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Fun thought -- it is not unknown for people to order a veggie burger with bacon. Haikupoet 04:41, 30 May 2005 (UTC)

I think the article focuses too heavily on the idea of veggie burgers being a 'substitute' for meat burgers, when many varieties (particularly 'spicy bean burgers') have their own distinctive taste. I am not vegetarian but will sometimes have a veggie burger (or any other 'vegetarian' option for that matter) simply because it's what I want to have.

Might also be worth a mention that at McDonald's at least, it often takes them longer to prepare the veggie burgers, since they have to be cooked to order due to low demand. 128.232.250.254 23:18, 25 May 2006 (UTC)

Often it is good to have things cooked to order.--Badmuthahubbard 21:16, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

Contents 1 NPOV 2 Concerns about Soy Consumption and This Article 3 Tastes like a real burger? 3.1 New image suggestion

[edit] NPOV

under benefits, health reasons is listed. This may or may not be correct but no reasons are provided to give a definite conclusion. BadCRC 01:03, 26 February 2006 (UTC)

good now? Bob A 00:43, 27 February 2006 (UTC)

well that is fixed but the whole moral reasons still kinda make it not NPOV, although I suppose it is sufficient. BadCRC 01:13, 28 February 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Concerns about Soy Consumption and This Article

A user named Kellen, who is apparently a vegan, has removed information from this article that disputes the health benefits of soy-based burgers. Since soy-based burgers comprise the majority of veggie burgers sold in markets, at least in my part of the world, and are marketed as "health food," the debate about their safety is certainly relevant. What I wrote was just a blurb linked to Wikipedia's main article about soy. Kellen's logic that all comments about soy-safety should be limited to an article about the raw ingredient "soy" and not articles about the most popular soy products seems highly specious. If Kellen feels that there is other evidence that exonerates soy consumption as safe, I suggest that Kellen add this information and expand the article. --ManicBrit 19:31, 3 December 2007 (UTC)

Your citations are questionable and as I said (a) in my edit summary and (b) on the veganism talk page, the dangers of soy consumption belong in the article on soy, not in articles on every possible product which contains soy. Kellen^T 08:33, 4 December 2007 (UTC)

They do not have the same taste and texture as a real meat burger.

as a vegetarian this is not always a bad thing...

In the same way as some veggie burgers are similar to meat is not necessarily a good thing. Which is the same point as above - this article is written from a meat eaters POV - or at least it seems that way - I will have a reread and suggest alternatives..

Ophelia105 19:50, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

.. So, who invented the first veggie burger? I can recall hearing of tofu burgers as early as the 1970s. They were mentioned in "Ruthless People." Morningstar Farms might be added to the list of popular vburgs. Flatulence concerns are not addressed, lol. This page could be linked from "soybean" or "borborygmus." Agriculture and ecology could be mentioned, such as huge soy surpluses.--Badmuthahubbard 21:16, 25 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Tastes like a real burger?

Are there any veggie burgers that tast like real burgers cause i tried a boca burger and was left un satisfied. I think I'll go eat a burger when wendys opens up --151.203.252.243 13:06, 11 October 2006 (UTC)

I've tasted dozens of veggie burgers, and the one that most resembles beef (as far as I can remember the taste of beef) is/was made by Bird's Eye, but only in the UK. The Veggie Burger available in MacDonald's in the UK is also pretty meat-like. Wordwide, Linda McCartney veggie burgers (and even more so, sausages) are perhaps the best choice for somebody looking for a meat-like burger experience. However, I think that one should consider that a beefburger has its own taste, just a chicken burger has its own taste, so there's nothing wrong with a veggie burger having its own taste. And there are hundreds of styles of veggie burgers, each with a different taste and texture. A veggie burger is an alternative, not always just a 1 for 1 substitute for a beefburger. Taiko666 05:06, 16 October 2006 (UTC)

[edit] New image suggestion

I propose that we replace the current image on this page with this one, which I took tonight before I ate. It's a little crisper than the current one and presents the patty itself more directly. Djk3 (talk) 04:35, 20 February 2008 (UTC)

Actually, I'm just going to add it, since this article doesn't seem to be very active. If anybody has any objections, do what you will.  :) Djk3 (talk) 04:48, 20 February 2008 (UTC)