Best veggie bacon?
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Whenever a vegie says something like "as good as the real thing" it's their mind playing tricks on them. It's never as good as the real thing, and fakon or whatever is about as far from the real thing as an imitation can be.
Just stick to artichoikes or something.
Just stick to artichoikes or something.
onenameshelley
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maestrocloud said:The best ones IMHO are the 'streaky' frozen ones, come in a green packet. Nothing like real bacon but I like themI think bacon is probably one of the hardest things ever to replicate, doubt you will get close.
agree with MC here its not as good as the real stuff but its no bad either.
To be honest i found eating baco's as close as i could get to bacon tasting stuff for years..now i just eat bacon
Maggot said:
Tastes like very little though, imo of course. Good for texture, but little else for me. Always end up mixing it with plenty of beans and sauce to get round the disappointment.
I reckon it could add a bit of crispness to an egg sarnie though.
Good bacon's one of those things which I suspect is going to very difficult to simulate. Succulent, full of tasty fat, yet crispy and smoky at the same time - it's always going to be tough to match something like that.
bristol_citizen
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Forget all bacon-style substitutes - they're crap. Use a bacon replacement instead. My favourite is thinly sliced and fried tempeh. It's got a taste all of its own that's nothing like bacon but it is lush.
ATOMIC SUPLEX
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Baccos aways did it for me. I think they only do the little chip bits but in a heated cheese sandwich they were just like crispy bacon.
onenameshelley
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ATOMIC SUPLEX said:
yup i used to put them in my cheese sarnies and then warm them up, not perfect but jolly nice
editor said:
I understand that! but I meant if you want REAL bacon have that... if u have problems with what it's made of/how it's made then don't have it.
I don't eat meat n never feel the need to buy substitutes. I believe that if i'm that into the taste of bacon, I should just have some. as it is, other considerations win.
crustychick
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Oh no... just found this:
They have discontinued them
"Streaky Strips
These streaky strips which look like bacon have now been discontinued in the UK .
Letter received from Morning Star Farms
We regret to inform you that Morning Star will no longer be able to produce the streaky strips and back bacon products.
These products have gained great acceptance among the English consumers and developed a strong and growing
business over the years. However, we are not able to ensure our future ability to maintain GMO status in these products.
In compliance with our commitment to selling only GMO free products in the UK, we have discontinued production.
General Manager
Morning Star Farms"
They have discontinued them
"Streaky Strips
These streaky strips which look like bacon have now been discontinued in the UK .
Letter received from Morning Star Farms
We regret to inform you that Morning Star will no longer be able to produce the streaky strips and back bacon products.
These products have gained great acceptance among the English consumers and developed a strong and growing
business over the years. However, we are not able to ensure our future ability to maintain GMO status in these products.
In compliance with our commitment to selling only GMO free products in the UK, we have discontinued production.
General Manager
Morning Star Farms"
TBH, even leaving aside the worrying use of GM ingredients, those Morning Star products are pretty worryingly thought through. I wouldn't mourn their passing.
They haven't got meat for sure, but apparently they use non free-range eggs, which just strikes me as bizarre. Intensively produced farmed eggs are one of those particularly cruelly sourced foods that I won't willingly purchase - I'd rather purchase decently sourced pork/bacon myself. Hell, I'd rather kill a pig myself than have to think about all those thousands of unfortunate chickens laying in a capacious barn of birdshit.
They haven't got meat for sure, but apparently they use non free-range eggs, which just strikes me as bizarre. Intensively produced farmed eggs are one of those particularly cruelly sourced foods that I won't willingly purchase - I'd rather purchase decently sourced pork/bacon myself. Hell, I'd rather kill a pig myself than have to think about all those thousands of unfortunate chickens laying in a capacious barn of birdshit.
citydreams
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editor said:
you'll be drinking alcopops soon, mark my words!
crustychick
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I must say, I'm not really into the idea of non-free range egg as an ingredient in products and generally try to avoid egg in products that I can't be sure of.
(But, bad veggie, i do like cake, and I have just eaten a lovely chocolate cake from the canteen downstairs and have no idea if they used free range eggs or fair trade chocolate - not likely....)
Anyway, this wasn't meant to be a discussion on vegetarian ethics, morals or lack thereof.... I'm sure its all been said before...
(But, bad veggie, i do like cake, and I have just eaten a lovely chocolate cake from the canteen downstairs and have no idea if they used free range eggs or fair trade chocolate - not likely....)
Anyway, this wasn't meant to be a discussion on vegetarian ethics, morals or lack thereof.... I'm sure its all been said before...
editor said:Oh dear. So am I a vegetarian because it is "trendy and fashionable", then?
No idea.
I think that things like veggie bacon, veggie sausages etc are attempts at being trendy and fashionable. I think they're pointless and silly.
I don't know - are you trendy and fashionable?
editor said:
That is certainly a valid point if you buy intensively reared meat.
But if animals live natural contented lives then I don't think it is cruel if we eat them, I think it is natural.
Omnivores and carnivores eat animals. It is a natural fact. And it is illogical to anthropomorphosize pigs for example in an attempt to deny it.
Of course this sort of meat costs much more - but I'm willing to pay that because not only does the animal enjoy a natural contented life, it's meat tastes far better too.
editor said:
You're seriously trying to argue that absurd inventions like 'veggie bacon' and 'veggie sausages' are not an Linda McCartney-esque attempt to make vegetarianism fashionable?!?!
You don't think trying to re-create meat dishes without meat is silly and pointless?
I love vegetarian food. And when I eat it I want to eat vegetariaqn food, not some lame attempte to reproduce the pleasure of meat-eating.
Why not just enjoy vegetables for what they are if you want to be vegetarian?
editor said:
I didn't say she did! And how could she anyway considering she is dead! Well duh!!!
I don't give a fuck if veggies - I do love that word - choose to fantasize about meat by trying to re-create it.
I just think they're missing out on appreciating some great food - namely, er, vegetables!
I don't care, but this thread is a discussion where posters can post their opinons, is it not?
*Miss Daisy*
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fanta said:
for a change, vegetarian food can take abit of effort and sometimes meat alternatives are ideal for quick and easy food,, sames as flesh eaters eat bacon butties, we can eat an alternative bacon buttie, or to add some variety to normal meals,,
my b/f eats meat, i dont, so when i'm cooking his dinner after a hard days work(yeah right!) i cook a standard meat meal but add something veggie for myself,, I must admit that i've gone off the quorn sausages,, but i love tesco's nut cutlets Mmmmmmm
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