dyke dragon 💜
vegan meat-like food
i find it interesting how vegan meat-like stuffs are always quietly assumed to be inferior to their meat counterparts but like,,,, are we sure its not the other way around actually
re: vegan meat-like food
@noiob i mean if u take "how much is it exactly indistinguishably like the thing it looks like" as the one and only criterium, yeah, but that inevitably sets it up for failure doesnt it
i feel like that perspective misses out on a lot
a burger made of some lesser known kind of meat wouldnt be automatically inferior just bc it doesnt taste just like beef, why should a vegan burger be
re: vegan meat-like food
@mxdragon there's a difference between a patty that's like, bean- or potato based or sth like tofu and a patty that's specifically engineered to imitate meat
re: vegan meat-like food
@noiob yeah but even if it was intended to imitate meat that doesnt mean that has to be the only criterium to judge it by
even if its a shitty imitation, as long as i like its taste i dont care what it was "intended" to be
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@mxdragon I'm just saying people are gonna judge it by what it's attempting to do, you can do what you want
re: vegan meat-like food
@mxdragon personally I just don't consider myself the target demographic for imitation meat, I don't really need a "replacement". I still buy some because it's tasty
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@noiob for all i care it might as well just be a different type of meat with its own taste (bonus points for not trying to give me salmonella)
re: vegan meat-like food
@mxdragon you could obvs argue that imitation meat can be superior bc you can tweak texture and ingredients freely but that's very subjective? I like that there's a variety to choose from