The SF Chronicle had this letter to the editor with the headline: In need of comfort food
Though I’m respectful of vegetarians, this meat-eater’s response to “More stores get Impossible Burgers” (Business, April 17), about the debut of soy burgers at Bay Area grocery stores is “No, thank you.” I’ve tried an Impossible Burger, and didn’t like the taste or the texture of its meatless meat.
During this time of shelter-in-place restrictions, consumers like me want tried-and-true comfort foods like macaroni and cheese, pizza and (when we’re cooking) real meat for sloppy joes and hamburgers.
Like Vernon Greene (letters to the editor April 18), I'm not a fan of meatless meat, and I love comfort food.
The good news is that a lot of the plant-based options are delicious and comforting, including versions of macaroni and cheese and pizzas, and there are always those delicious vegetables and fruit dishes that don't pretend to be anything else.
Part of the comfort in eating is knowing that what we're eating hasn't come from "discomfiting" things we're doing to animals--including human animals-- and the environment.
We now know that moving towards a plant-based diet is the kindest thing we as individuals can do for the environment--a thought to act upon as we celebrate Earth Day during the shelter-in-place mandate.
Now we have more time to Google "vegan comfort food recipes," make them, and savor them.
The good news is that a lot of the plant-based options are delicious and comforting, including versions of macaroni and cheese and pizzas, and there are always those delicious vegetables and fruit dishes that don't pretend to be anything else.
Part of the comfort in eating is knowing that what we're eating hasn't come from "discomfiting" things we're doing to animals--including human animals-- and the environment.
We now know that moving towards a plant-based diet is the kindest thing we as individuals can do for the environment--a thought to act upon as we celebrate Earth Day during the shelter-in-place mandate.
Now we have more time to Google "vegan comfort food recipes," make them, and savor them.
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