I sometimes eat meat replacements, just for a change, but I don't like them much. I don't dislike them either. I found something that tries to be chicken from some brand "heura" quite decent. But in general I like it, but meat is more tasty and vegetables are more tasty, so why not eat vegetables directly ?
Also I eat vegetables because it's less footprint than meat. So if I would add manufacturing to agriculture, the footprint isn't so great.
Don't get me wrong I love bread, it's definitely better than eating raw wheat. And you'd find other examples, all more traditional than veggie sausages and so. So it's not than I refuse any manufacturing. But in most cases it's just too much trouble for too little result.
I suspect is because they try to imitate something else. I like falafel, but falafel has probably existed since forever (not for me, I didn't know it as a child) and it does not try to imitate a meat ball or anything. It's there because it's good on its own, not because it's similar to something someone misses.
Also I eat vegetables because it's less footprint than meat. So if I would add manufacturing to agriculture, the footprint isn't so great.
Don't get me wrong I love bread, it's definitely better than eating raw wheat. And you'd find other examples, all more traditional than veggie sausages and so. So it's not than I refuse any manufacturing. But in most cases it's just too much trouble for too little result.
I suspect is because they try to imitate something else. I like falafel, but falafel has probably existed since forever (not for me, I didn't know it as a child) and it does not try to imitate a meat ball or anything. It's there because it's good on its own, not because it's similar to something someone misses.