At the risk of offending vegetarians....

rml_16

First off, don't call hindus real vegatarians. I know many of them. I grew up with many of them. They aren't all vegatarians.

Yep. I have a few Hindu friends. I recall being at a bar with one watching her eat a chicken sandwich.

She doesn't eat beef, though, so I guess you can be a real vegetarian and still eat chicken. A weekend in Key West taught me it might be worth it.

taunto

....why the F**K would you make your food look like meat?

Vegetarian bacon, chops, mince, sausages, burgers, kievs, Hot dogs.....WHY??????

We carnivores don't make veg shaped meat products.....

Well, to answer this you have to go a little deeper. Which vegatarians are you talking about? The ones who are in it for the religious purposes? The ones that are "health conscious" (lead to believe that being a veg* is somehow healthier) or are you talking about the hipster wanna be PETA supporters?

The health conscious and the religious folks don't care. And why should they? They don't have any beef with... beef. I mean the healthy folks are trying to give up the bad parts of being a meat eater (supposedly) but not the taste so they try to chase the taste. Think of it like how people will eat low-fat stuff or diet soda etc.

For the religious folks you might think that they'd have a problem with it but really, they're usually extremely tolerant of meat eaters and growing up with them, they'd often eat next to us meat eaters while they ate their veg* dishes. We never had any problem and really, they could care less.

The hipster wannabe's are just showing their true colors and are just pure hypocrites. And I whole heatedly say... screw em.

taunto

First off, don't call hindus real vegatarians. I know many of them. I grew up with many of them. They aren't all vegatarians.

Yep. I have a few Hindu friends. I recall being at a bar with one watching her eat a chicken sandwich.

She doesn't eat beef, though, so I guess you can be a real vegetarian and still eat chicken. A weekend in Key West taught me it might be worth it.

In some Hindu casts you can eat birds (even lamb sometimes) but never beef. Eating beef for them is worst than eating pork as a Muslim/Jew.

rml_16

The hipster wannabe's are just showing their true colors and are just pure hypocrites. And I whole heatedly say... screw em.

And, again, I ask:

How is it hypocritical to eat something that contains no meat even though it's meant to look a little like meat? They really and truly do NOT taste like meat, so please explain this.

I don't eat meat because it makes me sad. I also am perfectly tolerant of people who do eat it. I even still cook it for my friends and family who are meat-eaters. I have no desire to be a hipster. But every time I think about eating meat, all I see in my head is the face of the animal and I can't do it. I am not a hypocrite for eating fake meat every once in a while. It was never an animal.

What IS hypocritical is saying nasty things about people based solely on their dietary choices when I'm pretty sure you wouldn't like the same in return.

taunto

The hipster wannabe's are just showing their true colors and are just pure hypocrites. And I whole heatedly say... screw em.

And, again, I ask:

How is it hypocritical to eat something that contains no meat even though it's meant to look a little like meat? They really and truly do NOT taste like meat, so please explain this.

I don't eat meat because it makes me sad. I also am perfectly tolerant of people who do eat it. I even still cook it for my friends and family who are meat-eaters. I have no desire to be a hipster. But every time I think about eating meat, all I see in my head is the face of the animal and I can't do it. I am not a hypocrite for eating fake meat every once in a while. It was never an animal.

What IS hypocritical is saying nasty things about people based solely on their dietary choices when I'm pretty sure you wouldn't like the same in return.

I really hate the hipsters. Not all veg* are hipsters. I call the hipsters who walk up and say "meat is murder" blah blah blah. Let me be and i'll let you be.

Inkratlet

The part I don't get is why people aren't insanely bored of having the same omnivore v. veggie argument over and over.

Me = vegetarian because I cannot stand the taste and texture of meat. Apparently I'm very unusual. I just find eating animal muscle, slimy bits, gristle, fat and so on utterly revolting. I can't enjoy a meal if there is even the slightest chance of finding any of the aforementioned hidden inside the meat. So I opt not to take the chance and eat something I enjoy. Fake meat doesn't taste anything like real meat, or I wouldn't be able to eat it.

Fwiw, I don't know a single vegetarian who won't eat at the same table as someone eating meat, or takes any issue at all with other people eating meat. I don't understand why veggies are constantly hounded. Sometimes I get told "you don't know what you are missing out on" - umm, yeah, actually... I do! And I'm grateful I live in an age where I have alternatives and don't have to eat something I really don't enjoy.

rml_16

I really hate the hipsters. Not all veg* are hipsters. I call the hipsters who walk up and say "meat is murder" blah blah blah. Let me be and i'll let you be.

