"SansMeat" > wrote in message
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>
> "Ray" > wrote in message
> ...
> >
> > "SansMeat" > wrote in message
> > .. .
> > >
> > > "Ray" > wrote in message
> > > ...
> > > > When I became a vegetarian some thirty odd years ago, there was
little
> > on
> > > > the
> > > > market to make the transition easy. There was no 'Quorn' or 'Tofu',
> just
> > > > TPV.
> > > > Although TVP can be made palatable by a half decent cook, it remains
> > just
> > > > that
> > > > 'palatable'
> > >
> > > I think tofu has been around just wee bit longer than TVP. Since
> > "palatable"
> > > to my understanding means "pleasant tasting" I'm not sure what your
> trying
> > > to say in regards to using TVP.
> >
> > My understanding of palatable is "acceptable", and nothing more.
> >
> > My mistake. You are correct.
> > But put yourself in my position some thirty years ago. People like
myself
> > trying to live a decent life, did not have all the knowledge easilly
> > obtained from the internet. OTOH TVP was easy to obtain and so were the
> > bland recipes
> > >
> > >
> > > > Now that we have 'Quorn', there is no need for 'would be' ethical
> > > > vegetarians to suffer
> > > > from meat withdrawal symptoms. Some of the Quorn products now on the
> > > market
> > > > taste
> > > > dangerously like meat!
> > >
> > > Why is it "dangerous" to taste like meat?
> >
> > Depends on your attitude, some may state that if you like the taste of
> meat,
> > you are a hypocite for eating substitutes Remember I usually post from
the
> > rough NG aaev, where the real work is done..
>
> But I like grilled portabello mushrooms which are said to have a "steak"
> like flavour (which I agree), that shouldn't prevent a vegetarian from
> eating them should it? I personally don't think flavour should be an issue
> as to whether or not you are a "good" vegetarian.
>
> I'm not familiar with what "NG aaev" is, can you help me here?
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but, it might be a rough group for ray and the other ar loons, only because
they've never been able to defend their ignorant vegan religious idiocy...
Their hypocrisy reeks here....