In the last three months I’ve seen pasta fly off the grocery store shelves.
Pandemic shopping fever has wiped them clean at times and all that was left were substitutes.
Kale linguini?
Not if my life depended on it.
Squash angel hair?
Thank you, no.
So imagine my horror when I saw this in the refrigerated section this morning.
Tofu fettuccine and spaghetti.
What fresh Hell is this!
I picked up a package and it felt like slimy rubber…. which is probably what it tastes like it as well.
Vegans do that … instead of just saying their food tastes like the spices they use to doctor up the blandness, they say it tastes like the real thing. Almost.
They have no sense of shame …
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I’ve heard them say that same thing about the Impossible Whopper from Burger King. I’m like (uhhh) if you want it to taste like meat – why not just eat meat?
btw: it doesn’t
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I don’t even want to try that…
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I am forewarned about vegan food .. I shan’t even try the Impossible Whopper …
I am certain they are telling me a whopper when they hype it …
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I just never understand why people who don’t want to eat meat, want everything they eat to taste like meat.
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Probably rated “K” for Keto
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I give it a D for disgusting.
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I had tofu ‘turkey’ 6 years ago around Thanksgiving time–haven’t had tofu anything since then!!
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Don’t blame you.
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Have you thought about making your own pasta? It has the potential of a) being fun b) being a nightmare c) a great blog post and d) all of the above. LOL. Luckily I can get pasta and rice – a carb free pandemic is not something I want to experience.
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While I adore fresh pasta, I can only imagine the horror show that would ensue if I tried to make it. And while that would be blog fodder? It’s probably not going to happen any time soon…
😉
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I’ll try it if you will. No fancy tools. 😈
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You first.
And then send me the results.
Hell, I’ll even let you cook it and serve it to me as well…. because that’s what friends are for.
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🤣😂 OK, next weekend. I’ll take pics and post. I’ve got lots of time on the weekends these days. Game on! 🍝🍷🍷🍷 I think I’ll need the bottle of wine afterwards…
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I’ll lift my glass to you.
But I’m still not making any….
🙃
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LOL – I wouldn’t stain a deck so I think we can call it even. 😉😂
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But there less chance of messing up the deck..
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My wife makes pasta (sometimes) thanks to me buying her a pasta maker.
***It’s a fancy cutting device
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That sounds like a pretty self serving gift.
😈
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Not really – still need someone to put it on a plate. 😉
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My mom used to make homemade noodles. I don’t think they were hard to make, and they tasted wonderful.
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They are wonderful, I agree. As for hard, maybe not. But it’s definitely a lot more work.
😉
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I think the stores are holding the pasta in storage until they sell the crap they bought by mistake.
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That makes perverted sense.
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It’s the only answer. I went shopping today. We needed English muffins. Every brand was only available in the Whole Wheat variety.
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Blech!
🤢
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It sounds like I’m in the minority here, but I tried the Impossible Burger at a local establishment named Hunky’s, and I really enjoyed it and plan to have more. (I’m not anti-meat, far from it; I was just curious.) It’s okay if you choose to shun me now for my indiscretions. I’ll understand…
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Technically if you had it at Hunky’s it’s not the Burger King version. Please don’t try to pass off the James Beard haute cuisine they serve at Hunky’s as fast food. We just won’t buy it.
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Tofu may seem bland when eaten by itself… but, if you mix it with spices and vegetables, you can usually force it down…
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The drain? Or the garbage pail….
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If you’re lucky…
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I am constantly amazed how little your store stock. I spose NY sucks it all off the truck before it gets to you…..?
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It comes and goes. Some weeks they’re fully stocked, others there are glaring holes.
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I agree with you! Though I will say, tofu by itself is tasteless, but it definitely takes on the flavor of whatever sauces it’s cooked with. Throw a little marinara on there and it would probably be pretty decent.
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But if it tastes like nothing, and has the consistency of rubber… why would I want to?
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I have no comeback to that perfectly logical line of thinking…
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When I’m right, I’m right. No comeback necessary..
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