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Best Reuben Place?

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Sho'Nuff said:
A vegan reuben?

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Might as well say you like vegan hamburgers. Or a vegan meat stick.
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I have no idea what it was made out of. My guess is tempeh. It was the local health food store's top seller at lunch & was an in-house secret recipe. It wasn't even trying to be like a fake meat substitute either, it just tasted like a really awesome reuben. Wish I had the recipe for it!

They do make a lot of really interesting meat substitutes. For example, Beyond Meat has chicken & ground beef, including a burger that "bleeds" (beet juice, I believe). I've tried their grilled chicken strips & they are shockingly close to real meat:

http://beyondmeat.com/

Vegan bacon using rice paper is a fairly recent recipe, something to look at if you're watching your cholesterol:

http://www.sweetasvegan.com/mmmmmm-v-acon-vegan-bacon-experiment/

KFC-style drumsticks using jackfruit & cauliflower is a recent invention:

http://www.zaccharybird.com/cfc-drumsticks/

You can even clone hardboiled eggs:

http://mouthwateringvegan.com/2015/04/22/the-ultimate-genius-vegan-eggs/

Personally, I don't really care as long as it tastes good 😀
 
Ns1 said:
you son of a bitch, this pastrami was shit. bread & pickles were good though.

lesson learned: never listen to a guy that doesn't like mayo

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Mayo on pastrami is like me going into a Chinese restaurant and telling the server I must have ketchup to put on the dim sum.

Deli mustard. Say it 20 times and repeat, until you learn.
 
TheGardener said:
Mayo on pastrami is like me going into a Chinese restaurant and telling the server I must have ketchup to put on the dim sum.

Deli mustard. Say it 20 times and repeat, until you learn.
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the two points weren't related - don't trust zinfamous for food advice cuz he doesn't like mayo. mustard would not have saved that corned beef pastrami either.

and yes, mayo on pastrami is WTF.
 
Ns1 said:
the two points weren't related - don't trust zinfamous for food advice cuz he doesn't like mayo. mustard would not have saved that corned beef pastrami either.

and yes, mayo on pastrami is WTF.
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Maybe my comment was out of context. I am late on this thread and didn't see the offending food advice.
 
zinfamous said:
It was always very popular, and I never understood why. People would drive from other towns just to eat here...sometimes other nearby states. I soon learned that it was a very popular vegan place. Still, I was confused. My trained vegetarian cousin visited one time and we went there...the broth I ordered was awful. Completely bland and flavorless. Whatever she ordered was likewise awful (according to her). Her husband's dish is awful.

So, I don't get it. I just chalked it up to most vegetarians simply have trained themselves to tolerate and even love bland, boring food.
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See, that's weird, because in my experience, vegan food is packed to the gills with flavor. I've taken raw "cooking" classes & it's been some of the best, most flavorful food I've ever had. I'm an omnivore, but enjoy eating anything tasty. Serious Eats has compiled a list of pretty yummy no-meat recipes:

http://www.seriouseats.com/2013/03/...-salads-breakfasts-sandwiches-appetizers.html

I'm not anti-meat by any means, but hey, the more veggies the better, right? The only way I used to get vegetables in my diet was on a Whopper with onions & tomato slices 😀
 
Ns1 said:
or I can just eat meat. (see sig)
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Food & the impact it has on your body is really interesting. I've tried a lot of different eating patterns over the years...I think the fruit-based diet has been the most energy-producing one I've tried, whereas vegan/raw vegan makes you feel really lightweight & not bogged down at all (if you're into doing stuff like road cycling, it makes a BIG difference), but man, eating meat, especially red meat like a steak, makes you feel sooooo good. Sometimes I get swamped at work & skip breakfast & lunch...if I simply cook up a steak at the end of the day & eat it, it's like instant happiness for my body. B12 & protein = makes you feel at one with the universe again 😀
 
Kaido said:
Food & the impact it has on your body is really interesting. I've tried a lot of different eating patterns over the years...I think the fruit-based diet has been the most energy-producing one I've tried, whereas vegan/raw vegan makes you feel really lightweight & not bogged down at all (if you're into doing stuff like road cycling, it makes a BIG difference), but man, eating meat, especially red meat like a steak, makes you feel sooooo good. Sometimes I get swamped at work & skip breakfast & lunch...if I simply cook up a steak at the end of the day & eat it, it's like instant happiness for my body. B12 & protein = makes you feel at one with the universe again 😀
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but....have you tried the bull penis diet?
 
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