vegan hot dog taste test (our honest review)

[@EricAmesmusic]

hot dog, this was fun to film! (I'll see myself out)

[@kalleygirl7]

I love the honesty! I feel like some vegan creators oversell the goodness of some products bc they want to always promote veganism but as a vegan myself, some products just aren’t great! Thanks for being real!!!

[@Sweetsimplevegan]

I totally agree! 😅 and you are welcome ❤

[@solarpoweredafricanvegansp178]

I tend to stay clear from meat imitations for health reasons. I’ve read that some meat imitations are actually worse than the real thing. Right now Raw Fruits and Vegetables are exceeding my expectations.

[@salujathustra9905]

@@solarpoweredafricanvegansp178 Just make sure you are getting enough proteins and healthy fats from nuts and seeds or Omega 3 supplements. Just wanted to put it out is all.

[@leannewheeler5351]

Yeah, I'm still not convinced of vegan cheese; the "best" and the worst of it are on equal footing.

[@missy9223]

Field Roast Stadium Dogs are amazing!! I’m laughing so hard at this video! Chris and Eric are talking about it not being good, but then they still eat the whole thing! 😂

[@CarolMikhael]

I taste a kind of the vegan hotdog. It taste terrible. I want to know a good taste vegan hotdog. Where I can find it

[@Minnieclosettt]

Lima Linda Big Franks have been around before any other vegan/plant-based brands. They have never changed their recipe and it’s delightful ! I fry them or roast them for a firmer texture. Also making them to make a sandwich paste is really good !

[@AmyLovesYou]

I can think of two good reasons why they're canned. 1.) Convenience. 2.) Significantly longer shelf life. Great for storing for hard times. The same can be said about most, if not every canned product.

[@tracivegan2063]

These taste tests are THE BEST!! Especially when they include your friends! Absolutely love Destiny (&Bri) & Eric- you all are so funny & witty and completely entertaining. 😂🤩🤣

[@stefankamph6437]

Loma Linda is old school and caters to the Seventh Day Adventist community, also why there are a lot of vegetarian/vegan places around Loma Linda CA. This is one of the so-called "blue zones" where people live extraordinarily long

[@Mrs.HighMaintenance]

That's right. They've had vegan/vegetarian option long before veganism became mainstream. It's great in salad form (think tuna/chicken salad.).

[@AmyLovesYou]

The Loma Linda lemon pepper tuno mixed in vegan sandwich dressing inside a cauliflower tortilla with any of your favorite veggies is amazing. Tasty vegan wraps made at home.

[@Witchescouldrun]

I love MorningStar everything! Next time try boiling it.

[@cherylburke776]

I grew up on big franks and love them. And they taste nothing like hot dogs. Loma Linda and Worthington Foods I believe are from 1905 and are the original companies to make vegetarian and vegan substitutes.

[@breannabryant9351]

Yay! I love Eric! But where is Sarah? I'd love to see her on this series too!

[@rockxroll]

The Loma Linda Big Franks reminds me of Vienna Sausages. I grew up eating the sausages mashed up with rice as an after school snack. The Loma Linda is a great substitute! Also, I microwave it not grill it for the perfect lazy experience. 😅

[@rockxroll]

I really don’t like it as a hot dog, though! Lol.

[@OhPenelope_]

Nevermind I found my answer! Now I’m dying to try. I love Vienna sausages 😅

[@VeggieVllc]

Loma Linda and Worthington plant-based products have been around forever. I think they were the first commercialized or at least first commercial packaged plant-based meat alternatives. I live close to a large seventh day, Adventist area, and in the local grocery store in that town, they have an entire aisle of Loma Linda and Worthington products. They regularly go on sale, and people buy them up like crazy. You can also find both brands frozen. My mom used to tell me that she ate the Loma Linda brand at my dad‘s parent’s house when they were dating because his parents were Seventh-day Adventists and were vegetarian. my grandma used to go to Detroit, because they lived in the Northwest Ohio area, and purchase in bulk their meat, alternatives, and other items.

[@Deb_BG]

Loma Linda Big Franks and Worthington Tuno ❤

[@Mrs.HighMaintenance]

I can relate!

[@damianwildfong7278]

loma linda is a brand that has been around for 100 years and was marketed towards 7th-day Adventists and Jewish people who ate on meatless kosher foods......you have to respect the old-school brands that paved the way for you to have all the very privileged choices that you do now, appreciate the old skool brands also Morningstar farms is the OG and is owned by Kellogg

[@kmjdebay]

Kellogg also started out as 7th-day Adventist owned.

