Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that would be
similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?

On Oct 15, 11:45 pm, Al Fansome > wrote:
> Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that would be
> similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?

Looked for the words, "chunked," "formed," "pressed."

Troll.

--Bryan

Al Fansome wrote:
> Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that would
> be similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?

From the Arby's website, under "printable ingredients list"
Roast Beef:
Trimmed Boneless Beef Chunks (Minimum 70%) Combined With Chopped Beef For a
Maximum of 12% Fat. Contains up to 9.0% of a Self-Basting Solution of Water,
Salt, Sodium Phosphate.
--
Dave
www.davebbq.com

Al Fansome wrote:
> Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that would be
> similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?

Why the scare quotes? That's not beef?

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Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
> On Oct 15, 11:45 pm, Al Fansome > wrote:
>> Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that would be
>> similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?
>
> Looked for the words, "chunked," "formed," "pressed."
>
> Troll.
>
> --Bryan
>
Dimwit.

That's the problem with this newsgroup; if a question doesn't come from
one of your cronies, it isn't taken seriously.

I like Arby's, and I don't have one nearby. I don't want to have to
sample every brand of pseudo-meat at the market to find something that
tastes similar. I had hoped to rely on the experience here so that
wouldn't be necessary; I guess that was too much to ask for.

Blinky the Shark wrote:
> Al Fansome wrote:
>> Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that would be
>> similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?
>
> Why the scare quotes? That's not beef?
>
It has a bunch of other stuff in it. I guess you could call it beef in
the same manner you would call an all-beef hotdog beef.

On Oct 16, 2:27 am, Blinky the Shark > wrote:
> Al Fansome wrote:
> > Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that would be
> > similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?
>
> Why the scare quotes? That's not beef?

Even the OP relates it to "pseudo-meat."

>From a website:
Arby's seems to be a re-occurring subject of ridicule on the animated
series The Simpsons.

* In the episode Das Bus, Bart Simpson's classmate Terri, (who has
a twin sister, Sherri), once stated, "I'm so hungry I could eat at
Arby's!" after being stranded on an island. After this was said, other
children stranded on the island responded, "Wow, she must be really
hungry." and "Ewww!"
* In A Milhouse Divided, Kirk Van Houten replied "Just throw it
over the fence, let Arby's worry about it!" when asked what to do with
a dead possum.
* In Old Yeller Belly, Marge Simpson said to Lisa Simpson, in
reference to Lisa complaining about something outrageous they both saw
on television, "People do crazy things in commercials. Like eat at
Arby's."
* In Treehouse of Horror XVII, after eating a green-alien-blob
that tries to escape his mouth, Homer says, "If I can keep down
Arby's, I can keep down you."
source-- http://www.answers.com/topic/arby-s?cat=biz-fin
>
> --
> Blinky

--Bryan

On Oct 16, 2:32 am, Al Fansome > wrote:
> Blinky the Shark wrote:
> > Al Fansome wrote:
> >> Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that would be
> >> similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?
>
> > Why the scare quotes? That's not beef?
>
> It has a bunch of other stuff in it. I guess you could call it beef in
> the same manner you would call an all-beef hotdog beef.

On Sept 6, you wrote:
"Interesting; I think that's the same stuff they put into turkeys to
make
them "self-basting". I don't like it in turkeys, so seeing a good
steak
ruined would bug me even more."
Yet, according to what Dave Bugg just posted, Arby's "beef" "Contains
up to 9.0% of a Self-Basting Solution of Water, Salt, Sodium
Phosphate."
Wow, "I think that's the same stuff they put into turkeys to make them
'self-basting.'"

--Bryan

In article >,
Al Fansome > wrote:

> Blinky the Shark wrote:
> > Al Fansome wrote:
> >> Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that would be
> >> similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?
> >
> > Why the scare quotes? That's not beef?
> >
> It has a bunch of other stuff in it. I guess you could call it beef in
> the same manner you would call an all-beef hotdog beef.

Probably pre-packaged roast beef if your local supermarkets carry it.
Next time you go shopping ask at the customer service or deli counter.

In article >,
Al Fansome > wrote:

> Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
> > On Oct 15, 11:45 pm, Al Fansome > wrote:
> >> Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that would be
> >> similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?
> >
> > Looked for the words, "chunked," "formed," "pressed."
> >
> > Troll.
> >
> > --Bryan
> >
> Dimwit.
>
> That's the problem with this newsgroup; if a question doesn't come from
> one of your cronies, it isn't taken seriously.
>
> I like Arby's, and I don't have one nearby. I don't want to have to
> sample every brand of pseudo-meat at the market to find something that
> tastes similar. I had hoped to rely on the experience here so that
> wouldn't be necessary; I guess that was too much to ask for.

