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Impossible Review

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Okay.  We’re going to get rather close here on the food blog because this food product changed my life.  I know that’s dramatic.  I’m sorry.  But hear me out.

If you are a new vegetarian struggling to stay away from the foods you know you want to avoid, if you’re a lifelong vegetarian/vegan and you want to indulge in some filthy junk food, this stuff is for you.

I used to be a fan of the Beyond Burger company.  Then they changed their recipe and added something to it that made it have a very strange lumpy texture.  I am disappointed because I liked the original formula/recipe/whatever it was.

If you want to know a little bit about me, there is a very specific craving I get every now and then.  I used to have double quarter pounders with cheese, plain, from McDangles and I loved them.  I was never a big meat eater, and since it’s been about 4 1/2 years since I’ve eaten beef on purpose (Taco Bell sometimes trolls me), I don’t exactly think I want to go back to it.

The Impossible Burger has been at Burger King for a while now and I’ve been so excited for it to come to stores.  Now that it has, I’m the happiest camper.

For dinner tonight, I made myself a double quarter pounder with cheese (Daiya American slices), and made my mom a regular quarter pounder.  My mom isn’t vegetarian, and regularly eats beef.  She said this was better than she ever expected it to be.

The cavewoman in me is mighty pleased.  10/10 I highly recommend this.

A caveat: as a treat.  Because this is essentially 12 dollars a pound where I live and that, my friends, is hella gross.  But I did buy four packs of it, three of which went into my freezer for later.

Last thing: I hope you’re all doing well.  The world is very uncertain nowadays, but we can keep working toward peace and understanding within each other.

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Product Review – No Evil Foods

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Hello, friends!  We are rounding out March with a product review that comes from a suggestion by my brother.  He is neither vegetarian or vegan, but he saw these at his Kroger and tried them.  I snagged some while I was down there the last time, and I made them this week.  I made the Comrade Cluck into a rather decadent barbecue macaroni and cheese with Follow Your Heart Provolone and nutritional yeast and Sweet Baby Ray’s.  The Stallion I diced up and fried before I put it on a tortilla pizza with some Daiya mozzarella and a nutritional yeast/herb blend.  Both were excellent.

Comrade Cluck, the chicken substitute, has a similar flavor to Tofurky’s deli slices.  There are some subtle differences and I think that comes from the other ingredients No Evil uses, like organic shoyu (soy sauce).  The color is darker than I expected, and that came from the soy sauce, I think, but all in all, it’s a solid meat substitute.  I will say that I burned it on accident because I wasn’t sure how long to cook it for, even though the package thoughtfully provided me with instructions.

This gets a 7/10.

The Stallion has a characteristic flavor of seitan, that vital wheat gluten almost aftertaste.  But the Italian flavors come through, too.  The use of fennel helps counteract that bite of the wheat gluten.  I think it’s better as part of something, however, as I was a little underwhelmed with it by itself.  More pizza for me!  Or toss it with pasta and peppers.

This gets a 6/10.

With all the new meat substitutes, it’s becoming more and more important to me to make sure I am eating the fresher vegetables and the whole foods.  The substitutes are more like a special occasion type item.  I always look forward to the new things, and my brother keeps sending me the new items he finds at his store.  It makes a difference to know my brother cares about how I eat.  He still makes fun of me for it sometimes, but I know he does so out of love, hah.

I hope you’re all staying healthy and safe.  This is a weird time to be alive, and quite frankly I’m tired of hearing about this virus stuff, so I’ll leave it there.