Food Substitute Battle (1 Viewer)

[antipop]

If you like milking nuts, maybe I can help you out

You could at least ask me to dance first

 

[The Moose]

The real problem is nut juice does not sound as appealing as almond milk.

It is nut juice.

My personal favorite thing to do in line at coffee shops is when almond milk is ordered by someone in front if me I say out loud is nut juice good in coffee?

I sure get some great looks and occasionally I get someone to play back that is not such a snob.

I really don't care either way I know what I am buying have not been fooled by packing or silly names in a long time.

 

[Goatman Saint]

The only thing worse than having a ton of chemicals in our food is having politicians in them.

. I’d make a smart aleck comment about this but I don’t want the local sheriff/secret service showing up at my next bbq

 

[melman]

I like almond milk but how does a 5 oz can of almonds cost $5 and a half gal of almond milk cost $2.50? Somting is not right...

 

[tomwaits]

I like almond milk but how does a 5 oz can of almonds cost $5 and a half gal of almond milk cost $2.50? Somting is not right...

From wikipedia, looks like you are buying mostly water that is mixed with some almond grindings. Maybe they should call it almond coffee?

The basic method of modern domestic almond milk production is to grind almonds in a blender with water, then strain out the almond pulp (flesh) with a strainer or cheesecloth. Almond milk can also be made by adding water to almond butter

 

[Optimus Prime]

On a related note, I recently tried one of those plant burgers, definitely disappointing.

I’ve had some really good veggie burgers and some really good mushroom burgers and some really good bean burgers

But not one of them would be confused with a really good beef burger

There was a story in the book emperors of chocolate where Milton Hershey made an ice cream using rice instead of milk that supposedly tasted like the real thing

Dairy farmers then begged (or threatened, Hershey used tons of milk for his chocolate) him to not to sell the ice cream or give anyone the recipe

 

[Eeyore]

It’s a dumb argument. Milk, meat, oil etc are not proprietary terms. Lobbyists wasting money, politicians wasting time. The dairy industry could end up having to call their product “cow lactation” and wouldn’t that be a fitting end to their own stupidity... because after all, how do I know their “milk” comes from a cow and not a goat unless it is on the label?

Bovine squeezin's

 

[Dago]

 

[tomwaits]

I’ve had some really good veggie burgers and some really good mushroom burgers and some really good bean burgers

But not one of them would be confused with a really good beef burger

There was a story in the book emperors of chocolate where Milton Hershey made an ice cream using rice instead of milk that supposedly tasted like the real thing

Dairy farmers then begged (or threatened, Hershey used tons of milk for his chocolate) him to not to sell the ice cream or give anyone the recipe

If turkey can't beat beef, what chance does a vegetable have?

 

[Optimus Prime]

Vegan Burger coming to Burger King
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Burger King’s Impossible Whopper soon won't be quite so impossible to find.

Four weeks after starting a pilot in St. Louis for the plant-based burger, the fast-food chain announced Monday it intends "to quickly test in additional markets with the intention of nationwide distribution by end of year.".................

Burger King plans to release plant-based Impossible Whopper nationwide by end of year

 

[Optimus Prime]

....It’s also why I tried both the Impossible Burger and the Beyond Burger. If I could enjoy a non-meat product that tasted as good as meat, I’d never eat another hamburger again.........

Fake Meat Smackdown: Impossible Burger vs. Beyond Burger

I have eaten a lot of veggie burgers in my day.I was a vegetarian for five years before I decided that it would be a lot easier to be the kind of per

skillet.lifehacker.com

 

[JOMFA]

this is the best thread ever - thank you everyone!

 

[Dago]

....It’s also why I tried both the Impossible Burger and the Beyond Burger. If I could enjoy a non-meat product that tasted as good as meat, I’d never eat another hamburger again.........

Fake Meat Smackdown: Impossible Burger vs. Beyond Burger

I have eaten a lot of veggie burgers in my day.I was a vegetarian for five years before I decided that it would be a lot easier to be the kind of per

skillet.lifehacker.com

a thousand times nay
you know why Texas de Brazil is my favorite restaurant? Because the only thing better than eating an animal is eating several animals

 

[Optimus Prime]

Tofurky wasn’t keeping cattle ranchers awake at night.

For decades, veggie burgers were the token offering to vegans at the backyard barbecue, and Tofurky was the Thanksgiving benediction to the meat-free loved ones in our lives.

But as plant-based meat goes from an afterthought to a financial juggernaut that aims to change how most people eat, the opposition has suddenly awakened: Many of the country’s 800,000 cattle ranchers have declared war on newcomers Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat, which use technology to make products that hew closely to the taste and texture of meat, and now “first-generation” veggie burgers and similar products are caught in the crossfire.

In 2019, officials in nearly 30 states have proposed bills to prohibit companies from using words such as meat, burger, sausage, jerky or hot dog unless the product came from an animal that was born, raised and slaughtered in a traditional way..............

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/08/25/veggie-burgers-were-living-an-idyllic-little-existence-then-they-got-caught-war-over-future-meat/

 

[guidomerkinsrules]

Tofurky wasn’t keeping cattle ranchers awake at night.

For decades, veggie burgers were the token offering to vegans at the backyard barbecue, and Tofurky was the Thanksgiving benediction to the meat-free loved ones in our lives.

But as plant-based meat goes from an afterthought to a financial juggernaut that aims to change how most people eat, the opposition has suddenly awakened: Many of the country’s 800,000 cattle ranchers have declared war on newcomers Impossible Foods and Beyond Meat, which use technology to make products that hew closely to the taste and texture of meat, and now “first-generation” veggie burgers and similar products are caught in the crossfire.

In 2019, officials in nearly 30 states have proposed bills to prohibit companies from using words such as meat, burger, sausage, jerky or hot dog unless the product came from an animal that was born, raised and slaughtered in a traditional way..............

https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2019/08/25/veggie-burgers-were-living-an-idyllic-little-existence-then-they-got-caught-war-over-future-meat/

i can see and agree with the limit of 'meat' only meaning 'meat'
but all of the other terms don't have to be animal-based - and they are more about a process than a thing