Ottawa Foodies

There are generally speaking 2 different types of veggie burger : those which try to look and taste like a hamburger, and those which do not. Those which do try are generally pretty terrible. Those which do not try, are often very yummy! I especially like the ones made with different types of grains and legumes, and have a 'chunky' appearance to them. i.e. they have visible chunks of different things in them - they are not uniform in colour nor texture.

I usually can't stand veggie burgers, but: "Dr Praeger's" are quite good; I suspect they have no relation at all to an actual beefburger in texture or taste, but that's probably why I like them.

The "California" style is my favourite.

The ingredients:

Carrot, Onion, Stringbeans, Soybeans, Zucchini, Oat Bran, Peas, Spinach, Expeller Pressed Canola Oil, Broccoli, Textured Soy Flour, Corn, Oat Fiber, Red Pepper, Arrowroot, Corn Meal, Corn Starch, Garlic, Salt, Parsley, Black Pepper, All Natural Vegetable Gum

I'm surprised that soybeans are #4. A processed soy product it is not.

They have them at Hartman's on Bank, among other places. A bit pricy, but worth it.

The Veggie burgers at Burger king are excellent! Especially with cheese. Mmmm. And their poutine is vegetarian as well. As the gravy contains no meat and their cheese contains no rennet. And its pretty good too.

There are 2 types of veggie burgers : those that try to look and taste like a hamburger, and those that don't. In my experience the ones that do try are often pretty terrible, while the ones who do not try are often pretty spectacular. Unfortunately, this was one of the ones that tried to look and taste like a hamburger, and while it was not terrible, it was not very good either. I certainly won't be having another. It tasted like soy sauce. Yuck.

As I mentioned a couple of weeks ago for a different restaurant : there are 2 types of veggies burgers - those which try to look and taste like a hamburger, and those which do not. The ones which do try, usually are terrible. The ones which do not, are often pretty good.

This one did not try, and was therefore pretty good. It was not the colour of meat - was actually different colours with various grains in there. Not the best veggie burger I've ever had, but pretty far from the worst as well. I'd definitely order it again.

Like any burger at the Arrow and the Loon, there are about a dozen different ways to order it.