Here's my thing about meat: I'll switch away from meat if you make it taste good. It doesn't have to pretend to be meat, as long as it tastes good, that's all I care about. I will still eat the occasional burger or bbq, but if you can find me vegetarian or vegan recipes that make me as happy as bbq does, I'll try it.

[–] UnverifiedAPK@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (3 children)

I'm not vegetarian or vegan, but occasionally do a diet with my wife that makes us get creative with food. Here's a few things I still eat:

Pad Thai is a good place to start

Oreos are surprisingly vegan

Taco Bell's bean burrito, actually most Mexican food can just replace the meat with refried beans.

Bacon bits are vegan, toss them on some pasta like Cacio e Pepe

Chipotle's chorizo is fake pork sausage, get it in either a bowl or a burrito.

Then the classics:

tomato soup with grilled cheese
peanut butter and jelly
pancakes
mac & cheese
All cakes and pies (well excluding chicken pot & Shepard's)

[–] grue@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oreos are surprisingly vegan

It's less surprising when you realize that stuff that processed almost might as well have been constructed from raw hydrocarbons. It's like some NileRed "turning paint thinner into cherry soda"-level shit.

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[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Okay, I hadn't thought about pad Thai, but I love pad Thai.

I hadn't thought about taco bell since its been a while since I've been there.

How are bacon bits vegan?

I haven't tried Chipotle's chorizo, I'll have to try it out.

Thanks for the suggestions!

[–] Emma_Gold_Man@lemmy.dbzer0.com 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

For bacon bits, they're talking about the drid stuff in the plastic cans - "Bacos" and similar. They're usually soy based with artificial flavor - probably for longer/safer shelf life

[–] MossyFeathers@pawb.social 2 points 1 year ago

Ah, okay. I was like, "how is something with 'bacon' in the name even remotely vegetarian, much less vegan."

That makes sense, although now I wonder how they're able to sell them as "bacon bits" if they don't actually have any bacon in them.

[–] roux@lemmygrad.ml 2 points 1 year ago

Those fake bacon bits that are bright red and crunchy that people put on their salads and such are made from soy. The real stuff that is chewy is def still pork.

[–] SnipingNinja@slrpnk.net 1 points 1 year ago

I said this above as a reply to another comment, but I do feel there are a lot of interesting dishes around the world that would be loved almost universally and I wish they would become universally accessible too