higgipoker
Well-Known Member
LOL BURN! We have a winner!The shape of a burger patty just happens to be convenient. Would you rather that vegans consume tofu triangles?
LOL BURN! We have a winner!The shape of a burger patty just happens to be convenient. Would you rather that vegans consume tofu triangles?
Not at all. Now, of course there are exceptions to every rule, but you'll find that 99% of vegans or vegetarians who like the imitation meat stuff are people who were brought up eating animals for 20 or 30 years. Once they make the moral decision to transition to a cruelty free diet, these things just make the transition easier. It's tough to change from one day to the next when you are used to the taste and texture of animal products. You can't change your physical tastes overnight just by thinking about it, like you can with your moral tastes. Lifelong vegetarians or vegans tend not not eat the modern imitation meat at all.... Turn it around and it sounds ridiculous because it is. Just as a plant-based imitation meat. Just eat plants. Why eat a plant that looks like an animal product? It’s insane.
Yeah, it's not uncommon to talk about the "meat" of particular fruits, for example, when distinguishing from the skin or rind or whatever.The English language has spoken...
Yeah, it's not uncommon to talk about the "meat" of particular fruits, for example, when distinguishing from the skin or rind or whatever.
Hehe all true but it doesn't really matter if you ask me. The language is constantly evolving anyway. Even if "meat" had only ever been used to refer to animal flesh, still wouldn't see a problem with the term "plant meat" catching on. *shrug*I'm glad I have a rock-solid linguistic defence to invoke the next time someone says "plant-based meat" is nonsensical. I may even start calling it "grene-mete" in homage to our medieval ancestors!
Hehe all true but it doesn't really matter if you ask me. The language is constantly evolving anyway. Even if "meat" had only ever been used to refer to animal flesh, still wouldn't see a problem with the term "plant meat" catching on. *shrug*
Now, the only mystery that remains is why this "animal meat-lover" is so desperate to make his meat foods look like anything BUT animals... burgers, hot dogs, fish sticks, chicken nuggets cheese slices... and then accuse us of being ridiculous for wanting plant versions of these "animal products" that don't look like animals...Oh, I quite agree, especially since “plant-based meat” is clearly referring to the word’s modern sense anyway. I just thought it was fun to beat our linguistic naysayer at his own game.
But you already do eat tofu triangles ...LOL BURN! We have a winner!
I do?But you already do eat tofu triangles ...
You know what i meantI do?
Not really. If you are just having a bit of fun then OK, quite funny ... but it's difficult to judge on an internet forum. Perhaps you were intending to offer up a genuine counter? In which case I'd just respond by saying that this is a quirky recipe intended to be attractive to kids and not really relevant in the context of vegans/vegetarians wanting burger shaped food because it is convenient, and not because it looks like food which has traditionally been made out of animals.You know what i meant
You were cheering on a post that said "should we have triangle tofu instead" . I was just pointing out that it isn't a new thing so the "burn" is pretty mild. But keep on keeping on with your burning discussion.Not really. If you are just having a bit of fun then OK, quite funny ... but it's difficult to judge on an internet forum. Perhaps you were intending to offer up a genuine counter? In which case I'd just respond by saying that this is a quirky recipe intended to be attractive to kids and not really relevant in the context of vegans/vegetarians wanting burger shaped food because it is convenient, and not because it looks like food which has traditionally been made out of animals.
Cheers!
As so you DID think you were making a legitimate point. OK, I think it was a pretty solid burn, and a recipe for kids parties doesn't cool it down. The point was that the OP had some weird objection to vegans/vegetarians wanting conveniently shaped food, because there already exists food in those shapes made from animal ingredients.You were cheering on a post that said "should we have triangle tofu instead" . I was just pointing out that it isn't a new thing so the "burn" is pretty mild. But keep on keeping on with your burning discussion.
Not really a burn. It could be used as a solid marketing ploy . There is at least one burger chain that makes a big deal about the shape of their patty being different.As so you DID think you were making a legitimate point. OK, I think it was a pretty solid burn, and a recipe for kids parties doesn't cool it down. The point was that the OP had some weird objection to vegans/vegetarians wanting conveniently shaped food, because there already exists food in those shapes made from animal ingredients.
The triangle tofu quip was, excellently in my opinion, pointing out that the shapes have nothing to do with the contents, just the convenience. Why avoid the circular shape of burgers just because burgers have been traditionally made of animals? Should we use a triangle instead? With triangle buns to go with it?
So yeah, still an excellent burn if you ask me. Got the point across clearly and succinctly, unlike me, who took two paragraphs to explain it
Again, just missing the point. The point was that we were called insane for wanting plant food in convenient shapes because there already exists animal food in said shapes.Not really a burn. It could be used as a solid marketing ploy . There is at least one burger chain that makes a big deal about the shape of their patty being different.
No we won'tSome folks on here will find anything to argue about, it seems...
OMG. The level of argue in my 13-year-old would put most lawyers to shame. He says that at least 30 times a day.No we won't
To be fair, we were called insane and ridiculous. But you're right, rise above it 'n all. Should have ignored 'em.I wish you guys wouldn't argue semantics, though...
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