# Why veggieburgers don't really taste like the real thing...

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**Created:** [October 15, 2000, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-veggieburgers-dont-really-taste-like-the-real-thing/36979 "2000-10-15T06:55:46Z")\
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**Author:** ![SSgtBaloo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ac91a4/32.png) [@SSgtBaloo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SSgtBaloo)\
**Post date:** [October 15, 2000, 6:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-veggieburgers-dont-really-taste-like-the-real-thing/36979/1 "2000-10-15T06:55:46Z")

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Saturday’s [**Sluggy Freelance**](http://www.sluggy.com/d/001014.html).

Sure, they’re talking about hot dogs, but it works pretty much the same for any processed meat product.

~~Baloo

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**Author:** ![Demo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/demo/32/8472_2.png) [@Demo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Demo)\
**Post date:** [October 18, 2000, 2:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-veggieburgers-dont-really-taste-like-the-real-thing/36979/2 "2000-10-18T02:57:12Z")

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Are you trying to say that hamburgers are made with assholes? I don’t get it. Anyway, Gardenburgers are rockin’ good. I love em. That’s not to say I don’t love a good hamburger now and then. I find Carl’s Jr’s burgers to be particularly good for being a chain. I think they must actually be cooked over a flame. They just seem to have that taste. Now if I want a veggieburger, it _has_ to be a Gardenburger (those imitations suck!) and I like to have a lot of crap on it, like guacamole, jalapenos and salsa and stuff. Mmmmm!