jmcquown wrote:

> On 5/2/2021 12:18 PM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> > On 2 May 2021 08:59:48 GMT, "Dr. Bruce" >
> > wrote:
> >
> > > bruce bowser wrote:
> > >
> > > > A few vegan dishes are great. Like those veggie burgers.
> > > > They've really come along quite a bit. Especially when steamed.
> > >
> > > Sir, I'll have you know that faux meat has been declared illegal
> > > by RFC.
> >
> > Fake meat is illegal at every market in NYC.
> >
> Oh hush. The two bruces are talking amongst themselves about veggie
> burgers. Obviously they know more than we do about what tastes good.
> Heh.

I can only speak for myself. Many of the faux ones taste good to me.
The ingredient list can be bad, though. But at least "animal suffering"
isn't on it.

> 'Impossible' (plant based) faux meat is for sale these days even at
> your beloved Tops Market. Doesn't mean many of us want to eat it.

Who says you want to eat it? Can we only talk about things YOU want to
eat here? That would be quite limiting.

> Even before this odd meatlike substance (it's not frozen, it's in a
> cryo-vac'd package that looks like ground beef - talk about MYSTERY
> MEAT!) there were frozen Boca Burgers. Lots of chemicals pretending
> to taste like meat. Don't ask me why some vegetarians want to eat
> this faux meat stuff.

Maybe they like the taste of meat but don't like the animal abuse?
Sorry, was that hard to understand?

> For a while Burger King had a huge TV advertising push "Impossible
> Whoppers". "Plant based meat. That ad campaign lasted about 6
> months then suddenly it's gone and they're back to touting two whole
> beef patties on a sesame seed bun. Go figure.

Figure what?

> Advertising for such things, especially fast food, has ZERO impact on
> my interest in trying it. I've tasted Boca burgers in years past and
> they taste like crap.

I don't think staunch corpse eaters are the main target audience of
these ads.

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