Post #1819453

2026-04-30 20:36 UTC

Impossible, at least to me, is functionally indistinguishable from a ground beef patty. Back when I was vegetarian and before I was vegan, I went to Burger King on lunch to try the Impossible Whopper. I wasn’t fond of Burger King, but I was mostly curious enough to see what an Impossible Burger tasted like having had Beyond at home once (where Beyond is pretty easily distinguished from ground beef by its flavor). Walked in, walked out, took a bite in my car. Straight-up almost went back in and asked for a new one before realizing it wouldn’t do any ethical good and that I didn’t have the time. This was even after seeing that it was in the Impossible-branded wrapper. I decided to go there another time to “try the real one”, and it was the same. I was dumbfounded; it was straight-up just a Whopper – having admittedly not haven a BK burger in a few years at that point.

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@anon6789@lemmy.world 2026-04-30 22:16

This is actually why I prefer the Beyond to Impossible. Both command a premium, and the Impossible is so indistinguishable that it feels like a waste of money. The Beyond has a great taste, but is not exactly beef flavor. They smell like cat food to me before they’re cooked, but I find myself craving the taste now and again because it is something unique.

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@stephen@lazysoci.al 2026-04-30 21:05

I had the same experience. I couldn’t tell the difference at all. Wondered if a mistake had been made, but had the same experience the next time. And I’ve had enough people tell me that they can’t tell the difference.

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@TheJesusaurus@piefed.ca 2026-05-01 20:13

I feel like the thing is you can hide so much in something like a burger between sauces and other toppings and stuff that it’s really the texture and protein that’s doing the heavy lifting. Which by the way is no bad thing, if I can’t tell the difference anyway then awesome. I’m sure we’re quite a lot further away from having a “naked” cut of meat with minimal seasoning tasting like the real deal, but that also doesn’t really matter either. I eat a handful of steaks a year and I probably won’t have a veggie steak any time soon, but if 6-8 steaks a year is the only meat I’m still eating in a few years that’s a huge step in the right direction

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@brbposting@sh.itjust.works 2026-05-02 02:23

You kind of know after when you don’t feel as slow or whatever

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