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Burger King will begin selling the plant-based Impossible Whopper nationwide next week after a successful test run in seven markets. From next Thursday until September, Burger King will offer delivery and mobile customers two sandwiches an original Whopper and an Impossible Whopper for $7 so they can compare them.
The rollout to 7,000 U.S. locations will be for a limited time, a typical practice in the fast food industry for new products. The chain wont say how many of the soy-based burgers its sold since first introducing them in April, but did say its enticing more people to enter its stores.
Impossible Foods, which makes the burgers for Burger King, White Castle and other chains, has been struggling to meet surging demand. The Redwood City, California, company recently doubled the number of workers at its Oakland plant and produced a record number of burgers in June, but demand is still outpacing production.
On Thursday Impossible Foods announced a new manufacturing partnership with Illinois OSI Group, one of the worlds largest food producers. Impossible Foods says that partnership will help quadruple production of the Impossible Burger by the end of this year.
https://apnews.com/918bb9de33c54eaba0a15789b65258ed
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)dalton99a
(81,450 posts)WhiskeyGrinder
(22,326 posts)I'd love to see a model where local/humane raising/slaughtering/processing for meat is available but is treated as a luxury, and the "everyday" "meat" market is plant-based or lab-grown. I mean, you can't beat a good steak or filet. But for "everyday" eating and large-scale production, I'm really interested in what plant-based or lab-grown could do.
MLAA
(17,277 posts)hunter
(38,310 posts)But I'm not any kind of militant vegan. I've eaten a few ounces of fish this past week, and a bit of sausage.
I grew up eating fish my dad caught himself and other meat family members had killed themselves. That's why we had a freezer. My parent's freezer was full of meat, ten cent loaves of bread returned past grocery store shelf life, and government surplus cheese. Why else would anyone have a freezer?
I've killed and turned animals into dinner.
My great grandmas were all steely eyed women of the Wild West, like lions, the ones who did most of the hunting for their prides. Their husbands were dreamers fascinated by useless shit like radios or airplanes or religion or literature.
As a little kid I used to watch in wide eyed astonishment as my great grandmas cut up fish, birds, and small mammals I'd seen living for dinner, knives in their hands moving faster than I could follow.
It's just bizarre to me when the carnivore cult gets all excited about grocery store bacon.
As I write this the Inspector Jacques Clouseau of California pig hunting dogs is resting her head against my foot. Chaos follows this dog in her enthusiastic wake, which is probably how she ended up in the animal shelter from which she was adopted. She's the sort who could destroy a house chasing a mouse, or destroy a yard pursuing a gopher. God save us all when she smells a pig. She's the second dog like that we've had.
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I haven't gone hunting in the twenty first century. The world just seems too small for that now, too many people and not enough nature.
About half my family is vegan or vegetarian these days, including my wife. I've taken to keeping Beyond Meat in our freezer just in case I have to whip up something fast like spaghetti that everyone will eat. My primary food indulgence is olive oil, which easily wins out over any animal fats such as butter or lard.
Pachamama
(16,886 posts)They are offered at multiple restaurants here locally in the Bay Area...they are wonderful.
Only thing is that they shouldn't be cooked more than Medium Rare or they don't taste well.
mainer
(12,022 posts)Ive tried Beyond Meat and didnt think it was all that good. Hoping the Impossible Burger will be more to my taste
Pachamama
(16,886 posts)Just curious and wondering if you cooked it yourself what you thought.
mainer
(12,022 posts)and put it on a hamburger bun and all the trimmings. It was just sort of ... too pea-y. I think, with some beet juice "blood," it might have been better.
I also tried a veggie burger recipe with brown rice and edamame and it was atrocious. It's just so hard to reproduce the satisfaction factor of real meat.
Chellee
(2,095 posts)But I still think Impossible is better.
The Beyond sausages, however, are great.
LuvNewcastle
(16,844 posts)animals. Plant-based and lab-grown meat could help us do that without going through the withdrawal pains. I think I could be a vegetarian most of the time, but would enjoy my steak and seafood on occasion. If we all were mostly vegetarian, we might just be able to feed our burgeoning population.
