/ck/ - Food & Cooking

[Anonymous No.6500975]

Ever eat an oat burger? I'm very temped to try one

[Anonymous No.6500986]

that's what you feed the burgers before they become burgers.

[Anonymous No.6500988]

OP Im sorry but it looks like somebody ate a ton of grains and then took a huge shit on your hamburger bun.

[Anonymous No.6500990]

>>6500988

That isn't MY bun, I've never tried one before

[Anonymous No.6500993]

>>6500975
Mushroom burgers make a lot of sense to me. Lentil and/or bean burgers... yeah. Oat? I'm just... meh. I probably wouldn't want to.

Besides, it'd feel like eating the hipster version of a toast sandwich.
>"The sprouted oat burger is absolutely nothing like the plebness of a toast sandwich, bro. It goes so much deeper than to simply trivialize it as a grain on grain experience, and yet that is exactly what you receive. It's very meta."

[Anonymous No.6501021]

you know, I was actually really against eating any type of soy or oat anything that was used to replace meat.

but i went over to my vegetarian's friends place the other week and she made some. to be polite I ate it and it was honestly pretty decent.

not the first thing I would pick to eat if given the choice between real meat and oat/soy meat or whatever, but I wouldn't complain if it was served or the only option.

[Anonymous No.6501022]

>>6500975
You might as well just eat oats with something normal.
Tastier and cheaper, possibly even "healthier."

[Anonymous No.6501032]

>>6500993
>Mushroom burgers
this is the best vegetarian alternative for a "burger." slices of breaded and fried eggplant work well too.

bean burgers, oat burgers and whatever else are always really dry and mealy.

oats are only really good for cereals anyway. hot oatmeal with fruit and nuts or salt and cream, or granola.

[Anonymous No.6501259]

>>6501022

I'm not interested in oat burgers for heath they just look tasty for some reason

[Anonymous No.6501283]

I've never had one. Maybe I should find my nearest In-N-Oat burger.

[Anonymous No.6501285]

I've had probably a couple dozen different kinds of veggie burgers and most of them range from terrible to just ok.

The very best one I've ever had was a burger shaped falafel patty. Thin and super crispy and mostly neutral in flavor, you can add whatever condiments you enjoy and it will turn out great.

If you haven't tried it and are looking for a burger alternative, make a falafel patty.

[Anonymous No.6501329]

>>6500975
Wouldnt it just be a haggis burger.

[Anonymous No.6501339]

>>6501259
That's how I feel about lentil patties and fish patties, but the Looks Like Someone Ate A Heap of Grains and Shit It's feeling is on par with mine.

[Anonymous No.6501348]

>>6501339

Well, if I can imagine my waifu shit it out it only makes me want to eat it more.

[Anonymous No.6501364]

>>6501032
>bean burgers, oat burgers and whatever else are always really dry and mealy.

I've had great black bean burgers though

it's about making it well.

falafel sandwiches work too if well done

[Anonymous No.6501435]

>>6500975
if you want to try a veggie burger with oats in it, ignore all the anons in this thread and go to Houston's (as in the steakhouse chain) and order their veggie burger. It is made with oats, amongst other things and is one of the best veggie burgers you can find.
>pic related

[Anonymous No.6501509]

>>6501435
As an omnivore who leans veggie most of the time I've eaten more than my share of veggie burgers. To me they're like felafels with everything good about them removed. They are not good in my experience. They're just an easy way to have something vegetarian on a short order menu. I would never seek one out. It's more a matter of wanting a vegetarian option and that being the only option in many situations.

Like I said, I'd take a felafel over a veggie burger any day. Felafel is a legit dish; veggie burger is always a sad compromise.

[Anonymousse No.6501520]

That looks like a cow pat on a bun. It's the right color, has the undigested fibre sticking out here and there, I'll bet it smells earthy too.

Feel the oat burger to the cow, wait and then eat the cow.

[Anonymous No.6501841]

>>6501364
This. I just made black bean burgers on Sunday and they were very delicious and moist. I stuffed them with cheese and it was out of this world. I'm sorry that no good cooks have ever made you black bean burgers. It's all about doing it right.

[Anonymous No.6502568]

>>6501032
>slices of breaded and fried eggplant work well too.

This is fucking top-tier right here.

[Anonymous No.6502574]

>>6502568
>tfw no eggplant parm sandwich
feels hungry man

[Anonymous No.6503296]

>>6500975
>carbs on carbs

You skinnyfat, breh?

