Had an impossible whopper the other day I was curious. Other than being significantly more salty than a regular whopper it was nearly identical in texture and “beef” flavor. I’m not sure if that proves that the boffins succeeded in making synthetic hemoglobin look and taste like the real thing or that burger king real beef is of such quality as to be easily replicated with synthetics. Either way in a blind taste test I would bet most wouldn’t be able to tell in a side by side of the real beef was slated to the level of saltiness.
Here in Texas you can buy a quarter of a steer grass fed off private land not more than 3 miles from my front door I’ll never be without briskets or beef ribs. Go in with a couple of friends and buy a whole steer and split it up. Pitty the folks that live in northern hellhole cities y’all gonna have to be vegans.
We have a feral hog apocalypse going on in Texas so much so the state says kill them all no license, bag limit, method restrictions nor season. 24/7/365 pig murder is not only sanctioned it’s encouraged. The sub 50#ers are delicious slow smoked over oak for 12 hours. They are only slight more invasive than the Red Axis deer tearing up South Texas ranch lands as well. Again exotic no closes season nor bag limits. Country boy can survive.
Are the adult feral hogs edible? Could they be used as petfood?
I’m planning a trip to your great state to hunt feral hogs. Are there guides or outfits that provide help for people like me who want to bag a hog?
I read an article by an Oregon wildlife biologist about wild pigs. It said that you have to cull 70% annually just to maintain a level population.
“Other than being significantly more salty than a regular whopper”
that’s how tasteless fast food is always seasoned: tons of extra salt ...
We live in northern Michigan, where there are no cities, and actually prefer venison to beef. Wild turkey and deer roam on the road we live on. My husband fishes several times/week and brings home bass, trout, occasional walleye. Fishing license last year was $11.
We don't need to be vegan.
I have heard from the company that their impossible sausage is an even a better substitute for meat. You can taste it at the Starbucks chain.
I actually think the push to find plant substitutes that taste as good as meat — and I agree with you about the whopper, Impossible foods has got something like hemiglobin. More power to them, we don’t have to buy it (so far) and I will stand with the carnivores on the issue of the freedom to buy and eat what we individually want and can afford.
As far as wild meat, I was in Texas and a local bar served javalina, also a good substitute for beef.
I don’t think the Impossible patty typically is more salty. Mine aren’t.