Kathy over at Mindless Chatter wrote a post recently that reminded me of a running discussion my compadres and I have had about vegetarianism. Why do they make so many meat substitutes for vegans? If you like the taste so much, why not have the real thing every now and then? Do PETA people think that eating faux sausages and burgers is cheating?

And just how do they get that meatish flavor into soy products? The grocery store was having free sample day last time I went shopping. I was brave enough to try faux Italian saugage. It tasted (almost) like the real thing. How'd they do that?

And another thing - why do soy-based artifical meat products cost more than real meat? It's a plant! Vegans are always touting the environmental benefits of their diet plan; so if it's so much easier on Mother Earth, why ain't it cheaper?