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Vegetarian bacon
"Bruce" > wrote in message
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> On Sat, 5 Aug 2017 01:12:34 -0700, "Julie Bove"
> > wrote:
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>>"Bruce" > wrote in message
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>>> On Wed, 2 Aug 2017 10:55:20 -0400, jmcquown >
>>> wrote:
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>>>>On 8/2/2017 10:39 AM, Dave Smith wrote:
>>>>> On 2017-08-02 10:06 AM, Ed Pawlowski wrote:
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>>>>>> The problem in the past is "indistinguishable" from the real thing.
>>>>>> Most of the substitutes are really crappy in texture and/or taste.
>>>>>> Even where meat is used instead of pork. Turkey bacon is horrid.
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>>>>> My nephew and his wife are vegetarian and were always pushing their
>>>>> veggie burgers and veggie dogs, claiming they are just like meat.
>>>>> Well,
>>>>> they aren't just like meat. Meat is just like meat.
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>>>>Oy! Morningstar Farms, Boca burgers. If vegetarians want to imagine
>>>>these products are just like meat, fine. They aren't. (Yes, I've tried
>>>>them.)
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>>> I agree. They taste so-so and the ingredient list is a science
>>> project.
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>>>>They're filled with chemicals and oh boy, don't you dare be on
>>>>the gluten free bandwagon.
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>>> Yes, the faux duck that I like is a total gluten product.
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>>>>I have to wonder why vegetarians keep trying create meat-like products.
>>>> Could it be they're craving meat? 
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>>> I don't eat meat, but that doesn't mean I wouldn't like it. I'm not
>>> against the flavour.
>>>
>>> (...)
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>>I wonder what their stance is on falafel? Wouldn't that be similar? I love
>>the stuff but would never think of it as fake meat.
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> I love them too. Maybe they're against it because with a bit of
> imagination falafel balls can look like meat balls.
Maybe.
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