Chef Reacts to Plant-Based Meat Alternatives (Steak, Bacon and More!)

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Chef-Instructor Stephen Chavez of the Institute for Culinary Education tries cooking and eating five different plant-based meat alternatives, including substitutes for prosciutto, shredded steak, bacon, chicken breast and a holiday roast.
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@rramos7488 2 жыл бұрын

Irony that all of it is packaged heavily in plastics and the smallest of servings LOL.

@harishu2162 2 жыл бұрын

Lol u get ur meat in metal packaging ?😂

@hermes9493 2 жыл бұрын

@@harishu2162 that's not the point.

@justicericketts2912 2 жыл бұрын

@@hermes9493 it kinda is the point, its not constructive criticism nor even relevant as the product it is replacing also is covered in plastic.

@rramos7488 2 жыл бұрын

@@harishu2162 the vegos should go all out and wrap it in cardboard so they can get an appetizer while they monitor their scorched grain meat.

@hermes9493 2 жыл бұрын

@@justicericketts2912 Well, I see your point but many of those meat alternatives brands advertise their products saying it's the holy grail of green (sustainable and ecological) products. I share RAMOS opinion that if they already do what I described, they should atleast find solutions for the problem of packaging... and there are solutions.

@benbrown8258 Жыл бұрын

I originally tried vegan after several members of my family died within 5 years of one another and my physician couldn't explain the abnormal bilirubin levels most of my siblings and I carry. I definitely am okay with the idea eating meat can help keep natural ecosystems in balance. I'm also okay that my liver function, blood pressure, pre-diabetes approaches normal when I have eaten whole foods plant based (subset of vegan eating) for several months among other things. Except for the sodium in most of these convenience foods CNET presented, they allow me to bring food to family gatherings and not feel completely left out. I clearly know I'm not eating steak, for example, but I in no way feel deprived with the choice of food on my plate. As one sibling said to another, "Which would you rather have, a live brother [eating his vegan 'xxxx'] or to know you served him his last animal based meal and you took pride in his eating it before he died?"

@4-kathryn 2 жыл бұрын

I'm not vegan or vegetarian however I'm stunned the lack of vegetables ingredients in these products. Grain usage is okay however I think it would've been more ideal to list... sauteed cabbage, well-seasoned roasted cauliflower, carrots, mushrooms, potatoes etc.

@the_jarmel 2 жыл бұрын

HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE.. HAVE A GOOD ONE

@marlenepopp1742 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for making this video. I found it to be informative and quite helpful!

@dickdickensen 2 жыл бұрын

Well, being a meat eater... I really want these products to be good and be competitive in price (which they are not atm, it's all a marketing hype to rake in cash). I don't see why I shouldn't eat less meat, if there's a good alternative. (i grew up with quorn in the 90s, which was basically cardboard).

@dickdickensen 2 жыл бұрын

@Moon oh I know making vegetarian/vegan stuff from scratch works just fine. But those products try to compete with "more convenient foods" - and judging by the state of the market atm, the alternative products are as pricy or pricier in m country. So they still have their work cut out on this end.

@jamesterraprice6617 2 жыл бұрын

I've never understood why people repulsed by the idea of eating meat want plants to look & taste like meat. Chef -- good on you for putting this video together. Thank you.

@StarCrusher. Жыл бұрын

@Storm i doubt a piece of heavily processed, frozen amalgamation of various Industrial substances is better for the planet

@penny4thought168 Жыл бұрын

Most people are either repulsed by eating a dead animal, cannot eat it due to religion, or cannot eat it due to allergies.

@3monsterbeast 2 жыл бұрын

none of those looked good, nor did it look like the chef was enthusiastic about it on the first bite. I’m shocked he said it all tasted well lol

@sleepycatgamer 2 жыл бұрын

You know you could just try it yourself right?

@warpatato Жыл бұрын

That's called being objective and having an open mind. A sign of a great professional if you ask me.

@3monsterbeast Жыл бұрын

@@warpatato Open-minded? When did honesty just get thrown out the window???

@onyhow 2 ай бұрын

@@3monsterbeast Close-minded idiot detected.

@bakdpotato143 2 жыл бұрын

3:32 Hhahaha burned it, had to do it again.

@aeromotive2 2 жыл бұрын

like this guy

@mikemabrey2182 2 жыл бұрын

It's all fine and good that you said they tasted okay, but did they taste at all like what they were supposed to be a replacement for? I would eat plant-based meat alternatives if they actually tasted like the meat they are replacing.

@MrZancruz 2 жыл бұрын

They don't and I doubt it every will taste like the real thing....

@justicericketts2912 2 жыл бұрын

What about the health or environmental benefit you could experience ? Or maybe even just sparing the animals could be a motivating reason

@mikemabrey2182 2 жыл бұрын

@@justicericketts2912 I still get plenty of non-meats in my diet. But I also believe that a certain amount of actual meat protein is healthy. I also really enjoy the taste of certain meats. So that is why I wouldn't replace a meat with an alternative that doesn't taste anything like it. I still want the flavor. As for sparing the animals, if nobody was eating them then the ranchers wouldn't raise them and then they wouldn't have existed at all. So can't spare something that never would've existed in the first place. :)

@justicericketts2912 2 жыл бұрын

@@mikemabrey2182 you can spare someone of an existence of exploitation by not demanding the product, you said it quite well yourself but just backwards. No one should care about a job that causes suffering, just replace the job with the better option. But actual meat protein makes no difference as long as you are getting the amount of essential amino acids, regardless of “belief” or not. And I know you enjoy the taste of meat, same reason vegans who live a more compassionate lifestyle still eat it. They enjoyed the taste as well.

