I found THIS article. It likens eating meat-shaped food to having sex with a blow-up doll. Have a read for yourself (here). It's really long so I skimmed through the last bit but certain parts are interesting.The whole blow-up doll/sex is a little gratuitous and probably designed to achieve more hits but it gets his message across.
I don't have a problem with meat-like vegetarian products. I use veggie mince, chicken-style pieces, sausages, burgers, chicken-style fillets, the lot.
I live with a meat-eater and these products make life so much easier. If he's having spag bol we use the same sauce but whack beef in his saucepan and veggie mince in mine.
Separate out the pasta and voila! Also works brilliantly with the chicken pieces making curry, stir fry, everything.
One of the most interesting "substitutes" I've had was aromatic mock duck pancakes at the Pacifica Chinese restaurant in St Helens.
On the menu it's described as: "Made from wheat gluten and deep fried until crispy, to be rolled in pancakes with hoi sin sauce and salad."
When it arrived I had to shread it like real duck. That bit felt unnecessary but it was tasty and full points to the restaurant for the veggie choice.
I think meat-shaped products are only a problem to vegetarians who are making some kind of moral (nobler/purer/kinder than carnivores as Anneli Rufus puts it) statement.The rest of us just think of it as a convenient way to get some lovely protein. Attaching any kind of guilt to food is never helpful nor healthy.
Eat healthily and happily.
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