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Have been almost completly vegetarian for the last 4 and a half years and was pretty much a carnivore before that, so I feel this is as unbiased of an opinion as is possible.

The Beyond, Gardien, Impossible, etc fake chicken have more flavor, nearly indistinguishable texture, are just as juicy, and aren't greasy. At this point, I consider them better than regular chicken with the sole exception of fried chicken which was never my favorite but I can see the appeal of it.

I'll concede that the beef substitutes have a ways to go (I like them and they're not bad but they're not fooling anyone, either) but they're not the subject of this opinion.

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[–] _deleted_@aussie.zone 9 points 21 hours ago (4 children)

How is it chicken if it doesn’t have meat?

[–] Monstrosity@lemmy.today 14 points 21 hours ago (2 children)
[–] ptz@dubvee.org 1 points 18 hours ago

😆 I'm stealing this.

[–] bearboiblake@pawb.social 2 points 21 hours ago

Ayy, me too. Bacon't is another one I enjoy. Glad I'm not the only one with this daft sense of humor!

[–] bearboiblake@pawb.social 8 points 21 hours ago

Unless it's from the animal suffering and dying region, it's just sparkling protein

[–] vivalapivo@lemmy.today 0 points 21 hours ago

Same vibe as chicken without feathers. Still chicken tho

[–] cravl@slrpnk.net 0 points 21 hours ago (3 children)

When you buy "chicken" at the store, is it referring to the animal, or the flavor and texture?

[–] _deleted_@aussie.zone 12 points 21 hours ago

Meat from the animal.

[–] sudoMakeUser@sh.itjust.works 4 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

Absolutely the animal. There is no other meaning of the word chicken when buying chicken that means that it is not chicken.

Edit: unless it's an adjective like "chicken substitute"

[–] remon@ani.social 4 points 21 hours ago* (last edited 21 hours ago)

How do you buy "chicken flavour" or "chicken texture" at the store?