Sunday, August 11, 2019

Mission Impossible

The Impossible Burger! 
We wanted to know what it tastes like, this new vegetarian burger that is supposed to blow up the entire food industry (one of these days). So much publicity for a meat-like patty that's made from water, soy-protein concentrate, coconut oil, and bits and bobs of potato protein, methylcellulose, yeast extract, cultured dextrose, modified food starch, soy leghemoglobin, salt, and soy-protein isolate. What's that about ingredients you never heard of? About eating things your grandmother never heard of?

We bought a Burger King Impossible Whopper and an ordinary Whopper.
We each ate half of each one. They look & smell the same.
The beef Whopper's paper was greasier.
The taste is virtually identical. They both need catsup.
I ate mine in alternate bites. Really alike.
So new that they don't appear on the lighted placards above the cash registers!

11 comments:

Cloudia said...

Thanks for the report!

Angie's Recipes said...

Not a fastfood fan, but that 100% beef burger sounds delicious.

mjskit said...

I'm with Angie. Not a fastfood fan, but if I were to eat at a Burger King, it would need to be 100% beef. Don't like to eat something I can't pronounce or I don't know what it is. :)

Jen Rose said...

Fascinating! I wonder if we'll get it here in Australia?

Jeanie said...

Are they the same price? Interesting!

crackercrumblife said...

Lately, this is something that has been bothering me as a long time vegetarian, the long list of crazy ingredients. I am struggling with decisions on this really, and feel like I am being more drawn away from vegetarianism, but not to meat that has grown up on a factory farm either. I am trying to find local, humanely raised, organic meats for my family lately, and for myself as well.

That being said, the Impossible Burger did taste really good. LOL.

gluten Free A_Z Blog said...

Can't believe they taste identical. Not sure which is healthier to eat the red meat or the vegetables and chemicals.. Thanks for the review.

Beth F said...

Glad you tried them. I actually hate Burger King -- can't even stand their french fries. However, I've been know to stop at other fast food when on car trips.

Deb in Hawaii said...

I have been wondering about these although I can't remember the last time I ate at Burger King. I may have to check and see if they have them (the burgers) here and give them a try too. ;-)

Claudia said...

I don't eat factory meat with hormones, etc. or meat substitutes. Processed food has too much in it that is questionable or just plain bad for your health.

(Diane) bookchickdi said...

My son and his wife go to a restaurant in Queens that serves a similar burger and they like it a lot.