Any fake meats that taste exactly like animal meat?!
Any fake meats that taste exactly like animal meat?
I know that veggie hot dogs taste similar to real hot dogs. Or chicken-free nuggets like similar to the real ones. But are there ever any invention of imitation mock meats that actually taste exactly like the dead thing?
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I got run out of Terlingua when I took second place with a vegan chili! I was also in Chicago (and helped) when vegan ribs won their rib cooking contest (which is why they now make you cook them on site with their meat(hmm, do they still supply the meat or just check that you brought raw meat)). There are several Bhuddist restaurants around the US that serve seitan version of sea animals that look and taste like the real thing (and they're just as close mouthed about how they do it as I am
Moonfae23 gave you a good list of current products but missed that Yves burgers won a taste test where their patties were subbed into MCd's and Whoppers! Boca sausages have also scored high along with Worthington fillets.
soylent green - tastes just like people!
Not really and I've tried everything. The secret is in the seasoning and sauces. try that soy hot dog w/o the ketchup and you'll see what I mean.
MEAT...there is no substitute!
Nope.
NO! But if you don't want to eat meat why would you want to eat fake meat? Is this sort of like not wanting a pet so you buy a stuffed toy so you can pretent it's a pet?
I think the Quorn naked cutlets, when cooked right, taste identical to chicken breast. I've been veggie for 1 1/2 yrs, so I still remember the taste. My two favorite ways to cok the naked cutlets are:
1. slather in bbq sauce and grill (or you can bake 'em too)
2. brush with water or milk, press into a mixture of breadcrumbs and parmesan cheese, then fry in a Tbsp of oil until browned on both sides (defrost them in the microwave first, so they aren't frozen).
Only other thing I think tastes exactly the same is the Yves Mexican Style Veggie Ground (taco meat) and the Morningstar Crumblers when used in a recipe calling for ground beef.
Gardenburger riblets.
Lightlife Gimmie Lean sausage.
Boca burger crumbles.
Morningstar meal starters strips.
Morningstar chik'n nuggets.
I've been veg for so long, I probably don't really remember the exact taste--- but I would say no product tastes EXACTLY like meat. But that doesn't mean there are not some 'fake' meats that are yummy---and some that are nasty, too--- but then, what could be nastier than eating liver?!!!
As far as veggie hot dogs go, I think the canned "Big Franks", well-fried, taste the most like I remember hot dogs tasting. I don't care for the refrigerated tofu varieties---they are too rubbery, and taste is odd to me.
Quorn is pretty chickeny--- and Boca Burgers, grilled, seem 'beefy' to me.
But exactly? You'd need blood, sinew, animal fat, and a bit of decay to get that exact taste.
Mock shrimp I've heard tastes and looks just like the real thing. Haven't tried it yet, I live in a small town and we don't have a lot of vegetarian around here.
No. And thats a good thing.
The closest you're going to get is Morningstar Farms Chik'n Nuggets.
I suppose there are artificially flavored manufactured products that come close in taste, but so far nothing has the texture...nor ever will.
I'll take the real, natural thing.
Boca and gardenburger for sure.
Quorn is the closest by far
Not really,.....but Quorn brand Herb Chicken Cutlets taste pretty close...they are super good, (they are frozen) I bake them in the oven, cut them up and make an awesome "chicken" cesar salad. YUM.
It is a matter of taste. Sometimes it helps when it is served with a meal instead of by itself.
I made lasagna for my whole family one Christmas using Yves fake burger and they never caught on. It had real cheese which helped plus I used corn, and stewed tomatoes which gave it a more complex flavor.
I like Morning Star's breakfast strips better than bacon. Especially in a BLT. They come out crisper when baked.
At restaurants I have had some really good "seafood" that was wrapped in seaweed and fried. It gives the fake meat a ocean like flavor that makes it believable.
At Lyon Market (Asian grocery store) I tried the fake shrimp but was not satisfied, but the sesame "pork" went great in a soup.