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It's actually wild how insecure people get over the subject of veganism. I still browse Facebook as a lifeline back to my friends and family back home, and for some reason my algorithm serves me up pro-meat posts jam packed full of rednecks losing their minds over vegans and making piles of meat and juice their personality. I eat meat myself (albeit in very small quantities compared to before) and I just don't get the insecurity.
Maybe it's being married to a lifelong vegetarian that helps, but man, I've honestly come to enjoy a lot of meat alternatives. Beyond Burgers/Sausages are great. IKEA's plant-based balls are too (their veggie balls still suck ass and just taste like bell peppers). Gardein's supreme chick'n nuggets/fillets and 7-grain tenders are also delicious.
Shit has really come a long way and it's gotten to where larger portions of meat actually rip my intestines apart and give me disgusting bouts of gas and bloating. Basically just down to the occasional fast food burger, chicken quesadillas and seafood. Meat is still really tasty, but the vegans are right. At this point we're just eating it because it tastes good. The longer I go without relying on it, the more fucked up the entire industry becomes to me.
Haven't been in an ikea for years. What's the difference between a plant based ball, and a veggie ball?
Veggie ball is full of pieces of corn, bell pepper, onion, etc. It's colorful inside and out. Tastes heavily of those things too. The plant-based ball resembles a brown meatball in both appearance and consistency, but made entirely with plant-based ingredients. They're awesome on a bun with marinara and mozzarella.
Don't know about Ikea, but when I see this distinction it is usually because the item is made of specific vegetables, where as the plant-based is usually textured vegetable protein.
Ah gotcha, I'll look into it as wasn't aware of this!
Basically veggie balls don't try to look like meat, a vegan meatball does try to look like meat