A very pressing matter

Not all vegans/vegetarians stop eating meat because they dislike it. Some loved it, but came to feel guilty that lives were lost. That’s why plant based substitutes exist, so they can enjoy the taste guilt-free. Then, of course, there are also people who liked meat but stopped eating it for health reasons.

I was a vegetarian for about ten years, and never felt the need to compare the food I was eating to meat. I was perfectly happy having a nice, filling dinner consisting of three different vegetables. I still am. I eat small amounts of meat now, but I can and do go days without eating any at all. It is just fuel for the body and as long as it tastes good, I don't have to call it something it is not.

Very good observation, Jags. My sister is a longtime vegan, and on her recent biz trip to Europe, she tried one of the vegan steaks. Her feedback was that, it tastes so much like real meat, that it tasted disgusting to her.

Merriam-Webster defines "steak" as a slice of some food, but we're conditioned to expect it to mean "meat".

I'm not from the South, but my great grandma was, and "chicken fried steak" always confused me as a kid.

I guess it depends on the reason they don’t eat meat. Some probably like it. They just don’t want to consume meat. Maybe because of the slaughtering. Or they don’t believe it’s healthy.

Who knows all the reasons I eat whatever

Arby's I think it was made a carrot out of meat just because they could. I eat meat and I like carrots, I would not eat that nor would I eat green eggs and ham even though my name is not Sam I am

This culinary appropriation pains me.