Beef prices surged to an all-time high in July as the market grappled with consistently strong demand and long-term issues in domestic production.
According to the latest consumer price index, which the Bureau of Labor Statistics published on Tuesday, the beef and veal index rose by 2.5% in July, compared to 0.2% for the broader food category. This capped an 11.3% increase over the past 12 months.
Meanwhile, the price of ground beef and uncooked beef steaks has risen by 11.5% and 12.4%, respectively, both now at record levels.
Sausage has the extra benefit that it’s already seasoned, so you don’t have to add extra.
I’m amazed the meat replacement companies didn’t start with sausage. The extra flavor would help mask any differences in the flavor of the “meat”
Vegan sausage has been around for nearly a decade and there’s zero taste difference.
Vegan sausage has been around way longer than that, I was eating Linda McCartney (yes, that McCartney) sausages in the '90s because they were much better than other vegan sausages, pretty much the same as cheap pork sausages.
They still don’t quite compare to a really good pork sausage imo though.
What I find annoying is that many times the vegan/vegetarian options cost MORE than the carnist option. That’s absurd.
it’s explicable though.
if I can sell a hundred units a month of a product, and 1 units of an alternative product, then I probably get better prices on purchasing from the supplier on the more popular product, and it’s unlikely I can get a comparable discount on the other one. and the labor cost per unit sold on my end is going to be the same, and the unpopular product is going to cost me storage space as well. so to make it worth my while, I need to push the price as high as the picky customers will tolerate.
Beyond Need has indeed had sausages for quite awhile now.