They’ve done this in the UK. It’s all oat drink, and soy drink, because animal product consumers are so fragile they hate the thought of people enjoying things that don’t include animal products.
They tried to ban veggie sausages from being called sausages FFS…
They tried to ban veggie sausages from being called sausages
It’s so wild that they can brand their mystery meat tubes whatever the fuck they want, like, in my country you can call a sausage a “veal liver sausage” if there is 0% actual baby cow liver inside, but the monent you call a sausage-shaped piece of soy with a common sausage spice mix that’s supposed to be prepared like a sausage anfd that tastes so similar to sausage that i don’t want to eat it a “veggie sausage”, you’ve crossed a red line and are “misleading the consumer” because they could accidentally buy murder-free treats.
It’s so fuckin’ weird, just reminds me of how cheesemakers back in the day demanded that American cheese be referred to as embalmed cheese
Processed cheese was the compromise
When margarine was first introduced, dairy farmers lobbied against allowing it to be colored yellow to look like butter so the margarine manufacturers had to include a little packet of yellow food dye and you had to mix it in yourself.
I agree with this. I understand why everything was branded as a meat replacement, but that just lead to the promise of meat taste and texture that I don’t think has ever been satisfyingly achieved. “Oat drink” tells you what you’re getting so your average meat-pilled flesh-maxxer doesn’t feel betrayed. It can be enjoyed on it’s own merits.
That was my experience when I was veggie for a few years; Meat substitutes weren’t good substitutes and I didn’t start to enjoy them until I learned to appreciate them on their own merits.
Word. Tofu was gross until I stopped trying to use it as a substitute and realized I could marinate it and get a delicious result.
: “We are WASPs! We are the master race and genetically superior to you in every way! Sorry, but the Bell Curve sez Im a genius!”
Also : “Someone rename vegan sausages to something other than sausages! I’m too stupid to know they’re not made of meat and therefore that’s everyone’s problem!”
