another bloody yank

What the hell is a meat free corn dog? A tube made of batter on a stick?

MrEmjoy

It might as well be...

Just a fake hot dog really in that corn thing.

another bloody yank

*Shudder* Why do vegetarians go to great lengths to make stuff that is not meat into the shape of meat and call it by meat names? Are they trying to trick themselves into thinking it's something that tastes good?

My wife has a vegan friend that used to bring his own curd burgers to our BBQs. He'd choke it down with a side dish of some sort of paste and a big brimming bottle of water with a label stating that no fish had come to harm when the water was harvested by workers who were themselves made entirely of certified 100% Organic material.


He also had some kind of rock he used to rub on his armpits in the belief that this rock had special powers that performed the same duties as deoderant.


He moved to Portland and is very happy.

Hiro11

I hesitate to mention this... the Trader Joe's Vegetarian Corn Dogs are actually tasty. My kids love them. They're pretty good for you as well, 160 calories and 65% less fat (a regular corn dog pushes 500 calories) and no nitrates. If it's something my kids will eat that's full of low-fat protein, can be made in about 30 seconds by throwing it in the microwave and doesn't cost much, I'm all for it.

meauxna

I knew it was coming....


Those crystal things work. Sometimes.
The trick is knowing just when that will be...

MrEmjoy

Some people dont like to feel left out, and I don't have a problem serving fake links with real sausage links at breakfast time.

I'll try any veggie product, i don't care what it looks like, or what it's called, most are better for you than actual meat.

We don't go out of our way to get veggie products that are so much like meat some vegetarians feel ill eating them Like BOCA burgers.

Can't fake a good bit of middle back bacon though. Fake bacon is rank.

meauxna

Try the Gardenburger(tm). It comes in the freezer section; originals are my fav.
They don't taste like they're trying to be meat, they're just good. (toaster = best prep)

zargof

I'm with you on this. If you're going to be vegetarian, then eat a carrot that tastes like a carrot. Not some weird concoction of stuff that tastes a bit like meat. If you want something that tastes like meat, eat some meat!

hatfield1

I have to agree. The kids love them. Not so bad really
They make a great medium for hot sauce.


All in all I don’t think they are trying to make it taste like meat. It’s more about something with texture. Plain veggies can get boring after a while.
Oh and bacon…..just eat the real thing.

Bob

It's a gross guilty pleasure, though usually at a fair sort of thing...but still pretty minging

Bob

the green packet, morning star I think it's called, that's half decent for a fake bacon snack and the sausages aren't bad either, better than a lot of the cheapo meat products.

Ridski

That, sir, is not a corn dog.

It's a Quorn dog.

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I'll get me coat.

Janek66

Shit on a stick

hatfield1

Fried shite on a stick thanks muchly

tamms_1965

They are nasty excuses for food. I used to be a food scientist at a major food company (in their meat processing plant....hot dogs, lunch meats, sausage, etc.) and you don't want to eat them. If you like the idea of meat on a stick covered in pastry, make your own for best results (make sure you use "gourmet" hot dogs too, Omaha Steaks has good ones).