My supermarket had “Chilli Non Carne” on special, normally $10, on special for $2.
Thought I would try it.
2 mouthfuls, discarded itWoozy face 
Lentil based burger, very bland and unappealing
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That may have been a bit of a clue.
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You could have asked for your money back!
As a vegan consumer (for 13 years) I have tried a lot of those.
I like it.
What’s more, I like to not be reponsible to import soy beans from Brazil to feed pigs (Germany being the biggest customer!), not having animals to suffer for my meals.
Having been a vegan for decades, not sure which ones you mean. Some of it I like, some of it I don’t. Haven’t eaten a lentil burger for a long time. Lentils don’t have much flavor by themselves, so there has to be more flavor added. My favorite vegan burgers were the black bean ones that I got at a fast food type place.
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You are right. (Raw) meat has not much flavour either (if I remember correctly). So flavour has to be added anyway.
Vegan or vegetarian products like paddies or saussages have been “processed” heavily as the reports/tests say, That is why I do not eat them often. This should be a strategy for all, also those who eat meat. At least in Germany I wonder what those cattle/sheep/chicken must have been fed during their (short) life to be so cheap on the shelves. I really doubt that that meat is more healthy than a veggie plant-based replacement. 
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erm…no
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No ta!
Give me a hefty medium steak anyday!
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I had a lentil cottage pie , which was ok
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I have never eaten meat but I don’t eat those processed meals with “Plant based meat substitutes” either. They do not appeal to me.
Those things didn’t exist when I was a kid and I have managed to survive for over 60 years without them and without meat.
I do like lots of dishes made with dried pulses and I like young whole soy beans (edamame beans) in salads but I never eat processed soy bean products.
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Hardly a recommendation 
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Coles? Good reason it was $2. eh ?
I tried one too. and agree with you . 
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I eat plant based but don’t buy ready meals , I prefer unprocessed but do sometimes use veg sausages and mince for convenience.
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Hi Bscotch, you Ingerish folk use more slang and jargon than most I know except my fellow Orstraylians. 
Pray tell, what on Earth is a “Paddie” ?? 
. other than a rice field ?
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Isn’t it derogatory term for an Irishman?
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I use this on a regular basis…
It’s fine with a decent tasty (spicy) sauce, it’s just about expectations. It’s not the real thing and never will be.
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Not keen on quorn, prefer the soya based mince.
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But Helen, isn’t eating Irishmen considered cannibalism & Illegal . And anyway I hadn’t realised they were made out of vegetables despite their history with potatoes. 
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No plant based meals for me,if it has a face i eat it.
Are you asking me? That’s not my post.