• Denvil@lemmy.one
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    7 days ago

    I had vegan bacon at one point, and it was NOT bacon, not even close. But it WAS good, it just needs an entirely different name.

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        7 days ago

        I very much agree, but having these “substitutes” was something that facilitated cutting out meat for me, as all cooking I used to know revolved around meat as the main ingredient. In that sense these product serve a usefulness in reducing the threshold to move away from meat in the first place.

        • snugglesthefalse@sh.itjust.works
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          5 days ago

          I guess it makes sense from a transitional perspective and I imagine they’ve gotten better over time. The last time I remember having a substitute it was much worse than the actual thing though.