What did you have for lunch or dinner today?
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@Dashrender said in What did you have for lunch or dinner today?:
So, is the move to plant based proteins happening because it's more cost effective? more environmentally friendly? etc?
The new "fool meat eaters" stuff is for environmental friendliness and meeting the needs of vegetarians. It's anything but cost effective. it's a massive price premium over meat.
Traditional vegetarian options are cheaper, but that's not what people are excited about now.
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It's just recently that Impossible and Beyond got funding to make things that "seem like meat" to a lot of people. And in doing so, somehow convinced some big chains to stop eschewing vegetarians. It's more of a cultural shift than anything. Impossible and Beyond made it "cool" to feed vegetarians where before restaurants seemed to prefer losing money over keeping us as clients.
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@scottalanmiller said in What did you have for lunch or dinner today?:
It's just recently that Impossible and Beyond got funding to make things that "seem like meat" to a lot of people. And in doing so, somehow convinced some big chains to stop eschewing vegetarians. It's more of a cultural shift than anything. Impossible and Beyond made it "cool" to feed vegetarians where before restaurants seemed to prefer losing money over keeping us as clients.
And if they are lucky, this will bring enough scale to drive down production costs.
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@JaredBusch said in What did you have for lunch or dinner today?:
@scottalanmiller said in What did you have for lunch or dinner today?:
It's just recently that Impossible and Beyond got funding to make things that "seem like meat" to a lot of people. And in doing so, somehow convinced some big chains to stop eschewing vegetarians. It's more of a cultural shift than anything. Impossible and Beyond made it "cool" to feed vegetarians where before restaurants seemed to prefer losing money over keeping us as clients.
And if they are lucky, this will bring enough scale to drive down production costs.
That's the hope. Both are ramping up to such a degree that once the suppliers are ready and the factories are running, it probably will. The demand is just crazy right now.
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Had Tasty Greek tonight at Luciana's request.
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This was Memorial Day food.
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@scottalanmiller said in What did you have for lunch or dinner today?:
It's just recently that Impossible and Beyond got funding to make things that "seem like meat" to a lot of people. And in doing so, somehow convinced some big chains to stop eschewing vegetarians. It's more of a cultural shift than anything. Impossible and Beyond made it "cool" to feed vegetarians where before restaurants seemed to prefer losing money over keeping us as clients.
Loosing money. I wouldn't call it that - I would call it not making the most money. But they can't loose something they never had, i.e. your money.
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@scottalanmiller said in What did you have for lunch or dinner today?:
@JaredBusch said in What did you have for lunch or dinner today?:
@scottalanmiller said in What did you have for lunch or dinner today?:
It's just recently that Impossible and Beyond got funding to make things that "seem like meat" to a lot of people. And in doing so, somehow convinced some big chains to stop eschewing vegetarians. It's more of a cultural shift than anything. Impossible and Beyond made it "cool" to feed vegetarians where before restaurants seemed to prefer losing money over keeping us as clients.
And if they are lucky, this will bring enough scale to drive down production costs.
That's the hope. Both are ramping up to such a degree that once the suppliers are ready and the factories are running, it probably will. The demand is just crazy right now.
I'm currently not sure if I care about the tastes like meat issue - or simply more a flavor - or rather lack there of in vegetarians meals I have generally had. It's likely mostly caused by the chefs not using spices versus a lack of meat.
The typical Qdoba vegetarian version of 3 cheese nachos I had yesterday simply replaces grilled green/red peppers and onions for the meat... but there is very little seasoning if any in those veggies... compared to the impossible stuff - which was very noticeably spiced.
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@Dashrender said in What did you have for lunch or dinner today?:
@scottalanmiller said in What did you have for lunch or dinner today?:
It's just recently that Impossible and Beyond got funding to make things that "seem like meat" to a lot of people. And in doing so, somehow convinced some big chains to stop eschewing vegetarians. It's more of a cultural shift than anything. Impossible and Beyond made it "cool" to feed vegetarians where before restaurants seemed to prefer losing money over keeping us as clients.
Loosing money. I wouldn't call it that - I would call it not making the most money. But they can't loose something they never had, i.e. your money.
In finance and investing, that is 100% what "losing money" is. It's the lose of potential. Loss of opportunity. Think like an investor, not a consumer.
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@Dashrender said in What did you have for lunch or dinner today?:
I'm currently not sure if I care about the tastes like meat issue - or simply more a flavor - or rather lack there of in vegetarians meals I have generally had. It's likely mostly caused by the chefs not using spices versus a lack of meat.
I prefer the "doesn't seem so much like meat". These new ones are too close for me.
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@scottalanmiller said in What did you have for lunch or dinner today?:
@Dashrender said in What did you have for lunch or dinner today?:
I'm currently not sure if I care about the tastes like meat issue - or simply more a flavor - or rather lack there of in vegetarians meals I have generally had. It's likely mostly caused by the chefs not using spices versus a lack of meat.
I prefer the "doesn't seem so much like meat". These new ones are too close for me.
So it's the actual meat flavor you don't like?
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@Dashrender said in What did you have for lunch or dinner today?:
@scottalanmiller said in What did you have for lunch or dinner today?:
@Dashrender said in What did you have for lunch or dinner today?:
I'm currently not sure if I care about the tastes like meat issue - or simply more a flavor - or rather lack there of in vegetarians meals I have generally had. It's likely mostly caused by the chefs not using spices versus a lack of meat.
I prefer the "doesn't seem so much like meat". These new ones are too close for me.
So it's the actual meat flavor you don't like?
I think so. It gave me that "sense of eating meat" and I don't like that. It doesn't freak me out, I just never enjoyed it, even back when I ate meat. The texture is great (for me), and the overall quality, weight, etc. But something about it is oddly too meat-like for my maximum enjoyment. But to be fair, most things aren't "enough like meat" and don't make good burgers. So it is hardly a failing. It just doesn't hit the right spot on the spectrum for my to be ideal.
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Chillin at Pappadeaux’s with @Dashrender
The appetizer arrived
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Pappadeaux’s was bloody fantastic!
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Yes. Here is what I had.
Grilled tilapia and jumbo shrimp
Followed by creme brûlée
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@JaredBusch That creme brulee looks unreal
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@wirestyle22 said in What did you have for lunch or dinner today?:
@JaredBusch That creme brulee looks unreal
All things considered, it wasn't that great.
I wanted breadpudding, but they were sold out.
I think the cheesecake likely would have been better than the creme brulee.
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@Dashrender said in What did you have for lunch or dinner today?:
@wirestyle22 said in What did you have for lunch or dinner today?:
@JaredBusch That creme brulee looks unreal
All things considered, it wasn't that great.
I wanted breadpudding, but they were sold out.
I think the cheesecake likely would have been better than the creme brulee.
The creme brulee was awesome. Don't let him fool you. He is still mad that he didn't get the bread budding he wanted.
I like cheesecake more than creme brulee, so I likely would have said it was better had I had one. But I didn't want something that heavy at 11pm.