Try posting your question in the fastfood groups. The people who read
rec.food.cooking tend to prefer the real thing, not some fake version of
roast beef.

Blinky the Shark wrote:
> Al Fansome wrote:
>> Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that would be
>> similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?
>
> Why the scare quotes? That's not beef?
>
Because it is a manufactured product and not beef. Roast beef would be a
roasted piece of beef.

It is the same with Walmart "fresh meat". Embalmed meat isn't fresh meat.

In article >,
George > wrote:

> Blinky the Shark wrote:
> > Al Fansome wrote:
> >> Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that would be
> >> similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?
> >
> > Why the scare quotes? That's not beef?
> >
> Because it is a manufactured product and not beef. Roast beef would be a
> roasted piece of beef.

It could also be a piece of roasted beef.
--
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http://www.jamlady.eboard.com; 10-15-2007

Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> In article >,
> George > wrote:
>
>> Blinky the Shark wrote:
>>> Al Fansome wrote:
>>>> Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that would be
>>>> similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?
>>> Why the scare quotes? That's not beef?
>>>
>> Because it is a manufactured product and not beef. Roast beef would be a
>> roasted piece of beef.
>
> It could also be a piece of roasted beef.

Sure, but Arbys hasn't had real meat for years. I remember when I was in
college there was a nearby Arbys where you could see them slicing real
meat which kids who worked there said was real meat roasted in the
store. Some time after that they began using space meat. Even their
"horsey sauce" can't be called horseradish sauce because apparently
there is some space product which is cheaper and can be stored for 20
years which doesn't contain horseradish.

Al Fansome wrote:
>
> Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that would be
> similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?

Would a package of Buttig 'meat' work as a substitute? After reading
Dave Bugg's post, I imagine it might even be "better"(?) than the Arby's
ingredients for its "beeph", but I don't know. Spouse would buy that
brand from time to time, but I don't. Spouse isn't picky, but I am <G>.

Hmmm . . . I tried to google for "buttig meat", but I didn't get the
information I'd hoped for. I probably spelled it incorrectly. The
"Buttig Meats" I know about come in a plastic bag in the prepackaged
coldcuts section at the grocery store.

Sky

P.S. Disclaimer: I've never eaten a Arby's "roast beeph" sandwich

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On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:45:20 -0400, Al Fansome
> wrote:

>Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that would be
>similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?

Actually, you don't have to buy them because they'll usually give them
to you free. Ask your grocer for "cardboard boxes" and take them home
and cut pieces to the size you want.

Sky wrote:
> Al Fansome wrote:
>>
>> Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that
>> would be similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?
>
> Hmmm . . . I tried to google for "buttig meat", but I didn't get the
> information I'd hoped for. I probably spelled it incorrectly. The
> "Buttig Meats" I know about come in a plastic bag in the prepackaged
> coldcuts section at the grocery store.
>
> Sky
>
That's because it's Buddig! LOL Lovely (snork) processed pressed meat
parts.

Jill

On Oct 16, 6:55 am, Melba's Jammin' >
wrote:
> In article >,
>
> George > wrote:
> > Blinky the Shark wrote:
> > > Al Fansome wrote:
> > >> Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that would be
> > >> similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?
>
> > > Why the scare quotes? That's not beef?
>
> > Because it is a manufactured product and not beef. Roast beef would be a
> > roasted piece of beef.
>
> It could also be a piece of roasted beef.

Not at Arby's it couldn't.

> --
> -Barb, Mother Superior, HOSSSPoJ

--Bryan

Sqwertz wrote:
>
> On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:45:20 -0400, Al Fansome wrote:
>
> > Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that would be
> > similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?
>
> Carl Buddig sandwich meats. Those $.50 packets hung on the wall
> above the cheese.
>
> http://www.buddig.com/home.html
>
> -sw

OOOPS <G> I wondered why google didn't give me a response when I used
"buttig meat" (or meats) as keywords Figures I spelled it
incorrectly. I'd already responded about "Buttig"[sp] before I read
your post, Steve.

