It makes sense. Nuggets arent exactly known for their strong fresh chicken flavor so I imagine a good coating and some oil would do a lot of heavy lifting in bridging the gap in flavor
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Fake chicken has come a long way in general. Daring chicken is meant to substitute white meat with no breading and very close in flavor. I wouldn't eat it on it's own because the texture is a little weird, but shredded in soup or gumbo or whatever it's suspiciously close to real chicken.
And now lab grown chicken is FDA approved π
Barbecue sauce is a winner pairing
My drunk snack is the animal shaped nuggies (they have to be the animal shaped ones, I find the irony of it hilarious) and some Lillie's Q smoky BBQ sauce.
Probably because chicken nuggets are ultra processed food, so replacing them with an other ultra processed food should be easy.
How does the taste/feel compare to TVP (textured vegetable protein)? TVP has a sponginess that is slightly unpleasant to me, but I've seen some promising advancements in plant-based meat replacements that gives them a texture closer to animal meat.
They are definitely a flakey texture inside, I would compare them to Wendy's nuggets. I am autistic so texture is a big thing for me, and it doesn't bother me. I am not even a huge nugget fan because a lot of them do have that spongey texture that grosses me out
I would recommend trying them deep fried for the best texture
Spongey nuggets are officially the worst. Why do they bounce back so hard?
Costco in my area (Portland) occasionally has these, and I always grab 3-4 bags when they're available. They're as near as makes no difference to a "real" chicken nugget to me, and that's saying a-fucking-lot from a meat lover! These get 10/10 for me, onward goes vegan supersession!
Personally I feel that plant based food is hurting itself by trying to imitate meat.
Instead of trying to make minced meat out of vegetable, just Calle DIY minced vigetables. Or chickpea nuggets. Or oatjuice. This way you don't have to compare them to meat, milk or any other product. Just value it for what it is
Not to sound like an asshole, but tf is a flexitarian? I personally mostly eat veggies but meat isn't off the table, I think of myself as an omnivore. Am I missing something?
Also, Beyond is my favorite veggie-meat - it's close enough but not quite spot on. Impossible doesn't taste quite right to me but I can't put my finger on why.
Flexitarian is apparently someone who has a primarily vegetarian/plant based diet but will still occasionally eat meat. This is a new term for me too and it's apparently what I am. I've been describing myself as a "part time vegetarian" lol.
Also impossible burgers are superior to beyond and I will die on this hill. Beyond is better at everything else though. Their ground breakfast sausage is π€ perfection
This term has been around for decades and still, very few people know what it means. As someone who eats 0 animal products 90+% of the time, it's just easier to say "mostly vegan."
Some people will nitpick and say that I mean plant based instead of vegan but the general public knows what vegan means and do not think of plant based as synonymous with "vegan in diet only" so I'll continue to use what doesn't require a ton of explanation.
it's just easier to say "mostly vegan."
I dated a girl who really didn't care for meat or cheese and was 98% vegan. Her mom was/is a militant vegan, so growing up she just never developed a taste for meat or dairy. She had no problem eating it, but it was far from her go to - the best steak in the world would have been 'meh' to her cause it's wasn't her jam.
I get what you're saying tho. If I understand right, a flexitarian is a vegetarian/vegan by preferred diet but not unwaveringly.
Yes, a flexitarian is a part-time veg but still sometimes eats animal products. A vegan does not consume or use any animal products for ethical reasons. If you consume a vegan diet but still buy animal products to wear, clean with, etc, then you consume a plant-based diet but are not technically vegan.
The problem with saying plant-based is that it implies "based on plants" with no rigid definition. Some people think it means "vegetarian but not vegan" or just "mostly plants." I have even seen products that contain animal products that I am allergic to marketed as "plant-based," so it's just not a good term for me.
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They are really quite good. I like Nuggs too. I figure if we're going to eat junk food it may as well not come from factory farmed chickens.
I would love to eat meat replacements on a more regular basis, but impossible and beyond burgers are more expensive than actual meat where I live. So I just don't buy them. If the technology /economies of scale actually manage to make them cheaper than meat, I'd replace 80% of my meat consumption.
In Canada prices have been dropping drastically recently. Lately there are sales for the beyond meat ground beef for ~6.50 CAD. I'm sure it's only a matter of time until its comparable everywhere.
