While that is true, there are also no medical conditions that can cause people to become allergic to kale. (That I know of at least). Even if there were, kale is so bland that it needs a lot of help in the form of sauce or spices to taste good. There is a medical condition that's caused by mosquito bites of certain mosquitoes that makes people allergic to meat. Those people might miss the taste of meat though, hence one reason why those products exist.
That is what it is. One thing to be aware of is that 30% of the population does have some level of dairy allergy so if you have a bbq double check about allergies that your guests have beforehand. Many people with a dairy allergy love a good steak and simply need for it to not be marinated in dairy or have it put on there while it's cooking. Some olive oil does nicely on steak as a very suitable alternative to butter.
@@Kenneth2413 Who on earth marinates beef in a dairy product?? You use something acidic like lemon or vinegar. The purpose of a marinade is to tenderize and impart flavour.
@@LisaG442 a few restaurants have their steak sent to them with dairy mixed in. I've dealt with that before when I was trying to find something that I could eat when I was at a restaurant with family members. It is nuts and frustrating to people like myself that are allergic to dairy yet love a good steak.
My grown niece opted to take care of dinner for she and her vegan friends while on a group camping trip. She broke out the grilled carrots and hot dog buns and we watched as their souls left their bodies. By morning all of our non-vegan leftovers were gone. We still laugh about that, years later.
This is my argument with Vegans and they told me that Beetroot juice in meat (vegan style) loaves is to give it the colour of a real meatloaf. I said they could easily miss out on the beetroot juice and still they can call it a meatloaf in their eyes. When normal people would call it a Veggie Loaf. I am not sure why they have to justify making it look like meat when they aren't supposed to eat meat. I am now confused. lmao
@@brianyoung8999 Yes, by not preaching or forcing it on people. Can say instead that I don't eat meat because I don't want animals harmed or treated cruelly or even say that because of the health benefits of veggies etc. Without going on and on and on about it. Stop short and sweet etc. Gets people thinking of not shutting off. Plus can add what certain foods replace meat with and Stop calling stuff with no meat in it Meat. Do you know how many chemicals etc are in vegan foods?
I remember at my Grandad's (Govt Vet and Meat Inspector) going to the big old chest freezer and looking at all the named packets of meat, trying to find the right one for what it was we were planning on cooking. Age/breed choice was important. This was in the 70s.
Every time I hear the word vegan I want to eat a BEEF burger. Now it's costing me loads of money cause they keep saying it so much. I'm losing money this way but at least the Burger King is happy.
I agree, if i actually think about all the nasty crap that goes in a hotdog, I cant eat them; so I try to push it out of my mind.. But, nobody is going to fooled by a grilled carrott..
I'll have to disagree about one thing... Hotdogs are not the grossest thing we make to eat. Consider the lowly sausage, which contains all the things they won't put in a hotdog. But alas, the prize goes to scrapple, which contains all the scrap (hence the name) that they deem too disgusting to put in either the hotdog or the sausage. And that's just here in the US. BUT! Just when you think you've hit bottom, lets try some haggis. Cooked in a sheep's stomach, made from minced sheep's heart, liver, and lungs, along with oatmeal and suet (hardcore fat) and a few vegetables to try to make it look like food. So, I implore you to respect the hotdog. PS: And I agree with the guy below... blood sausage, head cheese (just the name! 😝) and pigs feet are not food.
My daughter and I are in a competition at the moment. On July 5th I challenged her I could go vegan longer than her. Once one of us slips, we go to vegetarian, then pescatarian . I'm a meat and potatoes guy. Hate vegetables. We are both stubborn and neither of us have failed stage 1 of the challenge. Doesn't help that my wife and boy aren't doing it with us. One thing I've learned about vegans is, they live in a make believe world and must never look forward to eating. Who gets excited about eating nuts and brown rice and oatmilk? Wish me luck. She is strong willed like me. Positive note, I've lost 5 pounds.
Good luck and congrats on losing 5 pounds... And who wouldn't look forward to drinking oatmilk and eating nuts and brown rice... Dammit, now I want a chili dog...
@@tacaskey4665 haha. They had steak tonight. My son kept going back for more, piling that red, bloody, beautiful meat on his plate. I'd kill for a can of tuna at this point.
@@tacaskey4665 I fuck around with both of them all the time. I probably deserve it. Both of them are stubborn like me. I taught them competition is a good thing. We once went blueberry picking and had a contest who picked the best batch. It was easier when they were younger.
Years ago, I remember listening to a Buddhist monk about how there were vegan dishes that resembled fish/meat. He said it was about intention. If you have to make your vegan dishes look like meat to eat/enjoy them, then you are still attached to eating meat (even if it isn't). He said that this was an attachment that you had to let go of. Once you did, only then could you eat vegan dishes without trying to fool yourself into thinking you're eating meat. Earlier in the evening, we had eaten dinner and one memorable dish was a faux butterfish made from nori and textured tofu--I honestly thought it had been actual fish.
I remember craving hot dogs once circa 1990. I was pregnant. A grilled carrot would not have sufficed. Thank God that passed. I'll stand by my bbqed rib eye every 6 months or so. Cuz I'm a healthy damn gen x. Responsible and all
@@Kenneth2413 What do you use for marinade? I'm a big fan of Webber's Beer Can Chicken rub and lime/onion/ cilantro marinade for chicken but have never soaked a beef cut. I do the sear and bake quickly then top with butter or blue cheese.
