It's Delicious, nutricious, and... WHAT?, The Staple of the metahuman diet in the 4th world. Options

[Ryusukanku]

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Food Side-effect #1 kinda makes me worried about the future family life of the average Shadowrunner... not to mention nearly anyone else in Shadowrun that can't afford 'real' food.

[Tias]

Taste, as they say, cannot be discussed. However, vegan replacements exist for anything these days. For instance, my favorite kind of bacon flavoured salt is vegan. Though I see your point, and the added hassle in acquiring rarer substitute cheeses, meat et al must seem taxing to non-vegans. I know I make sure to do an extra bit of shopping if I have vegan guests and want to whip up a treat.

[snowRaven]

Taste, as they say, cannot be discussed. However, vegan replacements exist for anything these days. For instance, my favorite kind of bacon flavoured salt is vegan. Though I see your point, and the added hassle in acquiring rarer substitute cheeses, meat et al must seem taxing to non-vegans. I know I make sure to do an extra bit of shopping if I have vegan guests and want to whip up a treat.

The problem is that many of those vegan replacements are 'make-do' - they are similiar to what they intend to mimic, but dont work in quite the same ways, don't taste the same, and often use unnecessary additives to acheive the similarity. Also, the availability of those substitutes is very varied. Some of what's out there just can't be found in many places, and it can get quite expensive to have it on special order. And as for rarer cheeses, meats, and the like -- there are no vegan versions of those, nor should there be. It would be like trying to make pinto beans and eggplant out of cow...

No, if you want to cook vegan food, you shouldn't really look to substitutes for animal products and try to make the same dishes. There's plenty of vegan dishes out there (proper indian cuisine has tons of the stuff) to use as inspiration.