[@Kevinpdoheny]

Great reviews, thank you!!

[@mammamaggi]

Have you tried Beyond Beef sausages? They are SO good!

[@keepingitreal9469]

The honest reviews got me cracking up!😂😂😂😂😂 Great video!

[@shigemorif1066]

It took me way too long to realize Chris is wearing a hot dog shirt, lol.

[@austinattack]

lightlife all the way! love doing them chopped up in mac and cheese; reminds me of childhood!

[@shalianaponte6598]

AND Chris' shirt is PHENOMENAL!!!

[@flojohobbit5084]

I finally tried the field roast dogs but I’m pregnant so I puked it up an hour later. I’m in my second trimester so something in it was not agreeing with me. I was so disappointed! I did freeze the rest of the pack so I can hopefully try them again after my pregnancy.

[@angelashikany5329]

Field roast stadium dogs are my fave. I enjoyed this a lot. I like your tasting crew and am always glad to see Eric.

[@u2u4ic]

This was the GREATEST taste test video you’ve ever done!! Destiny had me crying😂. I went out and bought your top 3. I was surprised at the LightLife so far. Years ago Lightlife was like dog food.

[@uhhhhh4748]

Yes! I got a bunch of the Field Roast stadium dogs at the discount grocery store and they are pretty great, especially loaded up with toppings

[@sweetpotatosushi]

Field Roast Stadium Dogs are my go to 😋 Can't wait to see your guys' rating and your favorite!!

[@nebraskafrankcourtny]

The Fieldroast frankfurters are my favorite!!! Not the stadium dogs. The frankfurters!!! 😋💕 They taste like an old-fashioned homemade hotdog from a German butcher shop!

[@alrimawi]

The field roast stadium dogs are elite! The only vegan hot dog that I’ve had that tastes like the old school ones. So so good!

[@marielyschambraud5368]

Your tests are always so useful ❤

[@cindyp.9030]

Finding a decent vegan hot dog is difficult, I have tried many also but not been happy with the taste and texture of most of them. Will have to try the Field Roast stadium dogs. I do like the morningstar corn dogs. It's just nice to have a non meat option for family gatherings that tastes good. I have tried several of the Loma LInda brand products just because they have been around for so long, but most I didn't like. I guess if you grew up on these products you might like them.

[@newmexivegan6737]

Skipping over Chris’s reaction to the Lady and the Tramp request was hilarious 😂

[@andreabellini6796]

Chris’s shirt 😂😂

[@flowerpie]

This was just do entertaining, made me laugh so much🤣🤣, you guys areall so blinkin hilarious😊. Thanks for reviewing. Here in uk a lot of supermarkets do there own ownbrand frozen hot dogs and they're pretty much bang on for a good hot dog flavour ❤

[@Mamajhw]

Hubs and I like LightLife, Soy Boy, he likes the Field Roast Stadium which I’m going to try today. For old school veggie dogs we go for the Loma Linda which takes us back to childhood and church campouts-love ‘em!

[@ripjackson65]

I really love the field roast stadium hotdogs, but they’re so skinny that there’s too much bread in the bun. I like the light life ones especially if you wrap them with those vegan crescent rolls and bake them. Try it sometime. They are delicious!

[@flojohobbit5084]

I second wrapping the dogs in crescent rolls! I top them with everything bagel seasoning. So good!

[@AmyLovesYou]

The jumbo ones are my favorite of the two variants. I like them fried, and then put in a bun with chili, sauerkraut, ketchup and mustard. Perfect.

[@SuperHarleyQuinn]

The jumbo Lightlife veggie dogs(because the regular are too tiny for the bun) and the Statium Field Roast Veggie Dogs are my fave.

[@PapayaJoy]

Such good vibes with y'all! Destiny is a hoot...and Eric eats everything. Funny funny!

[@aimeestrubell9672]

I love big franks but I did grow up eating them. I also haven’t tried any of the other ones except morning star but excited to try some now after this review.

