@mehcuda67 TIL. Nice classification chart. It is almost as if there were 21 kinds of Lego bricks and you could build these incredible machines out if them in a Minecraft simulator using Java programming!
@dannybeans The only good meat substitute I found was Marjon tofu crumbles (politely hot flavour) that I used for chili. Haven’t seen them in the store for years though.
@yakkoTDI Agreed. If it’s a choice between using a meat substitute and going without, I’ll go without 19 times out of 20. It’s a lot easier to work around a missing flavor than it is the wrong texture they tend to bring.
I probably like some of the other options a little better, but peanut butter’s dual nature as lunch time staple and its ubiquitous presence in sweets/desserts makes it pretty versatile for my taste.
Eggs are liquid protein. I’m not sure how one gets more versatile than that. Can you make mayonnaise with a chicken thigh?
Try making custard with a chicken breast. Or cake. Or anything that isn’t basically a savory product. The closest you’re going to get is jell-o, and that’s only after you cook down the bones.
Tofu is a close second, but its protein structure makes it a little less easy to whip into as many creations. Beans are also pretty versatile, surprised they didn’t even make the poll. You can basically make meringue with aquafaba.
Tofu!
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@narfcake
/giphy Classic!
Chicken is winning? Try to make a quiche or meringue with a chicken!
@hchavers Try to make wings with an egg…
@shahnm
@hchavers @shahnm You can. You just have to wait until it hatches.
@hchavers With. Not in…
@hchavers @mehcuda67 I thought about putting that disclaimer in my comment…
@hchavers @shahnm You just have to start with the right egg:
Gotta be eggs #1 and tofu #2.
Most versatile? You can build any protein you want with this nifty amino acid collection!
@mehcuda67 TIL. Nice classification chart. It is almost as if there were 21 kinds of Lego bricks and you could build these incredible machines out if them in a Minecraft simulator using Java programming!
With the current placing of pork you would think people don’t know Bacon is made from pork.
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Fish because there’s so many different kinds
I would eat chicken everyday! … I think i already do, actually…
My wife’s vegetarian. I’m not. Eggs are a nice compromise. (Tofu’s okay, but I prefer it on its own terms, not as a substitute for meat.)
And my sister-in-law has a small poultry farm, so we’re never hurting for cruelty-free eggs.
@dannybeans The only good meat substitute I found was Marjon tofu crumbles (politely hot flavour) that I used for chili. Haven’t seen them in the store for years though.
@yakkoTDI Agreed. If it’s a choice between using a meat substitute and going without, I’ll go without 19 times out of 20. It’s a lot easier to work around a missing flavor than it is the wrong texture they tend to bring.
Peanut butter
I probably like some of the other options a little better, but peanut butter’s dual nature as lunch time staple and its ubiquitous presence in sweets/desserts makes it pretty versatile for my taste.
Eggs are liquid protein. I’m not sure how one gets more versatile than that. Can you make mayonnaise with a chicken thigh?
Try making custard with a chicken breast. Or cake. Or anything that isn’t basically a savory product. The closest you’re going to get is jell-o, and that’s only after you cook down the bones.
Tofu is a close second, but its protein structure makes it a little less easy to whip into as many creations. Beans are also pretty versatile, surprised they didn’t even make the poll. You can basically make meringue with aquafaba.