What's in a name???

I've noticed a lot of vegan recipes are inspired and titled by non-vegan dishes that most of us know and love. Examples;

• "Chicken" Wings: A delicious dish for sure but not chicken of course (not even wings!) but they are made up of a cornucopia of ingredients that include tofu, chickpeas, ground almonds, brown rice and more, then sculpted into a chicken wing shape and coated in a tasty BBQ sauce. 
• Pasta & "Alfredo": Another great dish but not a shred (LOL) of cheese to be seen (thank goodness)!! Also made up of blended chickpeas & cashews. A yummy white sauce over pasta and veggies to be sure but not alfredo.

Please don't get me wrong, I am in no way downing these recipes or any others you may come across. I'm sure they are all delicious, many that I have tried are. And I know that the creators of these recipes are simply trying to help us make the transition from eating meat to not eating meat. Their intentions are good but I find for some it may not be so helpful.

There is a saying in the Bahamas when you are craving or expecting to eat a certain thing you would say, "I had 'my mouth fixed' for chicken wings." (but really more like, "Chile, I had my mout' fix for some wings! What dis is you givin' ma?!") So then when you have your "mouth fixed" for (or expecting to eat) chicken wings and you get something other than chicken it's a little disappointing (even though you already knew you weren't getting chicken). A few others have commented similarly (my boyfriend and another spouse who will remain nameless). I'm sure there is scientific evidence somewhere that our taste buds have memory.

As I've said previously, the vegan dishes that have been suggested to me and the ones I have come across have been absolutely awesome and have introduced me to spices and flavours I've never had before. It's a whole new world of flavour!

If you are a creator of vegan recipes, I doubt this will make you rethink your titles, I'm just making an observation. But PLEASE keep on being inspired by and creating the foods we know and love (if not, I wouldn't have anything to eat!)
Your hard work is appreciated!!!
:)