[@denisebutkus3901]

With national hot dog day coming up I had to watch this again! One of my favorite videos BUT I think I made a mistake today and bought the Upton’s. I’ll find out!!! 😂😂😂😂

[@honey.lem0n]

I usually do the field roast Italian sausage if I wanna be a little fancy! You could do a part 2 w the impossible and beyond ones too :) ALSO fieldroast stadium dogs are sold at Giants Stadium and I love going to see a game w my sister and getting experience the ritual of stadium dogs 😭😭

[@joannematzuka1592]

The Field Roast Stadium Dog is the brand they use here in Chicago at Portillo's for their Garden Dog 😋 Thanks for your review

[@JakeTourville]

Those canned hot dogs are fire...I've been eating that shit since the 90s...bomb diggity no doubt best veggie dog ever

[@LordLex]

Field roast are my favorites! I need to try simple truth but I never cared for the smart life ones, I remember it tasting chemically

[@Deb_BG]

I gave up meat in 1976. I remember Loma Linda and they're the BEST EVER! Where did you find them? I thought they were discontinued. Also, they are best sliced lengthwise and fried in a little oil.

[@princess3193]

MorningStar Farms are my favorite!! 🤷‍♀️ I either boil them or saute them in olive oil and they look and taste like a hot dog. The texture is perfect inside and the skin peels just like a hot dog as well. They're very realistic and I always stare at them while eating them lol. I personally love the taste of them the best. My #2 is the smart dog, but they don't have as much flavor, they are a tad too snappy/rubbery when sautéed, and they don't brown just like a hot dog like the MSF dogs do. The only thing I like from Field Roast is their pepperoni. They nailed that and are my favorite vegan pepperoni.

[@berriaskmelater8096]

when i went vegetarian in 1988, the Worthington brand (now labeled as Loma Linda also) was the only option for "meat" substitutes. hot dogs in a can were the only thing i felt were worth eating. a few years ago, i got nostalgic and bought a can of Big Franks and they definitely weren't the hot dogs i got back in the day. they have another canned dog called "Links" which might have been the ones i used to buy but with so many other choices out there today, why bother? nice to see you guys enjoying the veggie food i had to put up with 30+ yrs ago. LOL

[@Deb_BG]

Hi. Please tell me where you bought Loma Linda Big Franks. I miss them and cannot find them.

[@berriaskmelater8096]

@@Deb_BG in Southern California, particularly near Loma Linda, CA, the Stater Bros markets carry them. Worthington Foods in cans and Loma Linda products in foil pouches.

[@nynasargent3988]

First of all…you and your friends are so fun loving! You have such nice friends! I love your genuine reviews of products…It’s very refreshing! And just a quick comment about the two hotdogs having the same ingredients…just because they contain the same ingredients, doesn’t mean they contain the same amount of each ingredient…hence the reason they can taste different from each other…As you were…Hee! 🌭🚫🌭😁

[@OMGCrackYay]

The stadium dogs and the morning star are my fave. I always boil the morning star ones

[@legumefiend]

I love when you do taste tests. Your friends are so funny

[@howardfriedman7077]

Portillo's sells Garden Dogs which utilize the Field Roast hot dog. Dressed like Chicago Dogs, you can't tell they aren't the animal version. They are a very occasional treat and are fantastic. Portillo's: Outside of Chicago metropolitan area (45 locations) and Northern Illinois, the chain also has four locations each in central Illinois, the Indianapolis metropolitan area, and the Phoenix metropolitan area; three locations in the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area and Tampa metropolitan area; two locations each in the Milwaukee metropolitan area, Madison metropolitan area, Orlando, and Southern California; and one location each in Metro Detroit, South Bend metropolitan area, Fort Wayne, Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, and the Quad Cities.

[@kalakumar8513]

The key to making the Lightlife Smart Dogs is NOT to follow the package instructions. I make them either in a skillet or George Foreman grill with some oil spray, or buttery spread. Then cook medium high until the skin blisters. That way you get that proper hot dog snap. I love Morningstar Farm corn dogs too. It's too bad the plain hot dogs aren't good. Loma Linda is an old school vegan brand created by members of the Seventh Day Adventist Church. The church espouses a vegetarian diet for health, and has a big community in Loma Linda, CA. A lot of vegan doctors, and other vegan influences are members of the church.

[@danacohen2180]

Love the reviews!! Agree, the FR Stadium dogs are the best vegan dogs I've had.

[@sarahhagen2051]

Love this format with your friends. Hilarious 😆

[@kaykennedy9803]

Tried the stadium hotdogs today and they were delicious and very close to the real thing…and healthier. My husband and I love this video so much. So funny.

[@shalianaponte6598]

Can I just say, at the risk of sounding like a cyberstalker, I wish I could take you guys out for a beer! I always enjoy your content--and your pals!! Positive vibes

[@Ecotrekbistro]

I love your guests in this video! So funny! Field roast! Stadium dogs

[@skellener]

I liked the taste of those Stadium dogs, but man did they wreck me a bit later - stomach gymnastics was not fun. I still like Lightlife. Safest bet. Even better make yourself come carrot dogs. They are no joke. They taste amazing and blow everything else away as far as health.

