So this week I saw cartons of 'fresh' Beyond Meat in the meat department at the local Whole Foods, and purchased a pair of burger patties which I panfried last night for some patty melts. I'd been hearing a lot about this brand, possibly initially from Robin here though I'm not sure about that.
I found myself curiously put off by the raw appearance--and I mean a little nauseated--by the way it resembled meat where I'm otherwise totally fine with looking at grain and vegetable patties that look like grains and vegetables.
Upon eating, the nausea came again when the patties, which I had flattened to half their original thickness for fitting better in the bread slices, were so red even though thoroughly cooked. They look not just rare but very rare--much rarer than I'd want a real burger patty. Tastewise, they were pretty good, surprisingly meat-like. But I found myself trying not to look at it while I ate, and to my surprise Bob said the same thing. He finished his, I didn't finish mine.
Anyone else have any experience?