Some of the vegan meals are delicious, but one thing that I never understood was trying to recreate meat, it's almost an admission that your body is craving something more substantive.

Vegans get very creative when trying to replicate the taste/texture of meat, and an entire industry has grown up around it.

Almost all of these fake meat products are utter garbage comprised of ingredients that wouldn't look out of place on a periodic table of elements.

I've had 'seitan' steak that a friend make for me, that wasn't so bad.

I've also had 'bacon' that was made from rice paper and seasoning and liquid smoke.

They were the best 'alternatives' that I can think of and they don't come anywhere close to the flavour and nutrition of meat.