Sky

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jmcquown wrote:
> Sky wrote:
>> Al Fansome wrote:
>>> Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that
>>> would be similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?
>> Hmmm . . . I tried to google for "buttig meat", but I didn't get the
>> information I'd hoped for. I probably spelled it incorrectly. The
>> "Buttig Meats" I know about come in a plastic bag in the prepackaged
>> coldcuts section at the grocery store.
>>
>> Sky
>>
> That's because it's Buddig! LOL Lovely (snork) processed pressed meat
> parts.
>
> Jill
>
>
That makes it sound crappy. You forgot to mention the up to 30%
"enhancemnt solution" which is added...

raymond wrote:
> On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:45:20 -0400, Al Fansome
> > wrote:
>
>> Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that would be
>> similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?
>
> Actually, you don't have to buy them because they'll usually give them
> to you free. Ask your grocer for "cardboard boxes" and take them home
> and cut pieces to the size you want.

That seems like the wrong texture. On second thought I'll bet it would
work if it was soaked in the "enhancement solution" .

George wrote:
> jmcquown wrote:
>> Sky wrote:
>>> Al Fansome wrote:
>>>> Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that
>>>> would be similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?
>>> Hmmm . . . I tried to google for "buttig meat", but I didn't get the
>>> information I'd hoped for. I probably spelled it incorrectly. The
>>> "Buttig Meats" I know about come in a plastic bag in the prepackaged
>>> coldcuts section at the grocery store.
>>>
>>> Sky
>>>
>> That's because it's Buddig! LOL Lovely (snork) processed pressed
>> meat parts.
>>
>> Jill
>>
>>
> That makes it sound crappy. You forgot to mention the up to 30%
> "enhancemnt solution" which is added...

Ohhhh! That makes me feel sooo much better Actually, when I was in my
early 20's I'd buy the Carl Buddig stuff because I was broke and it was
cheap. I think it was 4 for a dollar back then. But then, I also bought
5/$1 Kroger brand chicken pot pies.

Would those frozen Steak-Um things substitute for Arby's beef? Do they even
still sell Steak-Um's?

Jill

Al Fansome wrote:
>
> Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that would be
> similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?


Isn't it amazing how they get the colour just right. From a distance it
looks like beef. Up close it looks like dyed balogna. Is the average
consumer so foolish that they would rather save a few pennies and get faux
roast beef than to pay a little extra and get real beef?

In article >,
George > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > In article >,

> >> Because it is a manufactured product and not beef. Roast beef would be a
> >> roasted piece of beef.
> >
> > It could also be a piece of roasted beef.
>
> Sure, but Arbys hasn't had real meat for years. I remember when I was in
> college there was a nearby Arbys where you could see them slicing real
> meat which kids who worked there said was real meat roasted in the
> store. Some time after that they began using space meat. Even their
> "horsey sauce" can't be called horseradish sauce because apparently
> there is some space product which is cheaper and can be stored for 20
> years which doesn't contain horseradish.

I was referring to "Roast beef would be a roasted piece of beef. "
Roast beef could also be a slice of roasted beef. Aw, never mind. "-)
I think it's maybe Arby's sweet sour sauce that has no recognizable food
item listed in the ingredients. Like fruit juice (thickened for 'sauce'
consistency). Scary, really.
--
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Notes about our first 11 meals in Tuscany have been posted to
http://www.jamlady.eboard.com; 10-16-2007

Dave Smith wrote:
> Al Fansome wrote:
>> Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that would be
>> similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?
>
>
> Isn't it amazing how they get the colour just right. From a distance it
> looks like beef. Up close it looks like dyed balogna. Is the average
> consumer so foolish that they would rather save a few pennies and get faux
> roast beef than to pay a little extra and get real beef?

Sure, Walmart has taught everyone that the only thing that can ever
matter is price but fortunately they might be loosing their grip:

http://articles.moneycentral.msn.com...ra.aspx?page=1

jmcquown wrote:

>> That makes it sound crappy. You forgot to mention the up to 30%
>> "enhancemnt solution" which is added...
>
> Ohhhh! That makes me feel sooo much better Actually, when I was in my
> early 20's I'd buy the Carl Buddig stuff because I was broke and it was
> cheap. I think it was 4 for a dollar back then. But then, I also bought
> 5/$1 Kroger brand chicken pot pies.
>
> Would those frozen Steak-Um things substitute for Arby's beef? Do they even
> still sell Steak-Um's?
>
> Jill
>
>
Depends, if they are a quality version they are simply thinly sliced
meat and wouldn't qualify.

My buddy has a commercial refrigeration business and I get to see
various process lines including meat packing.

There is a local plant that makes a "Steak-um" type product. They run
one version under their own name which is made from real meat that they
trim on site, freeze, slice and package.

They make another version for the big box mart and famous industrial
restaurants that is sliced from blocks of pink looking material. A few
days before processing they pull the blocks out of the low temp freezer
and put them into a cooler that is just below freezing to warm up. I
asked about the pink color and they said they buy the blocks from some
other processor and it has hearts and other byproducts mixed in.

