/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.12239082]

Tried an impossible burger from red robin side by side with their cheeseburger yesterday. It was almost indistinguishable, except for a very faint aftertaste which didn't bother me (certainly not like the aftertaste of Diet Coke bothers me). It was certainly equally satisfying and tasted "juicy". (I know that this partly comes from its fat content, which is the same as a normal burger's.) I read here and elsewhere that you can taste a difference still. But to me it seems too small to even bother mentioning. What is your experience? Also, when the fuck is BK coming out with theirs nationwide?

[Anonymous No.12239117]

i had the burger king version and the taste was exactly the same as a regular whopper, but the patty was drier. not a big deal considering condiments provide moisture to cover it

[Anonymous No.12239143]

>>12239117
>drier
That's disappointing, because every regular whopper patty I've ever had was either dry or just soggy to begin with. I figure it will be closer to what White Castle is doing, which is quite dry. (On the plus side, it has a distinct taste of beef that was first braised until it fell apart, and then totally drained of moisture. Still tastes like braised beef.)
>having to compensate with condiments
This is why fast food chains suck. Even if they're cheaper it's not worth it.

[Anonymous No.12239153]

>>12239143
>cheaper
just the impossible whopper cost me 6 bucks, no fries
they need to fix that if they want it to succeed, i wont pay that much again

[Anonymous No.12239159]

>>12239153
Well, I mean the one from red robin costs 12 dollars (one dollar more than their plain cheeseburger)
And yeah the White Castle impossible slider is like 2 bucks without tax. Unacceptable

[Anonymous No.12239430]

>>12239082
>I ate two burgers back-to-back

[Anonymous No.12239431]

I fell for the meme and tried it. Fucking slick. I'm gonna buy their fucking stock when they go public, there no way this shit wont absolutely fucking DESTROY the agriculture industry.

[Anonymous No.12239432]

>>12239430
I ate half of each. So there

[Anonymous No.12239435]

>>12239431
I mean, wasn't that the plan all along? Phasing out the unsustainable cattle industry?

[Anonymous No.12239524]

FUCK YYEEEEEEAAAAHHHHHH

[Anonymous No.12239840]

>>12239117
It has more liquid weight tham typical shit-tier burger meat though. They use beet juice to make it "bleed". It's similar to grass fed fresh beef.
t. had one a few months ago with an omelet

[Anonymous No.12240065]

[Anonymous No.12240584]

itt shills

[Anonymous No.12240591]

>>12239840
Impossible burger uses vegetable heme to make it red, the beet juice one is beyond meat.

[Anonymous No.12240609]

>>12239082
I had one and it tasted nothing like meat

[Anonymous No.12240615]

>>12239082
>certainly not like the aftertaste of Diet Coke bothers me
Never had an aftertaste with any colas, don't know what that's about.

>>12240065
I know but I wanted to comment on Diet Coke.

[Anonymous No.12240729]

>>12239431
Because cattle industry = burgers.

Also, if it's not the same as meat in every aspect, it's not meat, just a substitute, an expensive one at that.

It's just a hyped up option for vegans, who crave meat. Nothing more.

[Anonymous No.12240831]

>>12240729
I bet you think that cars are just a substitute for horses.

[Anonymous No.12241309]

>>12239082
>I tried an artificial soy paté "burger."

Why?

[Anonymous No.12241384]

>>12241309
I like meat, but if vegans are as malnourished as you claim you should be able to show some real evidence instead of a fabricated image like that one.

[Anonymous No.12241389]

>>12241384
It's just some obsessed dude who has been posting that shit in any thread slightly related to veganism.

There are plenty of high calorie vegan foods and you can be a fat vegan. Also, a lot of people who aren't vegan even want meat alternatives just because they aren't particularly fond of knowing that animals have to be killed for their food, but lab-grown meat might be better than the plant alternatives.

[Anonymous No.12241396]

>>12241309
save the planet brother

[Anonymous No.12242998]

holding out till the impossible version of the McRib - one that doesn't taste like something the cat dragged out of the dumpster

[Anonymous No.12243023]

>>12242998
believe it or not, funny you say that, because morningstar foods makes this microwavable vegan mcrib in a pouch, and it's quite rare to find in supermarkets and low key, but it is literally identical. I throw it on a microwaved bun with some diced white onion and pickles, and it's a fucking wrap. i swear to god i'm not memeing and im not one of those vegan "it actually tastes like meat" faggots, i'm not shilling i'm just being an honest man right now that those things are literally fucking identical to the patty in a mcrib, to the point where it's frightening.

pic related

haven't had it in awhile, usually do it like once every few months, but 2 of those sandwhiches (half the box essentially) is enough to fill me for about 6-8 hours

[Anonymous No.12243082]

>>12243023
But mcribs suck, so why would you want to duplicate it?

[Anonymous No.12243342]

>>12239082
>>12239143
>>12243023
>Red Robin, Burger King, McRib
you're really just comparing fake meat and fake meat, any burger of decent quality kicks the ass of anything vegan, guaranteed

[Anonymous No.12243956]

>>12239432
No, you didn't

[Anonymous No.12244543]

>>12239430
Whats the issue there
Mans gotta eat

[Anonymous No.12244677]

>>12243082
This

[Anonymous No.12244692]

>>12244543
t. prostitutes himself for cheeseburgers

[Anonymous No.12244780]

>>12241389
>There are plenty of high calorie vegan foods and you can be a fat vegan.

Absolutely true. Vegan junk food, and the obese vegan movement is growing. Congratulations I guess. (Vegan rotten teeth is growing too lol)

>people who aren't vegan even want meat alternatives just because they aren't particularly fond of knowing that animals have to be killed for their food...

"Animals" (and reptiles birds insects) are killed for every vegan mouthful, including the soy paté veganburgers.

https://theconversation.com/ordering-the-vegetarian-meal-theres-more-animal-blood-on-your-hands-4659

>save the planet brother

See the above link. Plowing over more forests for the increasing demand, from vegans, for soy and palm oil and avocadoes etc, in no way whatsoever, Is going to save the planet, or help the environment at all. See and learn above link.

[Anonymous No.12244798]

>>12239082
I don't give a fuck about fake ground meat. Show me a convincing ribeye. I want to see marbling. I want the cap to be tender. I want there to be fat that renders out. I want to see a nice crust form when I sear it. I want to be able to reduce the juices and deglaze the fond to make a sauce. Once I can do that with fake meat, and it costs the same as real meat, I'll switch.

[Anonymous No.12244819]

>>12239082
"impossible burger" shillers get the rope, too.

[Anonymous No.12244896]

So you're saying it tastes *almost* like the real thing? Why would I pay more for less?

[Anonymous No.12244912]

>>12244798
We'll just have good cheap lab grown meat by then. All this substitute stuff is transitory

[Anonymous No.12246058]

>>12244896
Because presumably once this shit scales up, and economies of scale come into play, the price of fake-ass meat will come down and cost less than the regular meat equivalent. So you'll be paying possibly a decent amount less for a product that is only very slightly less.

And the American consumer's history in preferencing cheap overseas knockoffs shows that this will be a winning formula if implemented.

[Anonymous No.12246084]

>>12244780
Atlest 90% of all soy is grown for animal feed

[Anonymous No.12247144]

>>12244896
It tastes "almost like the meat I'm used to".

The difference in flavor is like being used to grain and feed-pellet raised Black Angus your whole life, and biting into grass-fed Longhorn for the first time.

Also what >>12246058 said.
It's expensive primarily because it's not made large-scale, and there isn't any real competition.