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I had vegan bacon at one point, and it was NOT bacon, not even close. But it WAS good, it just needs an entirely different name.
In my experience vegan food is a lot better when it's not trying to pretend to be meat
I very much agree, but having these "substitutes" was something that facilitated cutting out meat for me, as all cooking I used to know revolved around meat as the main ingredient. In that sense these product serve a usefulness in reducing the threshold to move away from meat in the first place.
I guess it makes sense from a transitional perspective and I imagine they've gotten better over time. The last time I remember having a substitute it was much worse than the actual thing though.