RSteve
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Several weeks ago, my younger daughter moved her family to mostly a vegan diet. Vegan, not vegetarian; no dairy or eggs. My daughter has lost considerable weight and some skin issues she's had all her life have disappeared. I've been along for the ride. It's actually been much easier than I thought, mostly because there are so many vegan products available today. I don't know if any of the manufactured meat substitutes are healthier than meat, but my LDL has plunged.
I've been buying Impossible Burger and Beyond Beef, two ground beef substitutes. Each has some positive attributes pertaining to taste and mouth feel Lately, I've mixed together 16 oz. of each, added granulated garlic, onion powder, a little salt, and some Wright's Smoke Oil. The burgers would fool most people into thinking they are beef.
A friend, who is a vegan/retired physician visited me to chat and have lunch. I served him one of the burgers and after a couple of bites, he couldn't eat it, saying it felt and tasted too much like an animal product.
"When was the last time you had a real hamburger?"
"Probably 50 years ago."
"So, how do you know it tastes like real meat?"
"It just does."
I'm mixing up a batch of the fake burger in a few minutes to take to my daughter's house for a cookout tonight. I've only cooked them on a black French steel skillet. I hope they don't stick or fall apart on the gas grill.
I've been buying Impossible Burger and Beyond Beef, two ground beef substitutes. Each has some positive attributes pertaining to taste and mouth feel Lately, I've mixed together 16 oz. of each, added granulated garlic, onion powder, a little salt, and some Wright's Smoke Oil. The burgers would fool most people into thinking they are beef.
A friend, who is a vegan/retired physician visited me to chat and have lunch. I served him one of the burgers and after a couple of bites, he couldn't eat it, saying it felt and tasted too much like an animal product.
"When was the last time you had a real hamburger?"
"Probably 50 years ago."
"So, how do you know it tastes like real meat?"
"It just does."
I'm mixing up a batch of the fake burger in a few minutes to take to my daughter's house for a cookout tonight. I've only cooked them on a black French steel skillet. I hope they don't stick or fall apart on the gas grill.