@skripnigor 2 жыл бұрын

Alcoholic reacts to water-based vodka alternatives.

@kogbechie123 2 жыл бұрын

Ok that was funny not gonna lie

@andrewanderson6810 2 жыл бұрын

Why am I not surprised he liked everything. It would be a better test if after the food was cooked he has a regular person on the street taste the food and give their opinion.

@crispycrunchycooking 2 жыл бұрын

like 8.....very nice upload amazing dear.....🌼🌼👌👌

@dunray8886 2 жыл бұрын

You can have it all enjoy, I'll skip supper 🤮🤮🤮🤮

@xJuiCYxxJaYx 2 жыл бұрын

funny how half the world wants nothing processed with foods while the other half runs straight towards it

@sleepycatgamer 2 жыл бұрын

Regular meat is processed... Look up the process from birth until you buy it. ;)

@xJuiCYxxJaYx 2 жыл бұрын

@@sleepycatgamer Lets be real tho, this is made by science in a lab not a farm and then a butcher

@mattfraser3452 2 жыл бұрын

@Storm Hahahahah , not working is it f o

@Mr19853 2 жыл бұрын

I wonder how many ingredients are in it and how many of them not sustainable for human consumption!

@nathanthomas5133 2 жыл бұрын

If it wasn’t suitable for human consumption they wouldn’t legally be allowed to sell it.

@DanielRevere 2 жыл бұрын

Everything looks so dry

@txwombat7826 2 жыл бұрын

nope

@grahamjl766 Жыл бұрын

IDK If it needs a lab to create is it that much healthier than the real thing? I am by no means a vegetarian, but anything plant-based that I can't replicate in my kitchen is a no-go.

@homemclaughlin7830 2 жыл бұрын

Yummmm....chemical enhanced lab created food. Where's the Beef?!!

@sleepycatgamer 2 жыл бұрын

Beef is classified as a class 2 carcinogen by the world health organization. Look it up. ☺️

@nathanthomas5133 2 жыл бұрын

You think meat isn’t chemically enhanced ?!

@homemclaughlin7830 2 жыл бұрын

@@nathanthomas5133 depends on where you source it.

@homemclaughlin7830 2 жыл бұрын

@Storm check the labels for all that processed plant food. Bet you can't pronounce half the ingredients they form the "meat" with. Unless you eat the plants in their natural state...otherwise it's sh#%.

@Shifty2100 Жыл бұрын

None of them were bad? Really?

@Macgyver46 2 жыл бұрын

Nothing I would consider as food was seen in this video.

@sleepycatgamer 2 жыл бұрын

The animals would appreciate it if you would stop calling their dead bodies "food".

@Macgyver46 2 жыл бұрын

@@sleepycatgamer oh well animals have always and will always be food. This is the reality of the world we live in. When all animals stop eating other animals I will too.

@MrSimonj1970 2 жыл бұрын

The horror, the horror.

@steves.829 Жыл бұрын

That bacon looks more unhealthy than real bacon...

@mattfraser3452 2 жыл бұрын

I love my vegetables , with a bloody steak , if your a vego and need to pretend to eat meat you'll turn back to the real thing eventually , guaranteed Hahahahah

@mattfraser3452 2 жыл бұрын

@Storm I said if your a vego and have to pretend to eat meat , not anything about the environment , we as humans are omnivores meaning we need both forms of protein vegetable and meat to be in peak health , optimum brain function needs meat protein , we need to eat far less meat not zero meat . University of Sydney decades ago !

@penny4thought168 Жыл бұрын

What's your point kid?

@GabrielVelasco 2 жыл бұрын

Nasty

@MrPhantastic08 2 жыл бұрын

i wouldnt feed that to my dog

@homemclaughlin7830 2 жыл бұрын

Wonder how much the "chef" was compensated by the G foundation to promote that stuff.

@jerryouderkirk6541 2 жыл бұрын

Yum synthetic food, I'm sure that's healthier & tastier then the real thing NOT!!!! 🤣🤣🤣

@penny4thought168 Жыл бұрын

It's not meant to be healthy, lol.

@neelo821 2 жыл бұрын

What's the point of making vegetables look like meat anyways? 😑

@neelo821 2 жыл бұрын

Do you even know what kind of chemicals they've added to make plants look like that. I'm sure there's more industrial chemicals than actual healthy nutriment in those.

@penny4thought168 Жыл бұрын

Because vegans/vegetarians cannot eat meat. There are also certain religions and allergies that prevent people from eating certain types of meat.

@tebhernandez 2 жыл бұрын

that all looks horrible

@sleepycatgamer 2 жыл бұрын

Look up footage of a slaughterhouse and then tell me what's horrible...

@jorgecarrasco4206 2 жыл бұрын

Garbage food…

@nathanthomas5133 2 жыл бұрын

Garbage comment…

@dickriggles942 2 жыл бұрын

Funny how you never see anyone trying to imitate vegetables with meat. Why don't vegans quit the BS?

@otogigamer 2 жыл бұрын

Get your cholesterol checked

@ezioaltairac 2 жыл бұрын

I’ve seen people replace the lettuce in lettuce wraps with cold cuts or another sliced meat.

@dickriggles942 2 жыл бұрын

@@ezioaltairac What sort of idiotic post is this?

@Romashka8706 2 жыл бұрын

Only one question I have. Why person who is Vegan/Veterian who DOES NOT eat meat products or anything comes from anymals what to have something that looks like meat? Eat your grass FFS!

@90enemies 2 жыл бұрын

Well being a- yeah I don't really care about meat or plant based diet. Insect Diet is the future, it would be extremely educational if you could spotlight some recipe featuring Insects or something with insect incorporated into it.