[Anonymous No.6503315]

>>6501509
I am vegetarian and I would agree with you. I have a packet of morning star black bean patties that have been laying around for nearly a year. They're not even bad I like them for the most part. But I don't crave them like I do felafels and they're just forgotten about. Doesn't help that I live within walking distance of Mamouns.

[Anonymous No.6503356]

>>6500975
I honestly don't understand the obsession with
>vegetable alternative
I always preferred things that were meant to be vegetarian. Bean and grain cakes, croquettes, and fritters can be great when done well, but when you try to make something like that a replacement for a ground meat patty, it isn't going to be great, even when done well. I've had some good ones, but they still weren't great as a replacement.

[Anonymous No.6503361]

>>6503356
It's to capitalize on and tap a market of people who feel being a vegetarian is "giving up so much", or abnormal.

I think what you do is less accurately viewed as a replacement for the norm, and better viewed as a new set of originals.

[Anonymous No.6503369]

>>6503315
>Doesn't help that I live within walking distance of Mamouns.
Nice. I live not far from Al Safa, which is even better.

[Anonymous No.6503422]

>>6503361
Fair enough. I guess I was thinking of the convenience and frozen vegetarian sections in supermarkets. Mostly Morning Star Farms products. The sections I see are dominated by them and Amy's Kitchen stuff. Amy's does more of the "new set of originals", if I got your meaning, but even that stuff is highly reliant on meat replacement type of stuff, just a little more dressed up.

[Anonymous No.6503503]

>>6503356
I am 100% with you. If you're eating a vegetarian diet or even a mostly vegetarian one there's no need for a burger stand in. You're not thinking about eating a burger, unless you hate yourself and are eating that way out of some sort of punishment.

But for restaurants or people who don't give a fuck but suddenly have to accommodate vegetarians veggie burgers allow them to have an option on hand. So it's better than nothing in a scenario like that.

Also let's face it: there are plenty of folks out there who are vegetarian for ethical reasons and don't really give a fuck about food. These folks want something that mirrors the fast/convenience food they grew up eating, but fits with their ethics. That's the only way to explain vegan hot dogs.

[Anonymous No.6504197]

>>6503503
Vegetarian hot dogs literally taste identical to common hot dogs.

[Anonymous No.6504220]

>>6501364
>>6501841
>just do it right, anon
>but we won't tell you how
of course they can be moist if you add a bunch of cheese or mayo, but they're inherently starchy and will give a drier texture than beef, mushrooms, or eggplant.

[Anonymous No.6504222]

>>6504220
a bean "sloppy joe" would probably be better than a bean burger to help with the dryness, i'm going to try that instead

[Anonymous No.6504238]

>>6504220
I'm happy to help. I used this recipe: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Homemade-Black-Bean-Veggie-Burgers/
But of course I didn't cook them in the oven. I don't have a lot of experience cooking, but that sounds fucking stupid to me. So I cooked them the exact same way I would fry an egg. I poured oil on a frying pan and periodically flipped them until I thought they looked right. I also didn't use canned beans, but I used the first part of: http://www.simplyrecipes.com/recipes/refried_black_beans/ to cook the beans. I thought they were delicious and I will be making them many more times. If you have any questions, I'll be happy to answer.

[Anonymous No.6504285]

It will be like eating 3 layers of bread.

[Anonymous No.6504607]

>>6504220

here's the recipe I used as a base. I do slight adaptations to ratios, lightly cook the nuts with the onions and use more egg though.

http://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2014/03/the-best-black-bean-burger-recipe.html

and you have a point as it comes to them being starchier than beef, but these come far from 'dry and mealy'.

[Anonymous No.6504665]

>>6504607
I think most people don't know how to cook. Or they only know how to cook meat burgers.

[Anonymous No.6504976]

>>6504197
That's more a testament to how degraded cheap hot dogs are than the quality of the vegetarian versions.

[Anonymous No.6505047]

>>6504976
I agree. But that's the kind of hot dog I like, so I'd rather eat something 100% fake rather than the cryptic shit meat(?) filled hot dogs.

[Anonymous No.6505063]

Veggie burgers are like communism. Everyone say they are a good idea but nobody knows how to cook one properly.

[Anonymous No.6505068]

>>6505063
I know how to cook them properly. Veggie burgers actually have a chance of working correctly.

[Anonymous No.6505073]

>>6505063
>make veggie burgers for work potluck because half of my office is fucking vegan for some fucking reason
>secretly put bacon into my patties
>Omg anon that tastes delicious, but it tastes like theres meat in here
>Oh thats just the liquid smoke
>mfw

[Anonymous No.6505083]

>>6505073
oh man you're so awesome high five brah