Are vegan versions ever as good as the real thing? Let’s talk about that Good Mythical Morning. There are plenty of vegan recipe substitutions out there, but some of them just don’t work. Cause some foods are best served straight from the cow’s teat. It’s just the way it is. Case in point, you cannot make a cheesecake using hummus in place of cream cheese. We tried that on this show, and the taste still haunts me in my sleep. But are there still actually good vegan surprises to be found? I’m staying open minded and open mouthed. Are you? Yes. Okay, it’s time for. It’s a Veal. It’s a Venison. It’s Vegan. Okay, little stinkers, in front of you are stuffed shells made three different ways. One has been made with non-vegan ingredients. The other two have used vegan substitutes. So, go ahead and taste them all, and then you’re gonna place your hand over what you think is the non-vegan. As you can see, we can, because these all look the same. In later rounds, we might not be without blindfolds. Teaser. I need more stuffed shells in my life. How’s that one? I very rarely stuff a shell. Really? Yeah. Well, I don’t think I’ve ever stuffed a shell, but I’ve unstuffed many a shell. When was the last time you put a stuffed shell in your mouth? A few seconds ago, homie. Hey. See, I got you. Before that, it’s been too long, man. I didn’t really like the first one. I like a good thickness in the middle of my stuffed shell. There was a thinness there. It’s different. It is different. But I can’t tell you how it’s different. I got a little bit more of a spinachy taste, which might mean that the ricotta substitute was not as strong. It is ricotta that’s in these things, right, Vianai? Yes, Link. Okay. Spinach and ricotta? Yes. I like ricotta because it’s like cottage cheese. Is that where the cotta comes from? Ri-cottage cheese? What country have you been to? Oh, I’ve been to so many countries. What are we trying to do? You’re gonna find the non-vegan option. There’s two vegan dishes, and there’s a non-vegan dish. They’re all decent. I don’t know, man. You can’t keep eating, though. That’s cheating. No, it’s not. I know it’s not, but. I’m trying to tell you which one is not vegan. Correct. Can you ask it in a different way for a fourth time? I wish I had my blindfold. I know. Put your blindfold on. Okay. Hand over the non-vegan dish in. Which I think is the best one. That’s how I’m doing it. Two, one. This one. I know that this one’s vegan, because it tastes like nuts. Nuts? That cheese is made of nuts. And these two. I can’t. I can’t tell you. I just can’t tell you. I need to go back into it. But whenever you say nuts like that, it reminds me of when Lincoln, as a child, would say, he got mad and he was just like, my nuts. He thought he was saying, oh, nuts, or all shucks. But he kept saying, my nuts. I have footage of it if you want to see it. Yeah, play it. My nuts. My nuts. The non-vegan shells made with actual ricotta cheese are on plate B. You did it, Rhett. Yeah. And I’m like, my nuts. You were talking about liking ricotta cheese so much, you picked one that… is not ricotta cheese base. The ones that you picked on plate C, the ricotta was made with tofu, cashews, and nutritional yeast. Oh, he loves nutritional yeast. I know this about him. He’s always talking about it. It’s so nutritional. And then on plate A, it was made with vegan yogurt, almonds, and vinegar. Almonds. I tasted them nuts. Yeah, you did. My nuts and them shells. As you can see, we can’t, because. You have some crème brûlée’s is what you can’t see. There’s three, again. One is non-vegan and two are vegan. So. Thank you for saying it that way. We gotta find the one that. Cause I’m telling you, I need it today. I don’t know what it is. I need to know what I’m doing. I need to be told what I’m doing. Like an old man who woke up. Oh, man, you miss seeing the part where you crack through the top, that’s so satisfying. Oh, did that just. Can I do it with this one? Oh, that is hard. Yeah, cause you’re hitting the side. Okay. Oh, I got a lot, I think. This feels like a lot. Is it a lot? Not for you. Oh, I hurt myself. I just did a Link. I like, it hurt the inside of my mouth with its crispy crust. You know what? You’ll be all right in about six days. The mouth heals very quickly. It’s not like losing a limb. Unless you’re a crab. That wasn’t, that wasn’t bad. It was kind of custardy. What is it? What is it? Crème brûlée. Crème brûlée. Hold on. Did somebody leave the spackle out? I know. I mean, do we. Oh, we got a hole in the wall to fill, and I know just the bowl full of stuff to do it. It felt like cottage cheese. And it didn’t taste like it. But it didn’t taste like it. Good, God. Okay. That doesn’t feel like a. Did you find it? Okay. Well, hold on. Okay. I just got it. I’m ready to vote. I’m ready to vote. Okay. Hold on. Did somebody just gag? I just heard off camera. Okay, hand over the non-vegan item. In three. Non-vegan? Three, two, one. If it ain’t this one. That one is so good. Take your blindfolds off. Yeah. Yeah. You are both correct. That was made with regular eggs and cream. The. So good. What? Oh, so good. So good. The crème brûlée, and the second one that you both had visceral reactions to, used coconut and almond milk. And then the last one was prepared using arrowroot powder and cashews. Not bad. I could almost let that one slide right