I agree with that, but you only gave me three choices and since I'm not veg for health or religious reason, that only left hipster! lol

I actually don't think meat is murder. I know how the world and the food chain work. I grew up in a place where nearly everyone hunted. There were a lot of white-tailed deer and they have no natural predators, so it was either be someone's dinner after a hopefully quick death or starve to death in the winter due to limited food supply and overpopulation.

I just personally can't bring myself to eat meat anymore, even though I ate it like crazy for most of my life.

jonsey_s

....why the F**K would you make your food look like meat?

Vegetarian bacon, chops, mince, sausages, burgers, kievs, Hot dogs.....WHY??????

We carnivores don't make veg shaped meat products.....

Probably for the same reason your wife sleeps with you...it looks like a penis but only smaller and doesn't have much in the way of meat but you got to work with what you got.

hahahahahahahahahahahah..........you eat soy..you have no opinion I care about.

ryry_

....why the F**K would you make your food look like meat?

Vegetarian bacon, chops, mince, sausages, burgers, kievs, Hot dogs.....WHY??????

We carnivores don't make veg shaped meat products.....

Probably for the same reason your wife sleeps with you...it looks like a penis but only smaller and doesn't have much in the way of meat but you got to work with what you got.

SteelySunshine

Guess who else eats soy. Cows that's who and lots and lots of it including the GMO soy.

Mslmesq

....why the F**K would you make your food look like meat?

Vegetarian bacon, chops, mince, sausages, burgers, kievs, Hot dogs.....WHY??????

We carnivores don't make veg shaped meat products.....

Probably for the same reason your wife sleeps with you...it looks like a penis but only smaller and doesn't have much in the way of meat but you got to work with what you got.

hahahahahahahahahahahah..........you eat soy..you have no opinion I care about.

Technically you eat soy too. Go *read the labels in your refridgerator.

*hope I'm not assuming too much.

griffith5150

You know I always wonder that... like a soy turkey

skullshank

Good question. I have another... Why do the chicken commercials (Tyson I think, idk for sure) say that their chickens are fed a vegetarian diet only?

Because sometimes companies throw meat leftovers from other processes into their chicken feed.

also, bugs. right?

diodelcibo

....why the F**K would you make your food look like meat?

Vegetarian bacon, chops, mince, sausages, burgers, kievs, Hot dogs.....WHY??????

We carnivores don't make veg shaped meat products.....

Probably for the same reason your wife sleeps with you...it looks like a penis but only smaller and doesn't have much in the way of meat but you got to work with what you got.

HAHA SO FUNNNY, you insult his manhood because he is worth nothing if it is not eleventy inches , am I right?

jonsey_s

....why the F**K would you make your food look like meat?

Vegetarian bacon, chops, mince, sausages, burgers, kievs, Hot dogs.....WHY??????

We carnivores don't make veg shaped meat products.....

Probably for the same reason your wife sleeps with you...it looks like a penis but only smaller and doesn't have much in the way of meat but you got to work with what you got.

hahahahahahahahahahahah..........you eat soy..you have no opinion I care about.

Technically you eat soy too. Go *read the labels in your refridgerator.

*hope I'm not assuming too much.

No I don't. I live in the UK and our food isn't quite as bastardised as yours. (assuming you live in the U.S.)

MyM0wM0w

....why the F**K would you make your food look like meat?

Vegetarian bacon, chops, mince, sausages, burgers, kievs, Hot dogs.....WHY??????

We carnivores don't make veg shaped meat products.....

Because I don't want to be a vegetarian. I hate it and resent it every single day, but medical issues make eating meat a NoNO(along with certain veggies).

A TVP patty in the shape of a hamburgers lets me forget occasionally that I can't eat the type of food that I love so much....

SStruthers13

Because we evolved as omnivorous hominoids and we crave meet. Meat is good. They want it but will not eat it for ethical or health reasons.

They want it BAD!

crisb2

Also, meat doesn't come off the animal in hot dog or hamburger shapes. Maybe we're all just programmed to chow patties... even us weirdos who want soy-based patties :P

LOL!!!

xtrasmall

um well cuz a burger patty or sausage link is convenient to cook but at least does not come off an animal but rather from healthy like soy or gardein quinoa stuff i would say. im practically vegan but eat some dairy like yogurt sometimes n i eat seafood bout twice a week so ya.

dressagester

I have fond memories of eating meat. I quite enjoyed it. But for a number of reasons that are not relevant to this thread I not longer eat meat.

