Meat and Greet: List of Vegetarian Meats
Written by J.F. on Saturday, March 22nd, 2008 in Meat and Greet: List of Vegetarian Meats.
Inside The Oven: Your guide to vegetarian meats
When it comes to vegetarian meats, there are 3 basic types of vegetarians, X, Y, and Z.
Vegetarian X
Repulsed by meat, won’t eat anything that remotely resembles meat, sends hate mail to any author who labels any vegetarian dish with a “meat” description (e.g. Marinated Seitan “Steak”).
Vegetarian Y
does like fake meat, no, wait…loves fake meat. Knows all the varieties of Tofurkey deli slices and sausages, won’t touch a veggie burger with carrots and celery sticking out (thus looking less like meat), and whose vow to vegetarianism is not due to repulsion of flesh, but for other reasons such as health, animal rights, the environment, etc. Finally, we have
Vegetarian Z
who is mostly turned off by meat or “meaty” looking, tasting, smelling products, but every once in awhile, maybe once or twice a year, gets an insatiable craving for something that resembles the B.L.T. they found hardest to give up. That would be me.
For Y and Z, I present the “Meat and Greet” list, your guide to imitation or vegetarian meats. Although this list is in no way comprehensive, I tried to include the most popular brands (and the brands that you’ll most likely to find at the grocer’s). From vegetarian chicken to pastrami to jerky, the possibilities are endless for those who like meat, just not eating it. I will update this as I hear of new things or as you inform me of new things…and when I get a break from reading hate mail from the Xs… (more…)