I wish they could bring them to fast food but if KFC was any indicator theyβd be cooked like fucking ASS and ruin it anyways.
But yeah, impossible chicken is very good. Also partial to Simulate Nuggs.
when I tried the impossible whopper I got a regular one too and couldn't tell the difference. it really is legit.
Yeah! Those nuggets are my go to quick protein snack. And cholesterol free, to boot.
BRB, gonna make some nuggets now...
I have a pack of these in my freezer and I was thinking of air-frying them, chopping them up, and adding them to a mu shu gai pan or rice stir fry. Think that would work well?
Not OP, but IME the breading tends to fall off when they're chopped and moved around a bunch, but if you mix sliced air fried ones in at the very end that'd probably turn out pretty well.
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Impossible burgers are the flip side... they don't taste like beef, but man, the texture is spot on and good enough to fool my tongue.
Beyond has a weird, kind of nutty, aftertaste I don't care for, not so with Impossible.
Idk I had an Impossible Whopper at BK when they first started doing them, and I couldn't yell the difference.
I canβt really taste the difference between beef and impossible burger IF the burger is a cm or so thick. If you tried to make a restaurant burger (2-3cm thick, rare/med rare) I think the difference would be pretty noticeable. Itβs good in ground beef recipes, too (like pasta sauce or stuffed squash). Iβm so happy this alternative is available. Big fan! Itβs not that much more than beef I think? I dunno it all seems pretty cheap compared to fish/coffee/beer/wine.
Actually just bought a bunch of different impossible meats. The chicken nuggets are GREAT. Absolutely buying more of those, I don't care if they're a buck more for a bit less. They're so good.
The steak tips, wife couldn't eat them. She doesn't like fatty meat and they REALLY had the consistency of fatty steak tips. I'd eat them, but meh.
Had an impossible burger the other day at a restaurant and it was REALLY good as well. I had one waaaaaaaaaaay back when they started at one of the fast food places and it was just like chalky. This was REALLY good. Probably going to have that when I want a burger and they have that as an option.
I am NOT a vegan or vegetarian or any of that. I just think if I can do this little thing to get away from meat, maybe it'll help. The fact it tastes quite good is a win.
The best plant based chicken nuggets I had, I can't remember the brand name (id recognize the package tho). But even then, they had a texture more akin to a stack of paper than chicken. Still, I'd get 'em again. The texture wasn't off-putting, just a little weird.
The texture was from it actually being some kind of leaf just wrapped around itself tightly, though. It wasn't, like, lab made weirdness. Just creatively made and flavored salad.
I haven't tried Impossible, but I always have Quorn nuggets in my freezer. If I really think about it, I can tell they're not chicken since they're only marginally trying to be. But it's a nugget, I'm not expecting a sous vide delicacy. Quorn definitely fills any nugget craving I might have.
I'll check out Impossible, though, out of curiosity.
Man, I used to love Quorn nuggets. Why did you get me thinking about Quorn nuggets again?
Quorn
Because they're delicious and you need to eat them.
I'm interested in trying these. Can anyone recommend the best brand?
To add. Impossible is the brand they are talking about in this post. I agree theyβre probably the best brand for basically anything they sell. They have burgers (patty and block form), chicken nuggets and patties in both normal and spicy, and breakfast sausage in log or patty form(also spicy/normal). (They also have some microwave meals but those are exactly what youβd expect from microwave mealsβ¦ so probably donβt.)
Simulate is another brand that sells Simulate Nuggs (also have a spicy version). If for some reason you canβt find impossible but can find these, theyβre a very close 2nd.
Beyond is another brand known to make decent stuff. Theirs is fine, definitely edible, but personally find theirs to be worse than the other two brands listed.
Gardein makes a ton of frozen meat substitutes. Theyβre all overall fine. Not AMAZING, but easy to use in everyday cooking for stuff like stir fries, tacos, etc. maybe slightly under beyond, but I tend to prefer them outside of what I buy Impossible brand stuff for.
impossible is a brand. they also do really good imitation burgers
Is there ever a point made beyond "it has chemicals!!!"? I watched like 5 minutes of it. his editing style is atrocious and overdramatic to the extreme
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