I had them air fried before, and if you really inspect them and think about it you can tell they aren’t chicken (from the texture but the taste is identical IMO). But I had them fried in a deep fryer this weekend and they were indistinguishable from real chicken nuggets. I am flexitarian so it’s not like I haven’t eaten a chicken nugget in years, they are legit. Definitely recommend trying them if you are trying to cut your meat consumption or even if you are just curious.
They make animal shaped and spicy versions too
Probably because chicken nuggets are ultra processed food, so replacing them with an other ultra processed food should be easy.
It makes sense. Nuggets arent exactly known for their strong fresh chicken flavor so I imagine a good coating and some oil would do a lot of heavy lifting in bridging the gap in flavor
Fake chicken has come a long way in general. Daring chicken is meant to substitute white meat with no breading and very close in flavor. I wouldn’t eat it on it’s own because the texture is a little weird, but shredded in soup or gumbo or whatever it’s suspiciously close to real chicken.
And now lab grown chicken is FDA approved 👀
Barbecue sauce is a winner pairing
My drunk snack is the animal shaped nuggies (they have to be the animal shaped ones, I find the irony of it hilarious) and some Lillie’s Q smoky BBQ sauce.
I’m interested in trying these. Can anyone recommend the best brand?
To add. Impossible is the brand they are talking about in this post. I agree they’re probably the best brand for basically anything they sell. They have burgers (patty and block form), chicken nuggets and patties in both normal and spicy, and breakfast sausage in log or patty form(also spicy/normal). (They also have some microwave meals but those are exactly what you’d expect from microwave meals… so probably don’t.)
Simulate is another brand that sells Simulate Nuggs (also have a spicy version). If for some reason you can’t find impossible but can find these, they’re a very close 2nd.
Beyond is another brand known to make decent stuff. Theirs is fine, definitely edible, but personally find theirs to be worse than the other two brands listed.
Gardein makes a ton of frozen meat substitutes. They’re all overall fine. Not AMAZING, but easy to use in everyday cooking for stuff like stir fries, tacos, etc. maybe slightly under beyond, but I tend to prefer them outside of what I buy Impossible brand stuff for.
impossible is a brand. they also do really good imitation burgers
How does the taste/feel compare to TVP (textured vegetable protein)? TVP has a sponginess that is slightly unpleasant to me, but I’ve seen some promising advancements in plant-based meat replacements that gives them a texture closer to animal meat.
They are definitely a flakey texture inside, I would compare them to Wendy’s nuggets. I am autistic so texture is a big thing for me, and it doesn’t bother me. I am not even a huge nugget fan because a lot of them do have that spongey texture that grosses me out
I would recommend trying them deep fried for the best texture
Spongey nuggets are officially the worst. Why do they bounce back so hard?
Is there ever a point made beyond “it has chemicals!!!”? I watched like 5 minutes of it. his editing style is atrocious and overdramatic to the extreme
🤷♂️
Says that plant-based food is a scam but do with it what you will.
when I tried the impossible whopper I got a regular one too and couldn’t tell the difference. it really is legit.
I wish they could bring them to fast food but if KFC was any indicator they’d be cooked like fucking ASS and ruin it anyways.
But yeah, impossible chicken is very good. Also partial to Simulate Nuggs.
I had them at Dog Haus which isn’t fast food but close
Yeah something like that I could see them going very well.
Impossible burgers are the flip side… they don’t taste like beef, but man, the texture is spot on and good enough to fool my tongue.
Beyond has a weird, kind of nutty, aftertaste I don’t care for, not so with Impossible.
I can’t really taste the difference between beef and impossible burger IF the burger is a cm or so thick. If you tried to make a restaurant burger (2-3cm thick, rare/med rare) I think the difference would be pretty noticeable. It’s good in ground beef recipes, too (like pasta sauce or stuffed squash). I’m so happy this alternative is available. Big fan! It’s not that much more than beef I think? I dunno it all seems pretty cheap compared to fish/coffee/beer/wine.
The only real drawback is the sodium content:
One persons drawback is another persons “salt of life” haha. Yea they aren’t healthy, that’s for sure. Tasty though!
Idk I had an Impossible Whopper at BK when they first started doing them, and I couldn’t yell the difference.
The best plant based chicken nuggets I had, I can’t remember the brand name (id recognize the package tho). But even then, they had a texture more akin to a stack of paper than chicken. Still, I’d get 'em again. The texture wasn’t off-putting, just a little weird.
The texture was from it actually being some kind of leaf just wrapped around itself tightly, though. It wasn’t, like, lab made weirdness. Just creatively made and flavored salad.
I grabbed some the last time I saw them in the store. Still waiting for them to come back.
They are really quite good. I like Nuggs too. I figure if we’re going to eat junk food it may as well not come from factory farmed chickens.
Personally I feel that plant based food is hurting itself by trying to imitate meat.
Instead of trying to make minced meat out of vegetable, just Calle DIY minced vigetables. Or chickpea nuggets. Or oatjuice. This way you don’t have to compare them to meat, milk or any other product. Just value it for what it is
Yeah! Those nuggets are my go to quick protein snack. And cholesterol free, to boot.
BRB, gonna make some nuggets now…
I would love to eat meat replacements on a more regular basis, but impossible and beyond burgers are more expensive than actual meat where I live. So I just don’t buy them. If the technology /economies of scale actually manage to make them cheaper than meat, I’d replace 80% of my meat consumption.
In Canada prices have been dropping drastically recently. Lately there are sales for the beyond meat ground beef for ~6.50 CAD. I’m sure it’s only a matter of time until its comparable everywhere.
I haven’t tried Impossible, but I always have Quorn nuggets in my freezer. If I really think about it, I can tell they’re not chicken since they’re only marginally trying to be. But it’s a nugget, I’m not expecting a sous vide delicacy. Quorn definitely fills any nugget craving I might have.
I’ll check out Impossible, though, out of curiosity.
Do they make vegan ones now or do they all still have eggs?
It seems they have both vegan and vegetarian. But my internet searching is kind of suggesting that the vegan variety are only available in the UK, which would explain why I’ve never seen them before.
Ah, that’s good to know. It seems their vegan products have “vegan” printed on the front label, so I’ll have to keep an eye out in case they decide to carry them in the US.
Man, I used to love Quorn nuggets. Why did you get me thinking about Quorn nuggets again?
Quorn
Because they’re delicious and you need to eat them.
