Why are those vegan options often so weird (and not tasty)?
Vegan tuna that smells so strongly of fish, it feels like you’re standing at the fish market. A vegan lasagna containing not only plant-based béchamel, but also… raisins. Taste is subjective, but something is clearly going wrong here. Vegans are wondering: why are vegan options often so, um… unusual?
FavorFlav’s Sharon tried to make a decent tuna salad from a can of fish-free tuna, but it didn’t work. Of course, she’s completely in favor of plant-based food, and tuna is sometimes caught in horribly animal- and environmentally unfriendly ways, so it was worth experimenting with. But no, even with her mother’s unbeatable tuna salad recipe, she couldn’t make anything tasty out of it. It was vegan-friendly, all right, but certainly not appetite-friendly. ‘Even my cat ran away in disgust!’
Winey raisiny
We’ve noticed it before: vegan options often have an extra creative twist that makes you think, ‘let’s not’. What do you think of the vegan lasagna Julia was served at a party? ‘I don’t want to seem ungrateful; the caterer had made a special vegan version for the vegan guests. With béchamel sauce made from plant-based milk, lots of vegetables and… raisins. So that lasagna was essentially sweet. Why?’
At a vegan restaurant, she was also served a carrot risotto with sweet orange syrup in it. Sweet again, and completely unnecessary, right? ‘There was no syrup on my dining companion’s regular risotto; it was just normal. Why did I get a weird savory-sweet dish?’
Not happy with spinach donuts
Caroline was looking forward to a vegan donut, and guess what? ‘Instead of eggs, like regular donuts, they were made with beetroot or spinach in the dough. Why? I think the cook thought: vegan is healthy, so I’ll make this extra healthy too, but it really didn’t make me happy. I just want a normal donut without eggs!’ Keith also sees all kinds of strange flavors in vegan donuts, such as lavender. ‘They think we vegans are crazy about that kind of hippie shit. But hello, what’s wrong with Oreos and Speculoos? Those are completely vegan too, people! I don’t need rose petals on my donut!’
Another wrap
Baldwin keeps running into that spinach and beetroot in wraps: ‘I’ve noticed that the vegan option in restaurants is often something with a spinach wrap or a beetroot wrap. But a regular wrap is vegan too, so why is that? They don’t have to add extra vegetables to make something more vegan or anything?’ Ordering a vegan burger? Then you get fried kale with it. No thanks, says Noa. ‘Just give me fries, because those are completely vegan too. Fine, right?’
Pizza without tomatoes
Shane loves pizza. No problem, there are vegan ones too, for example at the American chain WholeFoods. ‘But why are there no tomatoes on it, but hummus? And eggplant? Your guess is as good as mine.’
Get baking!
OK, seriously now. Eating less meat and more greens is good for your health and the environment, but this approach isn’t going to work. Who feels like eating donuts with spinach, risotto with orange syrup or tuna salad that makes your entire house smell like a fish market? No, food producers, you still need to work hard to really persuade everyone to try going vegan for a day. This isn’t going to work!
Read also:
- Vegan gets furious because non-vegans are eating tofu
- Recipe: vegan sundae with spelt Speculoos crumble, coconut yogurt and cocoa dulce de leche
- The sobering truth about vegan cheese
Source: Reddit
