I read today that PETA has reached a degree of compromise with Kentucy Fried Chicken in Canada.
After years of pressure in the form of PETA protests, the restaurant has agreed to purchase their chicken from slaughterhouses that gas the birds, as this is thought to be a more gentle means of ending the animal’s lives. In addition, the Canadian restaurants will now offer a non-meat unchicken option on their menu.
The fake chicken, known as unchicken, has been around for years and is available in a handful of restaurants and stores in Canada. Most of the fake meats are soy-based and fair game for …read more

I am often amused at the variety of meats that have been given a vegetarian equivalent. Why there’s even vegetarian haggis! Personally I don’t normally feel the urge to substitute meat-like things into my diet, but I do like trying new (vegetarian) foods.
I’ve lived in Zurich, Switzerland, for about a year and a half now, and I’ve entertained countless out-of-town guests. Of course all these guests want to try the local specialties while they are here, so at many a restaurant I have found myself pointing out the Zürcher Geschnetzeltes, the local veal in mushroom sauce specialty. Of course I’ve …read more

Boca Meatless Italian Sausages used to be one of my favorite fake meats when I lived in the US, so they were among the first things I picked up at the grocery store on this trip.
I sauteed a couple of the sausages with onion, garlic, bell pepper, tomatoes, and spinach. It was yummy, but the sausages were a lot saltier than I remembered them to be. I guess that’s a common characteristic of processed foods (which I am staying away from more and more these days). Still, since I didn’t add salt to the dish while it was cooking, the …read more