@@KlingonPrincess I have a few different marinades that I use depending on my mood that day. Sometimes I marinade it with a bit of olive oil, garlic powder, basil, rosemary, thyme, onion powder, a touch of ginger powder, salt, black pepper, and a bit of honey. Other times I put in some gin or rum, garlic powder, salt, red pepper flakes, rosemary, basil, a touch of honey, and a touch of olive oil. Sometimes I put in Worcetershire sauce, bullseye bbq sauce, liquid smoke, honey, garlic powder, a touch of red wine, and rosemary. Yet other times I put in Kinder's Bourbon Peach spice mix, olive oil, and just a touch of honey.
I only get hotdogs Kosher approved, which fun fact is also Halal approved. We are neither Jewish or Muslim/Arabic. We just don't want to eat scraps. All Natural Beef no preservatives. Damn preservatives caused my youngest allergies, mine were from being given foods WAY before I should have. Allergies from me being born in 65 were WAY different than now. I knew only 1 other person with allergies growing up, she went "shots" to help build immune system, we went "stay away from. Grew out of mine. BUT guess what, I'm allergic to ALL thing coconut now. You know how hard it is to buy suntan lotion without coconut and the preservatives need to use coconut in lotion as the top preserved ingredient? SMH.
The only acceptable, vegan adjacent grilled food item, is the grilled Portabella Mushroom "burger"... provided you like mushrooms. Otherwise, give mee ground beef or venison burgers!!
The clossest I get to a vegan chickennugget is when the chicken has eaten corn before it turned into a chickennugget. As for hotdogs, I don't eat them either way
Hotdogs are a great addition to a low budget food situation. Pack of 8 in the microwave for 3 minutes and a loaf of generic bread to use as hotdog buns (for some reason hotdog buns always taste like they are half-raw) Plus if ya get snackish in the middle of the day a raw hotdog is delicious. Gotta have a coke to wash it down with tho.. or at least a carbonated beverage.
Honestly hotdogs are gross in the aspect you mentioned but not the grossest by far. I recommend you look up balut (fermented duck egg with embryo) good with salt and some like it with vinegar. I will however take a hotdog over a grilled carrot any day.
I beg to differ on grossest made food thing, my family eats head cheese, sülze, blood sausage and pickled pigs feet, lips, ears, etc. Truly horrifying stuff which made me mainly vegetarian.
I never understood the whole trend of being vegan and eating food with a meat name! It’s like why would you called it a vegan burger when burgers are from Hamburger, which is ground beef! Make it make sense!
@@willhorting5317 Mayhap not see, hear, or feel as we do, but we know they react to the world around them. They release pheromones to communicate danger etc.. to each other. Recently this has been videoed in labs. They get a group of plants - not all the same species either - damage one like an insect nibbling on it, and it sends out chemicals that causes all the others to start producing insecticides, closing their leaves, and other protective measures. They also communicate through a mycorrhizal network (underground fungal network). Through that network they repel unwanted plants from their area, feed young, taking care of others as well not just their own young, and when large trees are going to die, they pump out all the nutrients they can into the surrounding plants/young in their care network - hence the name mother trees. They have found that this network can stretch through an entire forest, also through fields, and pastures. We have learned that it helps gardens/agricultural farms grow significantly better if we create/maintain a network in them. Also, when you hurt a plant, they produce the same hormones as animals do when they are hurt. We are still learning why they do that. The last thing is that we eat plants alive for the most part - so they are still producing that hormone and are trying to let all the other plants around them know of danger as you chew them.
We eat vegans. Beef on the hoof, graze on grass. Democratic vote on what meat is cooked for dinner. Democracy is beef, pork, poultry, side dishes complete the dinner. Well balanced with different food groups. Living near a meat processing plant, you don’t know what are in hot dogs.
Exactly! If you are so against the way we do everything then why are you copying us? "The best form of flattery is mimicry," is what I was told a long time ago. Sounds like vegans are just jealous and wanna be like us. Seriously though my girl can't consume dairy which is both sad and funny sometimes, but she's not gone full vegan over it. She freaking loves chicken nuggets more than anything else. I just won't tell her how they are made. Innocence and ignorance are indeed bliss. I would like to say I've killed, cleaned, and cooked animals before and I don't find any part of it disturbing, but I know many people who wouldn't like to see the process. If you aren't sure about it then by the love of God don't look into it. I know people who swore of certain foods, including hot dogs, after seeing how it's actually made.
@sheewolf252 Do not disregard wisdom from the ancestors. It rings just as true now as it did in the days of rotary phones, penny-cent candy stores, and banana bicycle seats.
@@LastRonin47 It is old and overused, being a Vegan for 25 + and seeing that comment over and over it's boring and no one can create something new by now.
@@sheewolf252 Maybe you should have more protein. Beef jerky or a nice rack of lamb usually improves my mood. You do you. I'm going to use my position on the ladder of evolution to find me something delicious. Like the wise man said, "Why should I let the animals have all the fun?"
Oh I 100% agree. This drives me nuts. I eat more plants than meat but... I still do eat meat. You vegans sure put in a lot of energy processing and chemicals to make your stuff look and taste like meat. I have never needed my plants to taste like a burger. Look like a hot dog. If I want something like that. I'll eat the real thing. A tasty veggie burger is not going to convert me to a vegan lifestyle. Instead it makes me look at you weird... because why do it? Just let veggie meals be there own thing and BBQ some corn and watermelon instead.
