‘why would you choose the one made from an animal if the alternative tastes the same?’
someone once gave me a serving of tofu turkey...with a ton of real turkey gravy added, yeah, it tastes something like turkey...but in reality it is coagulated soy milk, similar to the rennet custards of old, but without the flavoring; there is a low ceiling for a decent taste...
‘but in reality it is coagulated soy milk, similar to the rennet custards of old’
it should be noted the usage of rennet will someday be obsolete; rennet requires the slaughter of days old calves, which some people think is peachy keen, but to a great majority of sane people is entirely untenable...but the point is, anyone eating cheese produced using rennet (all cheese ever consumed until very recently) was participating in animal slaughter...