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by brnt 1249 days ago
Sausages always seemed such obvious candidates. Many nondry sausages are already often a majority nonmeat. They get their flavor already from plant derived flavorants. Yet mostly fake meat products are burger and chicken nugget replacements.

I've got to say, the fake chicken schnitzels are the first one that I really can't distinguish from the real chicken schnitzel. (Before the purists pour in, yes, compared to supermarket chicken schnitzel, which moreover isn't a real schnitzel anyway.)
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trompetenaccoun 1249 days ago
What brand do you mean? I've never tried a vegan schnitzel I think but all the nuggets and such I tried didn't taste good to me. And yeah, you're absolutely right that it makes sense to start with sausages/cold cuts because they're easier to imitate. Depending on where you live, there is a lot of choice now and they've gotten really good. I also had vegan cheese the other day that I'd assumed was real cheese until I found out.

The next step will be cultured meat (precision fermentation and similar methods). If you're in Singapore or Israel you can already try it in restaurants.

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brnt 1245 days ago
eg https://www.jumbo.com/producten/jumbo-lekker-veggie-krokante...
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jnsaff2 1249 days ago
In soviet times they had this saying: "the pieces of lard visible in your sausage are the only part which you can rely on to be meat."
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pilotneko 1249 days ago
In the US, both Beyond and Impossible have very good bratwurst-style sausages. Like you said, sausage is apparently very forgiving when it comes to replacing the meat.
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manojlds 1249 days ago
Here in the UK, there's a lot of vegan sausages. The others like vegan / vegetarian burgers and such are relatively less common.
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petepete 1249 days ago
Vegan Richmond are among the best, better than their (somewhat) meaty alternatives in my opinion.
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TheOtherHobbes 1249 days ago
Richmond are amazing.

Lidl also have a range of various vegan options including pizza (surprisingly good), lasagne, and burgers.

Quorn has been ubiquitous in stores for decades now. I've never been a fan, but it will do at a push.

The problem elsewhere is insane pricing. I've had a lot of "I'm not paying that!" experiences looking at the veg/vegan options in supermarkets. The prices are completely out of reach for most shoppers.

If there's been a "flop", that will have been a big factor.

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stuaxo 1249 days ago
Yup, things where the texture is very removed from the original food definitely make sense.
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