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  • $\begingroup$ Fungus is actually more closely related to animals, than to plants. Chitin in cell walls, etc. $\endgroup$
    – John O
    Commented May 28 at 14:40
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    $\begingroup$ @JohnO, vegetarians mostly eat mushrooms. So for many practical reasons, I'd count it as a vegetable. $\endgroup$
    – o.m.
    Commented May 28 at 14:44
  • $\begingroup$ This was part of Asimov's Foundation stories: the conversion of nearly all food to yeasts and the specialization of some in the flavoring of said yeast. Personally, I couldn't bring myself to try Burger King's "Impossible Whopper" plant-based patty. Call me old-fashioned. $\endgroup$
    – JBH
    Commented May 28 at 17:08
  • $\begingroup$ @JBH, I wouldn't eat minced meat from a burger chain. Better plants, as long as it isn't supposedly-fresh sliced tomatoes. $\endgroup$
    – o.m.
    Commented May 28 at 18:34
  • $\begingroup$ @o.m. If they cheat and eat chicken, can we count it as a vegetable too? $\endgroup$
    – John O
    Commented May 29 at 13:42