fake/mock/imitation animal products

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> Marcy Greenhut [imgreen03]

> Re: [sFBAVeg]Great pizza in SF with Vegan cheese!!

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> Why are we so stuck on animal products that we have to eat allegories?

 

Hi everyone,

 

Marcy brings up an interesting point. But I think it's all in the

perspective.... As someone who does eat the fake meats and fake cheeses, it

is not because I miss their animal-based equivalents. I evaluate them as

different foods on their own merits. If it's vegan and it tastes good to

me, I'll eat it.

 

For example, when we recently dined at Shangri-La, someone wanted to get an

appetizer on the menu called " Veggie Tripe " . I tried some. I'd never eaten

real tripe so I had no idea if this was a good substitute or not. I just

judged the " Veggie Tripe " on its own merits, not as a " substitute " for

something else. My evaluation -- I thought the " veggie tripe " was just

okay..... the fragrant dry bean curd is much better!

 

I also like to be able to recommend these alternatives products to folks who

are considering vegetarianism. Some of them are high or moderate in fat,

but some are not (like Yves, Lightlife, etc).

 

We had a poll in the group awhile ago about this topic. About 50 people

responded to this question:

 

" Since becoming vegetarian, please pick the answers (more than one is okay)

which best describes your feelings towards the " alternative " , " fake " ,

" substitute " -- whatever you call it -- " meat " and " cheese " products. "

 

Really like them, could not live without them 12.50%

I do like them, but don't need to eat them 45.83%

If they are there, I will eat it 27.08%

I don't like them at all 8.33%

People who need to eat them aren't really vegetarians 6.25%

 

In Panhandle Pizza's case, I think it's great when a commercial non-veg

restaurant listens to its customers and introduces a vegan alternative to an

animal product. I wish more restaurants would do this! With the pizza that

I tried from Panhandle, it would have been great without the soy cheese,

too.

 

When I am being really virtuous about what I eat, I try to eat less

processed foods of all types.

 

Okay, just my 1.5 cents after inflation..

 

Cheers,

Tammy

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Here's my 2 cents on the subject. If someone tries mock ham or beef

that is not a veggie and like what they eat, I tell them: " Would you

like steamed chicken; however, it is the seasonings/flavor that you

really like. " I like mock meats although I tend to go with the tofu

option since I do not no the mock meat ingredients...I never liked

meat to begin with so I am not using it as a substitute; I like

spicy tofu...I am as vegan as I can be and I am happy with it...I

like to simply put nutritional yeast on pizza...I love putting in on

Amy's vegan pizza...yes, I know Amy's meal have a rather high salt

content...however, I am trying to live a lifestyle that I have been

following since 1994...I gave up honey, refined sugar, dairy, eggs,

all meat gladly...then I was told not to eat GMO (non-organic

veggies) because they had chicken DNA...then I was told that organic

veggies have blood and bones...what am I left to eat?

 

Sorry for my rant.

 

Toni, DJ Veggie

(AKA DJ Madame Bovary)