[@nebraskafrankcourtny]

I LOVE carrot dogs!!! 😋🥕🌭

[@Puggleatlaw]

Hahah Mets fans and their dark sad memories. I’m with you Eric. This was my childhood in a nutshell. Love the video!

[@Polk]

Field Roast has some pretty good mini corndogs as well, not sure which type of dog it is though

[@cindyp.9030]

I will have to look for those, I have only seen the Morning Star corn dogs.

[@vicki-lynnemccabe]

I love Field Roast Stadium dogs by far!! Especially on the BBQ

[@Yeahthatshowifeel]

The field roast Fankfurters are my favorites you put all the toppings in them and they taste just like a real hotdog to me!! I wasn’t a huge fan of their stadium dogs I didn’t enjoy the taste and the light life and morning star aren’t my favorites either the upton hot dogs aren’t that great either😏 and I’ve never tried the ones from the can.

[@nebraskafrankcourtny]

I agree!!! The Fieldroast frankfurters are AMAZING!!!

[@The_Badcompany]

I actually love the Loma Linda Big Franks, I grew up eating them as a vegetarian. I also grew up eating the MSF ones as well. My other favorite is the Field Roast Stadium Dog. Another product that I like is Loma Linda Fri Chik in a can

[@mindyhein9186]

Loma Linda, California is known for having a certain group of residents who are vegan or vegetarian and are considered to be part of the blue zone populations; they live longer and healthier than the typical American. I’ve seen other Loma Linda products.

[@amyp5388]

The canned hot dogs were what we ate 15 years ago 😅 haven’t had them in a long time..

[@loriwilliams2167]

Do they still make Tofurkey hotdogs? Those were the first ones I tried back in early 2000, not bad.

[@rn2787]

I like the Lightlife ones. I tried Fieldroast's other stuff in a multi-pack and I hated everything that was in there and haven't touched them since. I am weird because I hate Daiya, beyond meat burgers, Upton's everything, and I genuinely hate cooking with coconut milk unless that's the milk it has regardless of being vegan.

[@Yeahthatshowifeel]

Sounds to me like you are quite the picky eater🤣 JK

[@jennybushnell9995]

Also you guys are the best couple on yt most of the other ones there is this tension between the couples and they don't support eachother they are really uncomfortable to watch! !

[@amandaweymouth1748]

You should do vegan bacon!

[@alyssawood634]

Field roast stadium are my new favorite! Just tried one last week lol way better than lite life.

[@OhPenelope_]

Is it possible the canned ones taste like Vienna sausages?

[@54jennet]

I believe you’re supposed to remove the casing before cooking

[@amyp5388]

The uptons are my fave! Plus love they’re run by a small vegan company.

[@jennybushnell9995]

Up dog is a yoga stretch, ,lol. There is also one called down dog ; )

[@hollytolo]

Living for the Bre cameo!!

[@JadeHasTheHorizon]

if y'all can get your hands on the y'ves (a Canadian brand) they are (imo) the best

[@angelashikany5329]

The Loma Linda hot dogs are very similar to a canned meat product called Vienna sausage. I don't think the tasting panel is familiar with this type of inexpensive meat lroduct, A mainstay of my childhood in the southern Midwest in the fifties. Also an ingredient in the canned Beanie Weenies. Baked beans absolutely improve the taste of these things. If I don't like a vegan hot dog brand but don't want to waste food I mix them with vegan baked beans.

[@Sweetsimplevegan]

I (Jasmine) actually grew up eating them but for some reason I could not do this product 😢

[@nebraskafrankcourtny]

I LOVE vegan beanie weenies!!! I chop up vegan hot dogs into some canned Bush's Vegetarian (vegan) baked beans. YUMMY!!!

[@paulab9363]

I had ordered those Loma Linda canned hot dogs several years ago from Amazon because they had really good reviews. But I just couldn’t bring myself to open the can and try them. Now I know I’m definitely not going to eat them.

[@veggielovinaccountant]

Well, I just checked and I can’t seem to find that stadium dog anywhere here in KS, so the OG it is. I like litelife so that is fine.

[@jamescooper1968]

Warning: I love the Field Roast Dogs and Sausages, but if you microwave them a bit too long, the outer casings get tough and almost impossible to eat.

[@54jennet]

I think you’re supposed to take the casing off before cooking.

