![]() They labeled Nuggs as “the fast-food replica,” on account of a crust that resembled a McDonald’s nugget. Bon Appétit magazine ran a taste test of several brands of vegan chicken nuggets and placed Simulate Nuggs in about second place on account of the nice breading. I don’t like Simulate Nuggs as much as Beyond Chicken tenders or Quorn nuggets in terms of either flavor or texture but others seem to love them. I say “might,” because there’s some stiff competition in the vegan nuggets world. The Nuggs were redeemed in my second batch and my needle moved into the “might buy again” category. But, in my defense, the nuggets are thin a bit unforgiving on cooking temperature deviations. My first batch of Nuggs was dry and made a pretty poor impression, but that’s probably my own fault so I’ll strike it from the record. Now the Australian entrepreneur is 23 years old and running Simulate in New York. The founder, Ben Pasternak, was 15 years old when he received venture capital funding for his first company, a social networking app that has since shut down. Simulate is a plant-based food company that’s initially focused on vegan chicken nuggets, aka Nuggs. But it looked like an interesting company so I bought a box for research purposes □ That’s about 20% lower than the regular price – not bad, but not as good a deal as other meat substitutes available at the Grocery Outlet. ![]() Simulate Nuggs (v2.0) are on sale at the Grocery Outlet at $10 for a large 2 lb box of vegan chicken nuggets.
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