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I was just thinking that earlier this week. Had Chipotle for the first time in a while and it was horrific. I’ve only had good Qdoba experiences.
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SignUp Now!Lately I just haven't felt like eating meat. My body just doesn't crave it like it used to. I am sure that will change during the winter months.
Of the "meat alternatives" I've been eating, Dr. Praeger's and No Evil are the best companies. @rhfarmer have you had either of these? The Dr. Praeger veggie burgers are available at Whole Food here and not too expensive. The mushroom risotto and Korean burgers are fantastic. I've only found No Evil at the co-op. They're just a really good seitan. I like the pulled pork barbecue.
I've been into Chipotle maybe three times in the past few years. Every time I've been stunned at how bad it is. I remember it being boring white person food before. I don't remember it being just straight-up awful.
This just confirms my theory about culture in general: popularity is determined by ubiquity and not the other way around. Put something on every street corner and people will convince themselves it must be good.
Yeah, seitan is my favorite meat alternative. I don't really like tempeh. Something about the texture and nuttiness. Tofu is good, of course.Lately I just haven't felt like eating meat. My body just doesn't crave it like it used to. I am sure that will change during the winter months.
Of the "meat alternatives" I've been eating, Dr. Praeger's and No Evil are the best companies. @rhfarmer have you had either of these? The Dr. Praeger veggie burgers are available at Whole Food here and not too expensive. The mushroom risotto and Korean burgers are fantastic. I've only found No Evil at the co-op. They're just a really good seitan. I like the pulled pork barbecue.
Praeger's makes great stuff, and it's pretty mainstream. I eat their veggie burgers, but a lot of their products have dairy or egg in them. I know it's old school, but "Gimme Lean" by Lightlife is probably my favorite meat alternative. It's the cheapest fake meat per ounce in the grocery store, and if you fry it up in a pan, it's delish. I make breakfast sandwiches with it, put it in pasta sauce, etc.
If you have a Trader Joe's, they have a house brand Chorizo that's pretty fucking good, although it is so salty you might immediately have a coronary.
I'm not a big fan of seitan, or wheat gluten fake meats in general. Not sure why, they just seem really dry and chewy to me. I do love me some tempeh though.
I guess I'm just more of a soy guy in general.
Yes, I do this with "soyrizo" and other fake chorizos. The eggs absorb all the grease from the meat and it all binds together into amazing deliciousness.We eat the hell out of the Trader Joe's chorizo. Since we're not vegan, we mix that with eggs and it makes for some incredible taco protein.Lately I just haven't felt like eating meat. My body just doesn't crave it like it used to. I am sure that will change during the winter months.
Of the "meat alternatives" I've been eating, Dr. Praeger's and No Evil are the best companies. @rhfarmer have you had either of these? The Dr. Praeger veggie burgers are available at Whole Food here and not too expensive. The mushroom risotto and Korean burgers are fantastic. I've only found No Evil at the co-op. They're just a really good seitan. I like the pulled pork barbecue.
Praeger's makes great stuff, and it's pretty mainstream. I eat their veggie burgers, but a lot of their products have dairy or egg in them. I know it's old school, but "Gimme Lean" by Lightlife is probably my favorite meat alternative. It's the cheapest fake meat per ounce in the grocery store, and if you fry it up in a pan, it's delish. I make breakfast sandwiches with it, put it in pasta sauce, etc.
If you have a Trader Joe's, they have a house brand Chorizo that's pretty fucking good, although it is so salty you might immediately have a coronary.
I'm not a big fan of seitan, or wheat gluten fake meats in general. Not sure why, they just seem really dry and chewy to me. I do love me some tempeh though.
I guess I'm just more of a soy guy in general.
I totally agree. You can't really replicate meat, and frankly, I'm not interested in eating meat substitutes because I don't miss meat. The things that I do miss about meat, are things like hearty sandwiches--like burgers, sloppy joe's etc.-- where I don't miss the meat per se, but miss the simplicity and the comfort foodishness of a hearty sandwich. A bunch of veggies on a sandwich don't cut it like some fake meatloaf on a sandwich does.Yeah, seitan is my favorite meat alternative. I don't really like tempeh. Something about the texture and nuttiness. Tofu is good, of course.Lately I just haven't felt like eating meat. My body just doesn't crave it like it used to. I am sure that will change during the winter months.
Of the "meat alternatives" I've been eating, Dr. Praeger's and No Evil are the best companies. @rhfarmer have you had either of these? The Dr. Praeger veggie burgers are available at Whole Food here and not too expensive. The mushroom risotto and Korean burgers are fantastic. I've only found No Evil at the co-op. They're just a really good seitan. I like the pulled pork barbecue.
Praeger's makes great stuff, and it's pretty mainstream. I eat their veggie burgers, but a lot of their products have dairy or egg in them. I know it's old school, but "Gimme Lean" by Lightlife is probably my favorite meat alternative. It's the cheapest fake meat per ounce in the grocery store, and if you fry it up in a pan, it's delish. I make breakfast sandwiches with it, put it in pasta sauce, etc.
If you have a Trader Joe's, they have a house brand Chorizo that's pretty fucking good, although it is so salty you might immediately have a coronary.
I'm not a big fan of seitan, or wheat gluten fake meats in general. Not sure why, they just seem really dry and chewy to me. I do love me some tempeh though.
I guess I'm just more of a soy guy in general.
In general, I don't get why vegetarian products are so obsessed with being "like meat."
The state of fake meat is pretty bad. I've only used Beyond for crumbles on chili and shepherds pie/casserole type stuff. It's pretty good.
Haven't seen them out here in rube land.You really should try the bratwurst and burger patties. I feel like they made huge strides from crumble tech to patty.
I was really impressed, Ben. My wife had the carbonara, which was comparable to Gocciolina’s, but this truffle thing is making my mouth water right now.
What are you psychic?the burger is frozen at the Publix near your shop.Haven't seen them out here in rube land.You really should try the bratwurst and burger patties. I feel like they made huge strides from crumble tech to patty.
One of you better get the truffle pasta or I will kill you.Boom, reservation made. That menu looks even better than gocciolina.I was really impressed, Ben. My wife had the carbonara, which was comparable to Gocciolina’s, but this truffle thing is making my mouth water right now.
We also had a couple of bruschette and some fried gnocchi/prosciutto/mozzarella thing that was really good.
Pretty cool spot, too. You will need a reservation. Even with that, we had to sit at the bar.