{"id":16533,"date":"2022-03-28T16:50:33","date_gmt":"2022-03-28T15:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gousto.co.uk\/blog\/?p=16533"},"modified":"2022-03-30T14:35:55","modified_gmt":"2022-03-30T13:35:55","slug":"vegan-versus-duck-burger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gousto.co.uk\/blog\/vegan-versus-duck-burger","title":{"rendered":"Can this lifelong carnivore tell vegan from meat?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The first thing to know about me is that I\u2019m not easily fooled when it comes to meat. I\u2019m a true carnivore. So much so that my one attempt at vegetarianism ended in dramatic failure and a dash to the shops. The trigger? Salami. That\u2019s why when Gousto chef Sophie Nahmad was looking for someone she could bamboozle with faux meat, I swaggered into the ring with all the bets placed in my favour.<\/p>\n<p>The rules of the game are as follows: taste-test two burgers, one meaty and one plant-based, and guess which contained meat. All while blindfolded to a suitable degree of sensory deprivation. Easy? So I thought.<\/p>\n<h2><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16524\" src=\"https:\/\/gousto.gurucloud.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Meat-Burger-square.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1536\" \/>Contender No.1 \u2013<br \/>\nIs this the duck burger?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>With a little guidance, Sophie managed to direct the burger to my mouth so that I could take my first bite. Instantly my tongue reports back: we\u2019re dealing with Chinese-style duck here (think Peking duck, but lose the pancakes). The texture is undeniably meaty and the flavour <i>unmistakeably<\/i> <i>ducky<\/i>.<\/p>\n<p>Suddenly, my umami detectors sound the alarm as the sweet-savoury notes of hoisin mayo sweep across my tongue\u2019s radar. This is too easy. This is a pulled duck burger with deliciously spiced mayo and a crunchy something that I assume must be cucumber.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gousto.co.uk\/blog\/hoisin-duck-burger\">Get the full recipe<\/a><\/p>\n<h2><b><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16529\" src=\"https:\/\/gousto.gurucloud.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Veggie-Burger-square.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1536\" height=\"1536\" \/>Contender No.2 \u2013<br \/>\n<\/b><b>Or is this the Duck Burger?<\/b><\/h2>\n<p>In a flash, my hand is directed to the second burger with barely a moment to gather my thoughts. This must be part of the ploy, I think to myself. I sink my teeth into what I\u2019m sure is the meat-free imposter and I\u2019m met with something robust, something\u2026<i>meaty.<\/i> I\u2019m shaken. Could this be duck<i>? <\/i>The mouthfeel is unquestionably duck-like, likewise the flavour. I hate to say it but this seasoned carnivore is well and truly bamboozled.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gousto.co.uk\/blog\/pulled-hoisin-fable-mushroom-burger\">Get the full recipe<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>The verdict<\/h2>\n<p>I hate to say it, but I honestly couldn\u2019t tell the difference. Whatever wizardry was cast in that kitchen left me speechless and, quite frankly, in need of answers. It turns out I was tricked by shiitake mushrooms that managed to imitate real shredded duck with chilling ease. The switch was so successful that I\u2019d bet at least a tenner that you wouldn\u2019t have had a clue either.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The first thing to know about me is that I\u2019m not easily fooled when it comes to meat. I\u2019m a true carnivore. So much so that my one attempt at vegetarianism ended in dramatic failure and a dash to the shops. The trigger? Salami. That\u2019s why when Gousto chef Sophie Nahmad was looking for someone &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.gousto.co.uk\/blog\/vegan-versus-duck-burger\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Can this lifelong carnivore tell vegan from meat?&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":69,"featured_media":16534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[644],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-16533","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-reduce-food-waste"],"acf":[],"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/gousto.gurucloud.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/Michael-Burger-Bite-square.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Michael","author_link":"https:\/\/www.gousto.co.uk\/blog\/author\/michael"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.4 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Can this lifelong carnivore tell vegan from meat? | Gousto Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.gousto.co.uk\/blog\/vegan-versus-duck-burger\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Can this lifelong carnivore tell vegan from meat?\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The first thing to know about me is that I\u2019m not easily fooled when it comes to meat. 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