>  RH> I don't think I've eaten the latter, but would give it a go if offered.
>  RH> There are too many vegetarians and vegans here to make it easy to find.
>  RH>  I'm more likely to find vegan "sausage".  Not bad as long as you don't
>  RH> expect it to taste like real sausage.
> 
> I got hold of some "vegetarian" chorizo at ALDI - totally by mistake and
> not reading carefully. Eeeeeewwwww. The dogs wouldn't go near it and the
> cat tried to bury it.
> 
That does sound foul indeed.  The regular fake meat sausage doesn't taste
like sausage; but it can taste OK in spaghetti sauce as long as you're not
expecting the real thing.  The burgers are often a bit more successful in
tasting good, if not like meat.