One time on Usenet, Al Fansome > said:

> Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that would be
> similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?

I haven't had an Arby's roast beef in a loooong time, but IIRC, it's
the same texture as Buddig meats:

http://www.buddig.com/original_cb.html

HTH...

--
Jani in WA

One time on Usenet, Sqwertz > said:
> On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 01:45:20 -0400, Al Fansome wrote:
>
> > Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that would be
> > similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?
>
> Carl Buddig sandwich meats. Those $.50 packets hung on the wall
> above the cheese.
>
> http://www.buddig.com/home.html

Hey, that's what I told him. Get out of my mind!! ;-)

--
Jani in WA

Little Malice wrote:
>
> One time on Usenet, Al Fansome > said:
>
> > Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that would be
> > similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?
>
> I haven't had an Arby's roast beef in a loooong time, but IIRC, it's
> the same texture as Buddig meats:


I have hd it twice on one occasion..... the first time and the last time. I
thought it was disgusting. There was an Arbys on the same block as our
office. It was next to a strip mall with a German deli where I could get a
real roast beef sandwich and a soft drink for less than the Arbys "beef"
sandwich. If the deli sandwich was not enough you could buy a second one,
and the two of them were still cheaper than one at Arbys.

George wrote:
>
> > Isn't it amazing how they get the colour just right. From a distance it
> > looks like beef. Up close it looks like dyed balogna. Is the average
> > consumer so foolish that they would rather save a few pennies and get faux
> > roast beef than to pay a little extra and get real beef?
>
> Sure, Walmart has taught everyone that the only thing that can ever
> matter is price but fortunately they might be loosing their grip:


That explains their poor selection. They can get things cheaper if buy one
thing, one style in bulk than if they offer a selection. I am happy to hear
that more and more people are refusing to shop there. My brother used to
shop there once in a while, but now he just goes in there to check their
prices and then goes to places that promise to match the lowest price so he
gets things in other stores at Walmart prices.

One time on Usenet, Dave Smith > said:
> Little Malice wrote:
> > One time on Usenet, Al Fansome > said:

> > > Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that would be
> > > similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?

> > I haven't had an Arby's roast beef in a loooong time, but IIRC, it's
> > the same texture as Buddig meats:

> I have hd it twice on one occasion..... the first time and the last time. I
> thought it was disgusting.

I thought that too, but I was trying to be considerate of the OP's
feelings. I'm weird that way.

> There was an Arbys on the same block as our
> office. It was next to a strip mall with a German deli where I could get a
> real roast beef sandwich and a soft drink for less than the Arbys "beef"
> sandwich. If the deli sandwich was not enough you could buy a second one,
> and the two of them were still cheaper than one at Arbys.

One thing I do like at Arby's (unless they've changed in the past
year) is their chicken breast sandwich. It's actually a chicken
breast. Probably full of brining solution, but I like them anyway...

--
Jani in WA

Little Malice wrote:
>
> One thing I do like at Arby's (unless they've changed in the past
> year) is their chicken breast sandwich. It's actually a chicken
> breast. Probably full of brining solution, but I like them anyway...
>
> --
> Jani in WA

Me too. If spouse gets the Arby's "beeph" sandwich, I might get the
chicken or chicken cordon bleu sandwich. They're actually not too bad!

Sky, who's admittedly a very picky eater

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On Oct 16, 3:07 pm, Dave Smith > wrote:
> Little Malice wrote:
>
> > One time on Usenet, Al Fansome > said:
>
> > > Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that would be
> > > similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?
>
> > I haven't had an Arby's roast beef in a loooong time, but IIRC, it's
> > the same texture as Buddig meats:
>
> I have hd it twice on one occasion..... the first time and the last time. I
> thought it was disgusting. There was an Arbys on the same block as our
> office. It was next to a strip mall with a German deli where I could get a
> real roast beef sandwich and a soft drink for less than the Arbys "beef"
> sandwich. If the deli sandwich was not enough you could buy a second one,
> and the two of them were still cheaper than one at Arbys.

That's VERY hard to believe. Arby's is pretty awful, but they are
also pretty cheap. Fairly recently, they had regular sandwiches 5/$5,
and most recently 5/$5.55.