[@54jennet]

I believe you’re supposed to to remove the casing before you cook them

[@jamescooper1968]

@@54jennet I misspoke, I do take off the plastic wrap. If you over microwave them, the outer section can get hard, especially the ends. There was a dish I made where that happened a lot, but then I just started adding the sausages later in the cooking. Thanks for catching that.

[@thecontinent9192]

Jasmine never had a Jamaican patty??? Time for a day or week of eating only Jamaican food lol

[@NiftyBecky]

I hate the lightlife ones, I always get the Field Roast Frankfurters, when the stadium dogs first came out I read reviews saying stick to the frankfurters, but next time I buy hot dogs, I’ll try the stadium dogs. With the frankfurters though, I’ve never experienced them tasting too smoky or burnt, but I also grew up with parents from Ohio and have only ever known boiled hot dogs, so maybe that preparation prevents it being too smoky. But maybe my hot dogs taste are whack, bc in addition to only knowing boiled, as a child my favorite kind were the ones that had the cheese in the middle, which are objectively gross.

[@tvaa193]

I boil mine too!! and agree the frankfurters have never been too salty!

[@michelegangaware5250]

Same! I pan fry for a few mins then add water and shallow boil/steam for a bit, perfect taste and texture.

[@jessijames2384]

Awe man I miss the dogs with cheese on the middle. I would just boil a couple and eat them. No bun. Delicious lol So gross….😂

[@DebraFlower]

Very helpful and enjoyable video

[@MPNM64]

Kroger brands are name brands, with a kroger label (and krogers many different brands)!

[@SEm-ir4qw]

I’d like to try vegan faux chicken

[@totezmcgotez44]

The Loma Linda slander is craaaazyyyyyyyyyy.

[@jazzyj7497]

I haven't found a good vegan hotdogs yet?

[@savysmilesumtymes]

Very funny and fun video!

[@emp2291]

This was so funny. Thank you!

[@andrearau3427]

In my head the frankfurters aren’t hotdogs. I use them more like a Polish sausage with potatoes and sauerkraut, so the strong flavor holds its own…if that makes sense.

[@gjul221]

"It looks like a cartoon hot dog" hilarious

[@draumpje]

Those canned ones Here most hotdogs etc are packaged in cans or jars

[@jennybushnell9995]

Chris you are the nicest most pleasant Male personality to watch on yt!!

[@AlizzaBliss]

Y'all out here doing the Lords work lol Thank you for saving us the trouble lol

[@kumakorp]

I'm not a vegan, but I like the Morning Star hot dog. The taste wasn't perfect, but it's the only one I found with a similar texture to Brazilian hot dog sausage. However, we usually boil the hot dog sausage in tomato sauce. Unfortunately, Morning star is too expensive :(

[@1JohnnyCruiser]

I like the morningstar corn dogs

[@Jaydit7]

Okay, I'm near the end of the video and those canned "hot dogs" look too much like Vienna Sausage! No, Nada, Zilch! Other that that hiccup I really enjoyed this video. Processed vegan products can be hard to find in my backwater town so I'm always on the lookout for ones I'll look for when shopping in the real world....love y'll Jasmine & Chris.

[@1JohnnyCruiser]

Field roast stadium dogs are the best wienerschnitzel in California serves them. I'm looking forward to trying the Nathans vegan dogs but they're only available online and very expensive

[@cindyp.9030]

I thought that's what brand they used but I wasn't sure. I go there occasionally with my grandson and get mine with just mustard and kraut.

[@marisajomcdowell458]

Big Franks are Seventh-Day Adventist classics.

[@Nyannycake]

Stadium Dogs are top tier! Then the next best is Smart Dogs, in my opinion.

[@sugarmoongarden8710]

New york style vegan pizza plz

[@jazzee87]

Ok, hear me out…I was raised vegetarian (Seventh-Day Adventist) and the Big Franks in the can were actually my favorite😂

[@Amyscreativestudio]

The ones in a can I love them but cold, I have never grilled them or anything, they taste just like Vienna sausage, I remember eating them as a kid so having these took me back right away, I never saw anyone heating up vienna sausage so I have never done it to these, maybe that’s why they tasted so bad to you guys?? I don’t eat them in a bun as a hotdog but slice them and mix them with potato salad/mayo etc (cold).

[@suzannemccabe386]

My husband and I love the stadium dogs they are the only ones we buy 👍👍 also my husband is not vegan!!

[@one-seventeen.rev310]

Light life is always my last resort. I end up just chopping them up with fried corn tortillas and sorizo tofu scramble, but not really as an actual dog, unless i deep fry it to give it that fat.