Just like when I was single I enjoyed a facsimile of something when the real thing wasn't around. I bet that doesn't seem so weird. :flowerforyou:

sarabreck

You think there is such a thing as "meat shaped"? The meat you eat is cut into that shape just like the fake meat is, most likely for practical reasons (e.g. bacon gets fried, so it should be flat and thin).

It never ceases to amaze me how judgmental omnivorous people are over my food choices, and then claim that we veggies are the sensitive ones. Take a look deep within yourself and think about why. I suspect that you all feel guilty about how selfish and gluttonous your food choices are.

For the record, I don't eat fake meat.

taunto

....why the F**K would you make your food look like meat?

Vegetarian bacon, chops, mince, sausages, burgers, kievs, Hot dogs.....WHY??????

We carnivores don't make veg shaped meat products.....

Probably for the same reason your wife sleeps with you...it looks like a penis but only smaller and doesn't have much in the way of meat but you got to work with what you got.

hahahahahahahahahahahah..........you eat soy..you have no opinion I care about.

Technically you eat soy too. Go *read the labels in your refridgerator.

*hope I'm not assuming too much.

No I don't. I live in the UK and our food isn't quite as bastardised as yours. (assuming you live in the U.S.)

Yes, you only sell horse meat and make people believe its beef.

jhmomofmany

Chickens that are allowed to free range will eat worms, grubs, and insects and are NOT strictly vegetarian. You often see them "hunting"... quality entertainment. :flowerforyou:

choijanro

Well for me i dont want to offend vegetarians and fruitarians


but my opinion is lean meat,fish,poultry,dairy products,etc is important in our body too because of the protein,amino acids & calcium,, am I right?

rml_16

Well for me i dont want to offend vegetarians and fruitarians


but my opinion is lean meat,fish,poultry,dairy products,etc is important in our body too because of the protein,amino acids & calcium,, am I right?

You can get all of those things in abundance from other sources.

Kymmu

I don't eat meat- and the meat shaped things are a little off putting to me as well-
It reminds me of why I don't eat meat personally.
I think it's a marketing ploy for people who want to grab something quick to throw in a frypan.
I like to recognise the food I eat so I'll stick to fruit, vegies, nuts and legumes etc.
If I can lead a happy healthy life without harming others - why wouldn't I?

EricMurano

I'm a meat eater but I do really enjoy 'real' vegetarian meals. When the focus is on using non animal ingredients there seems to be more creativity in the recipe. Meat gives a meal a few pegs on the ladder so if you can't use it you need to think outside the box to make it delicious.

Tibetan Kitchen here in Brisbane has fantastic vegetarian food. I know they're a bit heavy on the calorie count but chick peas in a soup are delicious!

choijanro

Well for me i dont want to offend vegetarians and fruitarians


but my opinion is lean meat,fish,poultry,dairy products,etc is important in our body too because of the protein,amino acids & calcium,, am I right?

You can get all of those things in abundance from other sources.

your right,, well the disadvantage of this lean meat,etc are they contain high amount of calories and bad fats,,

Kymmu

I'm a meat eater but I do really enjoy 'real' vegetarian meals. When the focus is on using non animal ingredients there seems to be more creativity in the recipe. Meat gives a meal a few pegs on the ladder so if you can't use it you need to think outside the box to make it delicious.

Tibetan Kitchen here in Brisbane has fantastic vegetarian food. I know they're a bit heavy on the calorie count but chick peas in a soup are delicious!

Yes!! Tibetan Kitchen, Botanica at Red Hill make fantastic take away!
There's plenty of deliciousness in an Indian restaurant.
I agree about the creativity level when meat is out- the spices and other ingredients are amazing!!

brookielaw

I'm pretty hard to offend as a vegetarian, but I do it purely for health reasons. I actually think that the cuter the animal is, the better it tastes. Case in point? What's better: A burger or veal? Veal. Deer meat? Effing delicious. Bambi tastes go-od...

Under this theory otters and baby seals have got to be about the most delicious foods on the planet.

That being said, I've lost over 100 lbs, 80 of which were since converting to the whole not eating meat thing. Soyrizo tastes the same as real chorizo but is less greasy and fattening. I *like* the fake meatballs. I don't have fake meat every day and I don't criticize those who eat real meat. It's what works for me.