Analogs/ was Veggie Fish Sauce/ was Vegetarian Spring Rolls

[Guest guest]

>What do you mean by analogs? (Like veggies burgers

that >are trying to be meat....)

 

Exactly. The foods that mimic the texture, appearance

and to some extent the taste of meat. I understand

that you can buy 'chops' and 'fillets' from the

supermarket, although I never look in those display

cases, preferring to eat vegetables without that extra

art - with tofu or tempeh on occasion.

 

Our local vegetarian Thai restaurant does a great line

in analogs - fake duck, chicken, pork, fish, beef -

and although that restaurant used to be my one

exception to my 'no analogs' preference, I now find

they are just a tad too realistic sometimes and go for

the tofu dishes or the vegetables-only dishes.

Overseas members may also remember the Bodhi

restaurant in Sydney - they had absolutely wonderful

vegetarian dim sum - probably still do - that had

other restaurant chefs mystified, so realistic were

they! It was a large-ish but scruffy place downtown

above its own take-out shop, but everyone but

*everyone* who enjoyed good veggie food could be found

there!

 

Nothing wrong with meat analogs, for those who enjoy

them. They do no harm to any living creature and are a

boon to those who have to share a meal with people who

would otherwise prefer to eat meat ;=)

 

Best, Pat ;=)