Vegetarian, Vegan and Animal Rights

demmiblue

(37,830 posts) Wed Jan 14, 2015, 03:03 PM Jan 2015

Sandwich Monday: The White Castle Veggie Slider

Source: npr: the salt

White Castle is not a place you think of as a restaurant for vegetarians. In fact, early franchises built moats and had cauldrons of hot oil at the ready to keep vegetarians out. So, the new Veggie Slider comes as something of a surprise. It's a tiny veggie burger made with carrots, zucchini, peas, spinach and broccoli on a tiny bun, topped with honey mustard, ranch or Thai sauce.

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(The verdict: Not too bad. They don't have a whole lot in the way of texture, so it's a little bit like inhaling greasy air. But we like veggie burgers and we're glad White Castle is making one.)

Sandwich Monday is a satirical feature from the humorists at Wait, Wait ... Don't Tell Me!

Read more: http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2015/01/12/376745994/sandwich-monday-the-white-castle-veggie-slider

Y'all first! (I like my veggie burgers, but... White Castle?! I'm sure they would be dripping with meat juices, or worse.)

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Sandwich Monday: The White Castle Veggie Slider (Original Post) demmiblue Jan 2015 OP

once a friend of mine had a craving for some nasty whitie's unblock Jan 2015 #1

Uh..... Daemonaquila Jan 2015 #2

Look no further, vegan friends: ginnyinWI Jan 2015 #3

maybe they will get better Beringia Jan 2015 #4

I want to try this some time - LiberalElite Feb 2015 #5

If I ever need a doorstop that's what I'll use. undeterred Feb 2015 #6

unblock

(54,071 posts)

1. once a friend of mine had a craving for some nasty whitie's

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Jan 14, 2015, 03:11 PM

Jan 2015

we drove around and found one. as he opened the door the smell physically repelled me like some kind of force field.

i went back to the car and waited there.

absolutely nauseating. and that was way back when i was still eating meat, mcdonald's even.

i can't fathom going there ever, and i can't imagine their veggie anything would be remotely palatable.

Daemonaquila

(1,712 posts)

2. Uh.....

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Jan 14, 2015, 03:13 PM

Jan 2015

Not a vegan, but I prefer to go light on meat and I like veggie burgers. But White Castle? Um... Um... That does not look good. Couldn't they at least have steamed these on onions like their "burgers" so that there's some better taste and texture going on? This looks beyond bland with what appears to be a vegetable matter mush patty with no toppings - "inhaling greasy air" is probably right on the money. I wonder whether the sauces they offer for add on are even vegan - I'm sure the ranch isn't, and the honey mustard very likely contains some milk or egg products.

ginnyinWI

(17,276 posts)

3. Look no further, vegan friends:

Reply to demmiblue (Original post)

Wed Jan 14, 2015, 04:19 PM

Jan 2015

This is the best vegan burger recipe I have found in three years of trying different recipes! Doesn't taste like beans like many of them do:

http://vegweb.com/recipes/tofu-walnut-patties-or-burgers