I have been trying to vary my protein sources, so I have been trying different versions of the meatless meatball. The name is terrible. Calling it a "meatless meatball" just makes it unappealing before I even taste it.
I hate the idea of substitutions for meat. I want to enjoy any food on its own merits, not as a replacement for something I can't eat. I don't think of veggie burgers as a substitute for hamburgers. Nothing can replace the perfect burger, and I like veggie burgers just as they are. I don't think of beans or eggs or eggplant and some sort of poor relation to meat. These foods are delicious and wonderful in their own rights.
So, the meatless meatballs. I have tried soy-based, rice-based, tofu-based and vegetable based versions, and so far they have all tasted awful. I am wondering if it is the name creating expectations. I need to find different ways of preparing these little nuggets unrelated to how I would use real meatballs.
And I need to call them something else, though "veggie balls" just sounds dirty.
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