On Thu, 24 Apr 2014 09:53:09 -0400, Dave Smith
> wrote:

>On 2014-04-23 11:28 PM, Jeßus wrote:
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>> I guess I have a bit of philosophical problem with the vegetarian
>> alternatives to meat... I'm not sure what kind of message it sends -
>> something like: 'yes, meat is bad, but here's something masquerading
>> as beef, chicken or duck'. Why not just call it something else more
>> along the lines of what it actually is?
>
>I agree. There are all sorts of protein rich alternatives to meat. I
>have eaten in vegetarian Indian restaurants where they used various
>legumes in rich, spicy sauces that were delicious. They did not see any
>reason to pass it off as some sort of mock meat. I have had vegetarians
>trying to foist mock meat products on me. I have been told about veggie
>dogs and veggie burgers that are just like hot dogs and hamburgers.
>Well, they aren't just like real hamburgers and hot dogs.

LOL. They never are, are they?

>They are like
>crappy burgers and dogs. Real hamburgers and hotdogs taste like real
>hamburgers and hotdogs, and if they want something that tastes like real
>hamburger.....eat meat.

Exactly.