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Vegan Beefburgers And Sausages - Why?
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 Stirlingsays  17 May 21 6.23pm |
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Originally posted by Palace Old Geezer
I thought the whole point of being vegan or vegetarian is that eating meat products is considered off limits. Why do they want to eat pretend burgers and sausages or steak or anything else that meat lovers enjoy? There are vegan sausage rolls and even vegan pork pies. Why? I saw a recipe for shepherdess pie the other day. Shepherds pie without the meat. Made with quorn I think. The stuff that's basically fermented fungus. Sorry, but I guess I just don't get these eating fads. I enjoyed my roast beef yesterday and will always love a good steak. Ain't nothing gonna change my mind. Just curious that's all. I know that for some that they can like the taste of meat but their stomachs and systems find it harder to process easily.
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| Palace Old Geezer Midhurst 17 May 21 6.44pm |
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Originally posted by sprites
Hiya, Yep, that's me. Remember for a lot of us vegetarians, we didn't suddenly stop enjoying meat. I love a good steak too. I absolutely love it. Chicken, bacon, burgers...you name it. But our moral views or environmental beliefs simply outweigh the love of meat. So for us to have meat-like alternatives is amazing. It's a game-changer and means we can actually turn up to a BBQ expecting more than just a garden salad. Quorn is a god send. Cheers OK sprites, I understand what you're saying. But are you unusual in the vegetarian world? I have a friend who has not eaten meat for as long as I remember and for the reasons you give. He and is wife won't go near anything that is remotely meat. Won't even cook it for guests. My granddaughter was given quorn at school and it made her violently ill for days. Anyway, there you are, each to his own. Or her own. Or it's own. Oh, I give up.
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| kingdowieonthewall Sussex, ex-Cronx. 17 May 21 8.04pm |
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Originally posted by ex hibitionist
and there's Indian veggie curries - I prefer a good nut roast to a meat roast, veggie food can be lovely, but you have to work harder to get the tastiness up. I was pescatarian for about four years, not any more cos the other half's Polish, and if i'm hungry there's always something porky available and I'm too weak to resist. india does veg. very well/ tasty fair stuff. big difference between vegan & veg.
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sprites  Auckland 17 May 21 9.38pm |
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Originally posted by Palace Old Geezer
OK sprites, I understand what you're saying. But are you unusual in the vegetarian world? I have a friend who has not eaten meat for as long as I remember and for the reasons you give. He and is wife won't go near anything that is remotely meat. Won't even cook it for guests. My granddaughter was given quorn at school and it made her violently ill for days. Anyway, there you are, each to his own. Or her own. Or it's own. Oh, I give up. Don't think I'm unusual. Most vege mates enjoy the alternatives. Some don't. Like you say, each to their own.
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| martin2412 Living The Dream 17 May 21 9.52pm |
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When they start producing beef flavoured cabbage then I'll start eating it.
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| Midlands Eagle 18 May 21 6.46am |
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Originally posted by Palace Old Geezer
Why do they want to eat pretend burgers and sausages or steak or anything else that meat lovers enjoy? Because they taste nice I'm not a vegetarian but when we go to our normal gastropub I often have a veggie burger because they taste nicer than the beef ones. My daughter used to be a veggie and came up once in the summer when I was having a bbq so I got veggie sausages for her and was quite surprised at how tasty they were when I tried one.
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| ex hibitionist Hastings 18 May 21 8.00am |
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Originally posted by Midlands Eagle
Because they taste nice I'm not a vegetarian but when we go to our normal gastropub I often have a veggie burger because they taste nicer than the beef ones. My daughter used to be a veggie and came up once in the summer when I was having a bbq so I got veggie sausages for her and was quite surprised at how tasty they were when I tried one. depends which veggie sausages you have of course - imaginative selection of ingredients with good use of texture and taste - good, processed pap - bad.
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| chris123 hove actually 18 May 21 8.04am |
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Originally posted by Badger11
I have a veggie friend and she is an excellent cook she doesn't do these pseudo meat dishes for her family. There are plenty of non meat recipes Italian especially, I even cook some myself. Spaghetti aglio e olio - delicious!
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| Badger11 Beckenham 18 May 21 8.17am |
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Originally posted by chris123
Spaghetti aglio e olio - delicious! Mmmm I have a recipe book by Amelia Freer she's not exclusively a veggie but has great recipes a lot involve different types of beans doesn't sound great but they are delicious. She also does receipes without gluten or dairy always useful if you have a problem with those. Pancakes made with almonds delicious unless you have a nut allergy.
Edited by Badger11 (18 May 2021 8.20am)
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| chris123 hove actually 18 May 21 8.25am |
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Originally posted by Badger11
Mmmm I have a recipe book by Amelia Freer she's not exclusively a veggie but has great recipes a lot involve different types of beans doesn't sound great but they are delicious. She also does receipes without gluten or dairy always useful if you have a problem with those. Pancakes made with almonds delicious unless you have a nut allergy.
Edited by Badger11 (18 May 2021 8.20am) Fabes beans are excellent too.
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| Midlands Eagle 18 May 21 8.47am |
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Originally posted by Badger11
Wifey's sister is a veggie so we have a couple of decent cook books for when she comes up Veggiestan is my favourite for the more adventurous palate [Link]
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| Spiderman Horsham 18 May 21 9.08am |
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Originally posted by sprites
Hiya, Yep, that's me. Remember for a lot of us vegetarians, we didn't suddenly stop enjoying meat. I love a good steak too. I absolutely love it. Chicken, bacon, burgers...you name it. But our moral views or environmental beliefs simply outweigh the love of meat. So for us to have meat-like alternatives is amazing. It's a game-changer and means we can actually turn up to a BBQ expecting more than just a garden salad. Quorn is a god send. Cheers My household are now committed vegans and I agree with the above ( except a lot of Quorn stuff is not vegan). Vegan ice cream is the best ice cream I have ever tasted and recommend people try it. I do not miss meat and feel healthier for it but I appreciate everyone has their own opinions and the right to eat what they want.
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| chris123 hove actually 18 May 21 9.29am |
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Originally posted by Spiderman
My household are now committed vegans and I agree with the above ( except a lot of Quorn stuff is not vegan). Vegan ice cream is the best ice cream I have ever tasted and recommend people try it. I do not miss meat and feel healthier for it but I appreciate everyone has their own opinions and the right to eat what they want. I'd struggle not having seafood.
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| Spiderman Horsham 18 May 21 10.16am |
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Originally posted by chris123
I'd struggle not having seafood. Do you mean you see food and you need it?
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| Midlands Eagle 18 May 21 10.22am |
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Originally posted by chris123
I love fish and all types of seafood but don't eat it any more in England. I lived in Newcastle for many years and had easy access to the city centre fish markets as well as the North Sea fish quay and the fish was fresh and superb. We moved from there down to Torbay with Brixham Harbour a short drive away and again the fish was superb. We now live as far from the sea as it's possible to get and the fish counters in the supermarkets are anything but fresh so we've given up on it saving it for overseas holidays
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