As a child of a hippie-ish mom in the 80s, I think of this as the "carob problem." Carob MIGHT be a yummy food but I will never know because all I will ever taste is the terrible disappointment of expecting chocolate and getting NOT CHOCOLATE.
I've been on a lentil taco kick, and of all the healthy substitutions I've made it's easily one of the best, but the recipe promised it would taste just like ground beef and I must ask again: have fitness influencers ever tasted food?
This applies to all kinds of food substitutions for any reason.
Lots of vegan foods are yummy. If you tell me you've got a delicious cashew-based spread I'm happy to try it, if you tell me it's just like cream cheese I am going to be sad.
May 4, 2025 15:37There is a partial exception for glutenous flour (my partner is gluten intolerant).
There are some recipes I've found or figured out - generally ones that aren't mostly flour - where you can sub oat flour or etc and get a result that is genuinely just as good.
