I think we’re arguing two different points. Chicken nuggets taste like breading, not chicken. And you can throw anything in sauce or chili and it’s going to taste like the sauce.

Saying “if you cover meat substitutes in curry sauce or dip them in ketchup you can’t taste the difference” is not the same as “meat substitutes taste the same as meat.”

Do you eat meat? The vegan meats like impossible and beyond are not “basically equivalent.” They are fine, but easy to distinguish from meat.

Those compounds would be the proteins that make meat taste and feel like meat.