i have a problem…
it’s these damned hickory smoked tofurkey deli slices.
on a whim i bought them at the health food store (mainly cos the name sounds so absurd) but now i’m hooked.
i eat them for breakfast.
i eat them as snacks.
they are so good. so i have a problem. have any of you tried these hickory smoked tofurkey deli slices? it might sound like i’m schilling for this company, but i’m not.
you need to try these things. they’re amazing. and while i’m on the vegan-corporate-schill train… tazo’s ‘lemon ginger’ and ‘passion potion’ teas are phenomenal. ‘passion potion’ is a terrible name, i know, but so is tofurkey. and how about ‘its soy delicious’?
what is it about these vegan food companies? they make amazing products and then give them terrible names.
‘passion potion’?
‘tofurkey’?
‘its so delicious’?
‘veggie booty’?
maybe it’s a ploy…if they make the products sound terrible then the general public won’t be inclined to buy them and there’ll be more left for us vegans.
that’s it i’m sure. it’s all a grand ploy. it’s a wonderful time to be a vegan. for example, the other day i completely indulged myself and had a big tofurkey sandwich, a soy smoothie, and some vegan ice cream. if i were a carnivore and had eaten a turkey sandwich, a milkshake, and a pint of ice cream i would’ve eaten around 80 grams of fat with 1/2 of that being saturated fat. but as it was my vegan meal had around 4 grams of fat and no saturated fat and it didn’t leave me feeling sick and bloated. not to be too arrogant, but being vegan kicks ass.
and damian and i were in a food store the other day looking at the deli counter and the produce section and even he (damian eats deep fried meat like it’s going out of style) admitted that meat is pretty fucking ugly. next time you’re in a food shop just take a look at the produce section and then compare it to the butcher section.
i’m not proselytyzing. i’m happy to be vegan and i’m happy for other people to choose whatever food they so desire.
but being a vegan in nyc in 2002 is terrific.
-moby