down my gullet. Why is it called an arrowroot? Does it point at something? Our latest quarterly collectible item for the Third Degree of the Mythical Society is the vinyl. Epic Rap Battles vinyl. Boom, baby. All of our Epic Rap Battles from the past, the three that we’ve done, and then remixes of all of them. What? Never before heard. Six songs total. Yeah. Six songs total. Can you believe it? Yeah, I can believe it. You have to join Third Degree Quarterly or Annual by June thirtieth if you would like to receive this vinyl. Get it Get it, get it, get it. mythicalsociety. com Okay. You have some queso in front of you. You also have a bowl of chips that’s, like, kind of towards Link in the middle. Oh, that was. And I did want to let you know what you’ll be playing for today. So the stakes are high because whoever wins gets a personalized thank you from PETA. Oh, you contacted them? Yeah, yeah. Okay, cool, cool, cool. Yeah, we really wanted to flag this show for them. Oh, God. I think this will be an easy round, even though I’ve only tasted one. You know the thing I love about doing an episode like this where we’re writing blindfolds this much? What? I feel like I’m doing the show just for the inside of my blindfold. Just for or just from? Just for. Like I’m performing for the inside of my blindfold. It’s a totally different experience. But how does that make you feel? Intimate with myself. Well, I don’t want to stick my chip over there now. Why? Because I’m being intimate? If you’re being intimate with yourself then I’m going to give you space. Yep. Okay. Are these chips flavored? Yeah, a little bit. Subtly flavored. Oh, gosh… Why is that one so deep? Why’d y’all make that one so deep? Oh, it’s so deep and warm. What do you mean deep? And that’s on the side that he’s been intimate with himself with. I don’t even know what you mean. Deep. Gotta say, these vegan ones are doing better than I thought they would. Yep. Texture is the thing that’s gonna give it away. Okay, I love watching you blindly lick chips, but I think that it’s about time to guess. Okay. You are dipping into the set decor. Yeah, I got nothing. Oh, I’m sorry. Hey, you ready to vote? No. You just vote, man. Are you voting? Is that it? No. Why are you still eating? She told us to stop, man. Because I don’t know the answer. You gotta listen to Stevie. You gotta listen to Stevie. Okay. three, two. The non-vegan one. One. What one? The first one is non-vegan? No, that was part of the three, two, one. I was like, what? What’d you say? The same as you. You both chose C. That is not real, bro. Look at it. I know. It looks like a baby. Yeah. The non-vegan queso is in bowl A. Yeah. So, the one that you both chose was made with cashews and coconut milk, and then B in the middle was made with cannellini beans. That’s not working as well. But why is A so bad? Hold on. I don’t know the answer. It’s, it’s grainy. Is it a brand? No, it’s probably the cheese. Oh, okay. It’s chili time. Three bowls of chili. Now, you can hide some vegan stuff in chili. I’ve done it. Nobody knew. Which is the part that would be vegan in a chili? You could do well, meat, probably. Oh, yeah? Yeah. Link, you’re in the second. Don’t tell him. Oh, my goodness. Don’t tell him. Don’t tell him there’s another bowl. I’m gonna start with the second one, I guess. I thought it. I thought it was vegetarian chili. That’s why I asked that. Well, then they would all be. Well, they wouldn’t necessarily be vegan, I guess. Exactly. Huh? Egg on your face. It’s okay to feel a little stupid on this show. You paved the way for me. You just can’t, You just can’t let it go, can you? That second chili was a disappointment. Well, prepare to be more disappointed. There’s something stringy in the first chili. What is that? Strings. This is string chili. Shoestring chili. It’s spicier, wouldn’t you say? When you’re. I’m having trouble tasting the thing that would be vegan because I’m getting, I feel like I just got vegetables in that, so. Yeah, they’re veggie chili. Makes it hard. Okay, which one do you like the best? No contest. Right. No contest. I mean, one tastes like chili. Right. The other two, sadness. They taste like sadness. Three, two, one. Look at us. We’re agreeing. That was. Ooh. It doesn’t. Oh, look. Look at that. Doesn’t look great. None of them look good. I didn’t need a blindfold for this. Look at that. It looks like the Just Food For Dogs. I know. Farmer’s Dog. Not a sponsor. That is jackfruit. And then the last, or, sorry, bowl B in the middle is tofu crumbles and maple syrup. Jackfruit is not bad, but they needed to put some tomato sauce in there. Like, you didn’t have to not put tomato sauce. Kinda weird. You know what happens when you’re vegan? Or is it just when you start being vegan? It’s when you start, then you adjust. After a while, it’s like. You won it. You won the big prize. We did? From PETA. Well, Rhett won. Hey, hey. I’ll share it with you. Yeah, we get thanked by PETA. If you really want. Is it a video message? Oh, well, it’s hard to share this with you, actually. Thank you, Rhett. Is it supposed to stink a little bit? Where did you have this? I saw you pull it out from behind your back. Let me smell it. It just has, like, kind of an old bread smell. Oh, yeah. Yeah. It doesn’t have, like, Lucas tuchus smell. Get it? Pita. 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