2009-02-03T17:14:00.000-08:00

By now, lots of people have heard of the Bacon Explosion, and even the good old NYT has covered this meat-tastic phenomenon.

But, what about us vegans and vegetarians? Where is our absolutely-crazy-yet-awesome-frankenstein-food internet meme?

Well, today, Paul and Lokesh present to you, the fakinexplosion

What the Fakin Explosion is:

Fakin wrapped in sausage wrapped in fakin. Same steps as the bacon explosion, except completely veganized.

What it takes:

10 boxes of LightLife Smart Bacon (aka fakin)

3.1 lbs
2800 calories

5 tubes of LightLife Ground Sausage

4.37 lbs
2100 calories

1 or so bottles of BBQ Sauce

Paul counting calories. They add up perfectly. He is pleased.

Some stats:

Same amount of calories as the bacon explosion (~5,000)

Twice the amount of servings (8lbs vs 4lbs)

1/10th the amount of fat (100g vs 500g)

...and absolutely zero cholesterol!

So let's get started. Woohoo!!!!!

Looks severely unappetizing laid out like this, no?

Lokesh weaving a meat mat. To make it hold such a vast quantity of innards took doubled-up fakins and excellent engineering skills.

Work of art, innit?

Over 4 pounds of sausage is laid on the weave while bacon topping is fried.

Fried fakin on top, BBQ sauce added.

It took two people to roll this puppy up to create a wondrous fakin and sausage swirl inside.

Encasing it in it's fakin mat (without having everything fall apart) was the opposite of easy.

And here it is, sprayed down with some olive oil and ready to go into the oven. 400 degrees for 1.5 hours, followed by BBQ glaze on top and an extra 30 minutes in the oven.

DONE! You had to be there to appreciate the enormity of the fakin explosion.

Here is birthday boy Brian Sloane cutting into his meat-cake. The fakin explosion was rapidly devoured by vegans and meat-eaters alike.

And here you can see the "fakin explosion" swirls in all their glory.

Hope you enjoyed!

And if you have any suggestions or comments, feel free to hit Paul or Lokesh up on Twitter (or over the inter-webs if you prefer).

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