IcyPeas
(21,857 posts)customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)I used to work as a manager in a BK, and they don't have room for two broilers.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)Its not really about ensuring that no molecule of beef ever enters my body, but rather doing my best not to contribute to animal consumption personally. A bit of leftover grill gunk is of no consequence as long as Im putting my money toward (what I view as) the humane alternative. Demanding that I get a special grill and a glove change or whatever will only discourage places from adding vegan items to their menus.
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)Should be doable, just takes discipline.
Joe941
(2,848 posts)Meat must be given up to save the environment. I know most don't like to hear it, but it is the absolute truth. The amount of natural resources needed to produce 1lb of meat is vastly more than equivalent plant based food.
qazplm135
(7,447 posts)And giving up meat isn't going to be one of them.
Cutting back? Sure. But saying stuff like this facilitates otherwise persuadable people from doing anything.
We need to give up cars too, but guess what that's not happening either.
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)I hesitate to even go on any threads about fake burgers because they're full of nonsense from those who would ban meat.
qazplm135
(7,447 posts)I've had the Impossible Burger...it's good!
I will eat it more. It really doesn't taste much different from beef, especially once the fixins are on.
I applaud and support the idea...this is something that will help to reduce meat consumption which is a good thing.
customerserviceguy
(25,183 posts)is a White Castle, I'll try the IB, it has to be better than what WC calls meat. That stuff tears me up inside!
qazplm135
(7,447 posts)the impossible burger is a solid burger.
It's not going to win awards, but that's an unrealistic expectation.
If you bought two Whoppers, and mixed them up, and took a bite out of each, I think you'd have to concentrate to tell the difference....if you even could.
MLAA
(17,277 posts)You can try the Beyond Burger at Carls Jr. or get it at Whole Foods either in pattie form or ground lip in a package.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)Hmm ~ no. I'll pass, thank you.
JudyM
(29,225 posts)That was a lip of the tongue on my part!
MicaelS
(8,747 posts)Vat grown meat will be perfected and the arguments about not eating meat because of harm to animals or the environment will vanish. There will still be the health issues but that will be up to the individual.
Same thing will apply to vat grown leather, skins and fur.
left-of-center2012
(34,195 posts)There already is 'imitation (fake) leather, skins and fur.
Don't know why we'd grow them in a vat?
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)So actually have less of an impact on the environment than Impossible meat when I consume it.
Back to the thread, impossible burgers. That stuff is damn good. Way better than any other fake meat products I have had. I could tell it from real meat, but that did matter as it was so good.
I will happily add it to me cooking if it ever gets in the market.
Bettie
(16,089 posts)who choose not to eat meat.
GulfCoast66
(11,949 posts)Never hurts to have something to help cut back.
We try to eat meat free days twice a week. More if you count the fish I catch myself or the game I kill. And if you eat meat that you catch or kill yourself is not only better for the environment, but better tasting and healthier to boot.
MLAA
(17,277 posts)Carls Jr. has it now, and I love it!
MLAA
(17,277 posts)Was Beyond Meat ground up rather than already formed patties. You can add seasonings (plant based Worcestershire sauce, Lowrys Seasoning etc and make them whatever size you want.
Codeine
(25,586 posts)UniteFightBack
(8,231 posts)everybody to encourage others!
Tarc
(10,476 posts)As log as they leave the real burgers for the rest of us, it's fine.
blaze
(6,359 posts)NUTRITION INFORMATION:
Calories(Kcal)630
Fat(g)34
Saturated Fat(g)11
Trans Fat(g)0
Cholesterol(mg)10
Sodium(mg)1080
Carbohydrates(g)58
Fiber(g)4
Sugar(g)12
Protein(g)25
Blue_true
(31,261 posts)But it likely compares well to the meat burgers, which are even less healthy.
912gdm
(959 posts)I live in the middle of nowhere though so I probably will miss the limited time rollout... The only BK I can think off of the top of my head is in a city that that I would have to take a 40 mile detour to get to..
I did love garden burgers back in the 90's. Are those still around?
Available in a freezer aisle near you.
The black bean chipotle is really good.