I'm eating my first vegan Boca burger. Ask me anything

[Cannikin]

Does it count if I covered it with two slices of cheese and Miracle Whip?

[KG]

1. more power to ya if you can choke it down.

[Mojambo]

So what do you think?

I'm a meat-eater who has very little inclination to change on moral grounds, but they are clearly better for you, so I might start mixing in one every once in a while.

Is it tasty?

[Cannikin]

5. Its really not bad. Reminds me of school cafeteria burgers

[Mojambo]

7. That's not a particularly ringing taste endorsement.

I'll still try one.

[blondeatlast]

29. I'm a dyed int eh wool red meat eater wh's had to give it up due

to CAD.

I just ate one myself, and I can HONESTKY say it was better than the last reakl hamburger I ate.

They really are pretty good. Nt vegetarian hubby doesn't like them because they taste too much like hamburger.

If it gives me another hour of living, I consider it worth it--it is a small sacrifice.

[sam sarrha]

2. are you worrying about mad cow disease..?? link>

http://www.maddear.org

[48pan]

3. How can you eat that crap?

Give me dead cows anytime.

Actually, the Boca bean burger isn't too bad.

[Cannikin]

8. I tried a sample at the store and liked it

[yewberry]

4. Are you transported back to junior high

and the visceral memory of the "high-quality" burgers you had in the cafeteria?

That's what those things taste like to me. Not bad...but sort of like a relic from childhood.

(We also had green hot dogs and pudding you could blow a bubble with. Mmmmm.)

[bigwillq]

6. What are you drinking

with you?

[Cannikin]

9. Dr. Pepper

But I think its about Martini time.

[bigwillq]

13. Dr. Pepper is very good

I had one last night at work.
What kind of martini?

[Cannikin]

15. Dirty baby. Dirty.

[bigwillq]

16. I like dirty boys!

Oh wait we're talking about your martini:evilgrin:

[Cannikin]

17. Oh, are we?

[bigwillq]

18. We don't have to.

Dirty boys is a far more interesting topic!:evilgrin:

[Ready4Change]

10. Can you hear your inner neanderthal screaming?

Just wondering.

[Cannikin]

14. I could tell I hadnt eaten any fat. I was craving fat.

[Ready4Change]

20. I'm the same way.

I'm an omnivore, but have several veggie friends. When I eat non-meat meals I eat TONS, or still feel hungry.

[supernova]

11. Try the Boca Cheese burger

it's very good. I think it tastes most like a traditional hamburger of all of them.

[dhinojosa]

12. Did you know Boca means mouth in latin?

So are eating a mouth burger. hahaha.

:)

[Catchawave]

19. I prefer the Morningstar Farms Veggie Burgers....

as I'm not a big fan of fake meat. I like Burger Kings with everything too!

[Bouncy Ball]

21. Try the Black Bean Burgers.

Can't remember who makes them---Morningstar Farms? I heat them, crumble them, and use it in soft tacos. Mmmmm, good!

[jbane]

22. I'm not gonna ask anything but I will tell you...

those things suck.

[youthere]

23. They suck big time...

try a gardenburger.

[im10ashus]

24. They're actually not that bad.

I was vegan for 7 years. I liked Boca products. Still use their crumbled veggie meat for tacos and the like. I've recently started eating chicken and beef again. Don't ask me why. I was just feeling the need for more protein. I'm a backsliding vegan now. :-)

[livinginphotographs]

25. If you're not actually vegan and just vegetarian

Morningstar Farms is way better than Boca.

If you're vegan, you're shit out of luck. I still think the vegan burgers taste like paper bags. You just have to be a bit more creative with your food.

[nytemare]

26. They aren't too bad, they surely need sauce though

I use a bit o BBQ sauce on em!

[giant_robot]

27. There were a lot of vegans at the last summer job I worked at...

...we did a potluck one day, and I actually made my wild mushroom risotto vegan-friendly so that everyone could have some. Actually, we meat-eaters eat a lot of the same stuff vegans eat every day, only we add meat and dairy to it, sometimes.

[Robeson]

28. As some have said, check out the Morningstar Burgers.....

...They're very good. Throw your favorite spices in, and you want miss eating a dead animal one bit.

[El Fuego]

30. Why? Why?

[Elidor]

31. I used to love Boca stuff

Till I developed all my food allergies, including soy and sulfites. It's amazing to go the "organic" section of your local grocery and realize all the additives in all those soy and tofu products. Unless you shop a real strict organic store, most of that stuff the big chains palm off on you is riddled with junk.

But Garlic Boca burger has livened up many meals of blanched veggies for me. I wish I could still eat it.

[alarimer]

32. I have tried to eat those things

But I can't. Well I can if it is covered in condiments and on a bun; then I hardly notice the non-taste. What was really gross were the sausages. Supposed to be like bratwurst or something. Actually it was the texture that was the worst. Really mushy, not like Brats are at all. I followed the directions on the package but it was just disgusting. So I think I'll stick with actual meat. And here I was trying to do something healthy. The quality will have to improve significantly if I am going to eat that crap ever again.