--Bryan

Sqwertz wrote:
>
> On Tue, 16 Oct 2007 15:26:09 -0500, Sky wrote:
>
> > Me too. If spouse gets the Arby's "beeph" sandwich, I might get the
> > chicken or chicken cordon bleu sandwich.
>
> Norm Peterson: [about his and Cliff's meal at The Hungry Heifer]
> Yeah, Cliffy had himself the tunnel T-bone. For less than four
> bucks, you get 24 ounces of USDA choice US bef.
>
> Cliff Clavin: Bef? You mean beef.
>
> Norm Peterson: Beef? Don't be ridiculous Cliffy, that stuff is
> bef. You see, it's a Hungry Heifer trademark for a processed,
> synthetic, what... , meat-like substance.
>
> Cliff Clavin: Ohh, Norm.
>
> Norm Peterson: What do expect for four bucks? Do you hear me
> complain about the loobster?
>
> -sw

Heh heh heh I may have seen the 'beeph,' er 'bef,' but I've never
come across 'loobster'!

Sky, who must've missed many Cheers episodes

P.S. I think that was from Cheers?

Sky
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Bobo Bonobo® wrote:
>
> > I have hd it twice on one occasion..... the first time and the last time. I
> > thought it was disgusting. There was an Arbys on the same block as our
> > office. It was next to a strip mall with a German deli where I could get a
> > real roast beef sandwich and a soft drink for less than the Arbys "beef"
> > sandwich. If the deli sandwich was not enough you could buy a second one,
> > and the two of them were still cheaper than one at Arbys.
>
> That's VERY hard to believe. Arby's is pretty awful, but they are
> also pretty cheap. Fairly recently, they had regular sandwiches 5/$5,
> and most recently 5/$5.55.

At the time, the deli sandwiches were $1.35 and you got a soft drink with
it.

"Dave Bugg" > wrote in message
...
> Al Fansome wrote:
>> Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that would
>> be similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?
>
> From the Arby's website, under "printable ingredients list"
> Roast Beef:
> Trimmed Boneless Beef Chunks (Minimum 70%) Combined With Chopped Beef For
> a Maximum of 12% Fat. Contains up to 9.0% of a Self-Basting Solution of
> Water, Salt, Sodium Phosphate.
> --
> Dave
> www.davebbq.com
>
So, it's sort of a synthesized beef product, somewhat like boneless ham,
another synthesized meat product. I never would have thought of that.

Kent

In article >,
Al Fansome > wrote:

> Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that would be
> similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?

Chipped beef.
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Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> Al Fansome > wrote:
>
>> Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that would be
>> similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?
>
> Chipped beef.

Not necessarily, some chipped beef is made from real beef and is simply
frozen and thin sliced beef. Check out my post further up in this thread
about how it is made.

In article >,
George > wrote:

> Omelet wrote:
> > In article >,
> > Al Fansome > wrote:
> >
> >> Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that would be
> >> similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?
> >
> > Chipped beef.
>
> Not necessarily, some chipped beef is made from real beef and is simply
> frozen and thin sliced beef. Check out my post further up in this thread
> about how it is made.

I did.

I don't eat at Arby's. Have not in years.
Last time I tried it, their beef tasted like pure salt. Overwhelmed any
trace of meat flavor. Might as well take spoonfulls straight out of the
salt shaker.

Crap substitute for crap? What's the point? :-)

I'll roast a beef if I want it or make thin sliced rare steak sandwiches.
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In article >,
George > wrote:

> Melba's Jammin' wrote:
> > In article >,
> > George > wrote:
> >
> >> Blinky the Shark wrote:
> >>> Al Fansome wrote:
> >>>> Is there a product that is sold in the average supermarket that would be
> >>>> similar to the "beef" in an Arby's roast beef sandwich?
> >>> Why the scare quotes? That's not beef?
> >>>
> >> Because it is a manufactured product and not beef. Roast beef would be a
> >> roasted piece of beef.
> >
> > It could also be a piece of roasted beef.
>
> Sure, but Arbys hasn't had real meat for years. I remember when I was in
> college there was a nearby Arbys where you could see them slicing real
> meat which kids who worked there said was real meat roasted in the
> store. Some time after that they began using space meat. Even their
> "horsey sauce" can't be called horseradish sauce because apparently
> there is some space product which is cheaper and can be stored for 20
> years which doesn't contain horseradish.

There's a place in St. Paul that people older than me say has meat
pretty much like the "old Arby's." In case anyone's in the area
and interested (that's St. Paul in Minnesota USA, by the way):

<http://www.citypages.com/dish/detail.asp?CID=14472>

It was a little bland for my liking, but I'm not as much
of a beef head as I was when I was younger. The quality seemed
high.

Mike Beede

This thread makes me wish I could find the curly fries seasoning
recipe somewhere.