This jackfruit burger is vegetarian pulled pork ? and we love it.

Everybody has their own reasons for giving up meat, and I?ve heard some pretty stupid counter-arguments in the past.

The best of which is ?if you think meat is so bad then why do you try to make everything taste like it".

Ha! As if I stopped eating meat because of the taste.

No, obviously ? to me at least, I stopped eating because of the needless deaths of animals and awful meat industry.

I always liked the taste of many meats, but not enough to continue supporting the killing of our animals for our food – not when we know we can do without it, and do it healthily too.

Since becoming vegetarian many years ago, there are certain types of food I like for.
The first, and most predominant, finding meals that don’t involve meat, and never have. By this, I mean things like vegetable curries, or chickpea salad. Tangy wraps or?.

The second is meals with meat ?replacements?. This could natural vegetable alternatives like we have in this chilli sin carne, or slightly more processed foods like the sausages in the vegetarian toad in the hole.

The same goes for this jackfruit burger – pulled pork is not something I want or will ever eat – but I do like the taste. And if I can make a great vegetarian version – damn right I’m going to eat it!

The taste and texture are similar to the real thing, and if you’ve been craving pulled pork but wan...