations. It would be good if people who want to avoid meat would eat plants, and stay away from extruded sludge churned out in factories, like a tribute act to the very worst (wurst?) sausages. Just when I switched to a plant-based diet too (it's been going great btw). I would have been gutted if this was before as I used to have their Beyond Sausage farmer's wraps (for Halal reasons) and they were exquisite. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterms Posted January 30, 2020 Share Posted January 30, 2020 20 minutes ago, Keyblade said: Just when I switched to a plant-based diet too (it's been going great btw). I would have been gutted if this was before as I used to have their Beyond Sausage farmer's wraps (for Halal reasons) and they were exquisite. It's only Canada as far as I know. I'm interested that the reality of customer preference, at least there, doesn't fit the impression we are given that these things are much in demand. Avoiding these products and having a plant-based diet are in no sense incompatible or contradictory, but the corporations would have us think that eating plant-based means buying their (very profitable) sludge. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Stevo985 Posted February 23, 2020 Author VT Supporter Share Posted February 23, 2020 That's still the most ridiculous argument against vegetarianism/veganism going. I don't know why so many people still push it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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