Vegetarianism

[AngryOfTuebrook]

6 hours ago, Em City said:

The mcPlant is lovely to be fair.

 

Burger King's plant-based Whopper is different gravy though.

I'm not that into pretend meat. I'd rather have a spicy bean burger.

[TheHowieLama]

10 minutes ago, AngryOfTuebrook said:

I'm not that into pretend meat. I'd rather have a spicy bean burger.

Love spicy black bean burger w sliced avocado - the Impossible is really very good. Well worth a try.

[Clem H Fandango]

I try and be meat free twice a week. On a Monday I'll make veggie burgers with leftover Sunday roast veg, then later in the week I cook a mushroom risotto.

 

It's hard to keep up when there are choosy teenagers to cater for, they do enjoy those dishes which I guess is a start.

 

I could never go full vegan though.

[Em City]

31 minutes ago, AngryOfTuebrook said:

I'm not that into pretend meat. I'd rather have a spicy bean burger.

 

Bean burgers are tasty but I find they're often dry.

 

If I'm eating out, a beyond meat burger is a nice treat and a good option to have.

[lifetime fan]

56 minutes ago, AngryOfTuebrook said:

I'm not that into pretend meat. I'd rather have a spicy bean burger.

Not sure who made it but I had a beetroot burger a few weeks ago when we were at friends of hers. 
 

It didn’t taste like meat despite them saying ‘look it even drips blood on the plate’ but it was bloody lovely. 
 

As you say, there’s thousands of amazing meat free dishes without having fake meat. 

[Strontium]

I like the taste of fake meat. That's quite a big factor here.

[Karl_b]

Same, SD. Most of our meals are vegetarian and predominantly without 'fake meat'. Every so often we'll have a fake meat burger, sausage or meatballs because they taste nice. We know they aren't necessarily the most healthy meat free choice but they're an occasional treat.

 

I just want the same choice to eat junk food, thank goodness for those goo guys.

[Paulie Dangerously]

9 hours ago, AngryOfTuebrook said:

I'm not that into pretend meat. I'd rather have a spicy bean burger.

Had a black bean and plantain burger the other day which was brilliant. 

[redinblack]

My wife has always been vegetarian and has never eaten meat, so from her point of view pretend meat isnt required. It also means I eat a lot of veg only dishes and I am good with that, if it tastes nice thats all Im arsed about, but I did have a fillet steak twice over the hols and it was a nice treat both times. I could see myself going vegetarian, vegan...not so.

[Strontium]

I had the Tesco Plant Chef vegan all-day breakfast sandwich today. I enjoyed it a lot. It didn't feel like I was eating something free of meat, egg and dairy. Regardless of what you think of "fake" products, it's all very clever.

[Lee909]

On 10/01/2022 at 17:13, Em City said:

 

Burger King's plant-based Whopper is different gravy though.

 

 

Just tried this

Not to bad at all in the shitty burger chain run of things. Though £5 for just the burger these days, they're all taking the piss

[Bruce Spanner]

On 10/01/2022 at 22:39, Tony Moanero said:

Barbecue sauce is the only decent thing McDonald’s do.

 

McDonald's order when you where a big lad, Tone?

[Bruce Spanner]

On 11/01/2022 at 02:13, TheHowieLama said:

Love spicy black bean burger w sliced avocado - the Impossible is really very good. Well worth a try.

 

I had the impossible at Momofuko years back when they were really new and novel and really enjoyed it, as I do with quite a few plant based alternatives.

 

I just assume that I'll eventually drift in to fully vegatarian as society changes.

 

I was a vegaterian for years when I was younger though so that probably helps.

[Tony Moanero]

1 hour ago, Bruce Spanner said:

 

McDonald's order when you where a big lad, Tone?

40 McNuggets, half a dozen Big Macs, two or three Big Tasties /McRibs/whatever the special was, mountain of fries.

[Bruce Spanner]

Just now, Tony Moanero said:

40 McNuggets, half a dozen Big Macs, two or three Big Tasties/McRibs/whatever the special was, mountain of fries.

Amazing!

 

Cheers, T.

[Tony Moanero]

1 minute ago, Bruce Spanner said:

Amazing!

 

Cheers, T.

Sorry, mate, I forgot the Diet Coke.

[Remmie]

13 hours ago, Tony Moanero said:

Sorry, mate, I forgot the Diet Coke.

I bet you were fuming they didn't do biscuits

[Bruce Spanner]

21 hours ago, Tony Moanero said:

Sorry, mate, I forgot the Diet Coke.

I’ve been thinking about this all yesterday and today.

 

My standard order is two double cheese burger, medium fries, six nuggets sometimes if I’m hungry and that’s me done for the day. 
 

How long did it take you to get through all that?

[Dr Nowt]

21 hours ago, Tony Moanero said:

40 McNuggets, half a dozen Big Macs, two or three Big Tasties /McRibs/whatever the special was, mountain of fries.

This is remarkable levels of eating. I can’t lie, I’m curious, Tone. What sort of pace did you both start out with and manage to maintain?

 

I’m guessing the first few buckets (did you pour them into a bucket?) didn’t even touch the sides. But at what point did you start to flag?
 

I imagine the commitment required to keep going is quite something to behold. Grim, dutiful, almost mechanical eating from at least the mid-point on, Shirley?

[Bjornebye]

 

 

[Tony Moanero]

I’m a fairly quick eater but I’d just pace myself. I’d given up drinking and needed something to replace going to the pub, so I’d sit in a 24 hour McDonald’s for a few hours. The excessive eating pissed my wife off almost as much as my drinking did,  so I had her take me for long, late-night drives instead.

[Bruce Spanner]

13 hours ago, Tony Moanero said:

I’m a fairly quick eater but I’d just pace myself. I’d given up drinking and needed something to replace going to the pub, so I’d sit in a 24 hour McDonald’s for a few hours. The excessive eating pissed my wife off almost as much as my drinking did,  so I had her take me for long, late-night drives instead.

T, one more question as I am genuinely curious.

 

Did you order all in one go or did you order in small batches multiple times?

[Kepler-186]

Elvis Costello has been on Saturday Kitchen and his heaven is blind scouse with braised red cabbage. Recipe will be up on the Saturday Kitchen website. 
 

Whole show has been veggie and vegan. 
 

https://saturdaykitchenrecipes.com/

[Paulie Dangerously]

Found the oomph range by accident in Heron (the depressing frozen food store which has surprisingly good vege/vegan options)

 

The mince is the best plant based one I've had. Unlike quorn, which was my go to, you can form this into meatballs, steaks, burgers as well as using it as mince. 

 

I've picked up a vegetarian haggis as well which I'm looking forward to having with neeps and tatties. 

 

146 days as pescatarian 

[Tony Moanero]

6 hours ago, Bruce Spanner said:

T, one more question as I am genuinely curious.

 

Did you order all in one go or did you order in small batches multiple times?

Small batches. I can’t stand fast food that has gone cold.