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Have you ever enjoyed a reverse seared marbled ribeye?

I don't know as I'm not a native speaker, probably not, but I ate meat for 22 years and that included good fine dishes as well. Yet I have been able to find good vegetarian recipes that bring me as much joy as the meat did, but in different ways of course.

I'm glad it works for you. I've rarely tasted a vegetarian dish I really liked except maybe chili made with granulated soy protein rather than minced meat.

My girlfriend was vegetarian for many years, and she put the effort to make tasty dishes (tofu, specifically, always had some marinade). Once she started eating meat again though (and we're talking only white meat like chicken, rabbit, duck, not pork/beef), she almost never eats a vegetarian dish.

Yeah we people are so different. Why she started eating meat again, was it part convenience so you could share the same foods?

He, I never really got a satisfactory explanation as to why she started (I think it some objections to the meat industry), and or to why she changed her mind. It's certainly more convenient, since vegetarian options in traditional restaurants are basically nonexistent. But the trigger was a desire to sample the local cuisine when travelling. Started with fish, then birds, then, in Valencia, where it's traditional in paella, rabbit.

Ah, I definitely understand her choice. Imo the biggest downside to being a plant eater is that I lose the joy of testing most local cuisines, and it's a hassle to get good protein in smaller towns. Always have protein powder with me when traveling so that I can guarantee protein intake even if I just eat fries all day. It's the worst aspect now that I think of it.

I can only hope that local cuisines develop plant-friendly choices alongside them so that this isn't an issue in the future.

There’s plenty of delicious vegetarian dishes. I’m not a fan of the ones that try to be meat dishes replaced with vegetables or anything processed to pretend to be meat.

Vegetables are delicious on their own. There’s thousands of years of cultures around the world making vegetables taste wonderful.

strange, meat on its own is pretty bland.

Never had a steak as good as a mapo tofu to be honest.

now I'm hungry

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