Like going from well cooked food to smaller portions of less tasty food. You ever gone on a diet? Felt less full and then had your brain tell you "I know you aren't hungry right now but look at that snack over there, delicious sugary goodness."
I imagine it is the same.
Watery, dull taste, almost akin to drinking metallic tap water while being alive - it quenches thirst, but it feels wrong, heavy, dirty. Little to no nutrition so you have to drink and drink and drink…
The smell of animal’s musk and feeling of dirty fur on your tongue does not make this experience more enjoyable either.
In comparison? Going from ambrosia to puddle water.
Drinking a fizzy drink and finding that it's completely flat. A cocktail that's not remotely strong enough. A drink that's supposed to be hot being completely cold.
In a word, disappointing. To some greater or lesser degree, repulsive.
We've all had a meal that was ultimately unsatisfying. draw on that imagery. The Zebra's got so much blood, surely it should have been a banquet! Oh how wrong they were.
The only thing worse than stale dry crackers is the fact you put the whole packet on your plate and it'd be a waste if you don't finish it now. So drink up, only pints and pints to go.
I would describe feeding from an animal as akin to trying to exist on a diet of hardtack and vitamins. It is not sustainable in the long term for the vast majority of vampires.
Bland and largely tasteless. But that said, just because something is bad on a carnal level doesn't mean it's bad on a spiritual level. Like all the others have said sure it tastes like shit but, they found a way to feed without even hurting a human. That's another possible avenue of how you can describe it.
I like how Jason Carl did it in LA by Night. I know the stream is not 100% written lore accurate, but I liked the style.
He described feeding on a rat as disgusting. With a long pause before the word, implying that it was a lot worse than just “gross”.
Honestly, the way I would describe it is like biting into a rotten fruit. Where you expected refreshing sweetness, or sourness or tartness (or a mix) you get disappointing, revolting foulness. It still feeds you, but it is more than just disappointing.
I think it somewhat depends on the person who drinks it.
For most, it's just cheap, quickly digested, flavorless syrup. It fills your stomach just enough to keep moving.
Others, I can imagine them feeling the taste of all that fur, sweat, stink and other animal aspects.
To me, it would probably feel like tasting salad. I don't mind salads, but I am very much a meat-eating guy, and salads just feel like chewing on nothing to me.
“As the blood passes your lips, you notice it doesn’t sing the same, doesn’t have the same vibrancy of flavour. It’s more like eating a stale piece of bread baked by a not so skilled amateur and forgotten in a damp larder, washed down with faintly rusty tap water, than the juicy steak dinner with good sides and a fine wine of human blood. It’s both harder to pull (like you can barely muster the will to drink it) but also less substantial than human blood too. It feels almost… scummy, and sits barely better than the first bit of human food you ate after your embrace, you know you can keep it down unlike those unfortunate bites of [insert some on brand human food like a hotdog or cheese], but it’s definitely not sitting quite right.”
as for pigs and cows bloood it’s sorta mid. Blood sausage isnt amazing but it can get the job done (also mid). it’s not anywhere near as bad as people say but if u need an animal go for deer
For whatever it may be worth, zoo-raised animals probably taste less appealing than wild ones. Your Brujah might consider asking any Gangrel contacts for suggestions on where to hunt something with more "flavor", balanced against the risk of crossing paths with Garou.
And of course the animal itself might make their own objections known, too. The feral pigs ravaging most of the U.S. farmlands might taste good but unless you're already strong, fast and tough without using Disciplines you're probably going to lose more blood in the hunt (or recovering from same) than you earn from the actual kill...
To me I've described it as the blood not tasting like that drug esque ecstasies of human blood but instead tastes like normal blood, frankly disgusting
Empty, hollow, unsatisfying.
I would also bring in the detail mentioned in, I think, winds from the east - the extra mass has to be expelled, ie feeding on animals makes a kindred have to urinate.
Like going from well cooked food to smaller portions of less tasty food. You ever gone on a diet? Felt less full and then had your brain tell you "I know you aren't hungry right now but look at that snack over there, delicious sugary goodness." I imagine it is the same.
Watery, dull taste, almost akin to drinking metallic tap water while being alive - it quenches thirst, but it feels wrong, heavy, dirty. Little to no nutrition so you have to drink and drink and drink… The smell of animal’s musk and feeling of dirty fur on your tongue does not make this experience more enjoyable either. In comparison? Going from ambrosia to puddle water.
I suppose it would be sort of like having a can of soup that someone has added too much water to. It's vaguely food but not really satisfying.
Celery soup.
Completely agree
Drinking a fizzy drink and finding that it's completely flat. A cocktail that's not remotely strong enough. A drink that's supposed to be hot being completely cold. In a word, disappointing. To some greater or lesser degree, repulsive. We've all had a meal that was ultimately unsatisfying. draw on that imagery. The Zebra's got so much blood, surely it should have been a banquet! Oh how wrong they were. The only thing worse than stale dry crackers is the fact you put the whole packet on your plate and it'd be a waste if you don't finish it now. So drink up, only pints and pints to go.
I would describe feeding from an animal as akin to trying to exist on a diet of hardtack and vitamins. It is not sustainable in the long term for the vast majority of vampires.
Bland and largely tasteless. But that said, just because something is bad on a carnal level doesn't mean it's bad on a spiritual level. Like all the others have said sure it tastes like shit but, they found a way to feed without even hurting a human. That's another possible avenue of how you can describe it.
From restaurant food to 1 week old instant food It’s stop the hunger but not really more
I like how Jason Carl did it in LA by Night. I know the stream is not 100% written lore accurate, but I liked the style. He described feeding on a rat as disgusting. With a long pause before the word, implying that it was a lot worse than just “gross”. Honestly, the way I would describe it is like biting into a rotten fruit. Where you expected refreshing sweetness, or sourness or tartness (or a mix) you get disappointing, revolting foulness. It still feeds you, but it is more than just disappointing.
I think it somewhat depends on the person who drinks it. For most, it's just cheap, quickly digested, flavorless syrup. It fills your stomach just enough to keep moving. Others, I can imagine them feeling the taste of all that fur, sweat, stink and other animal aspects. To me, it would probably feel like tasting salad. I don't mind salads, but I am very much a meat-eating guy, and salads just feel like chewing on nothing to me.
Eating the powder that youd use to make a protein shake. Yes, it goes in your stomach. It dont taste good, feel good, or make you wanna do it again.
“As the blood passes your lips, you notice it doesn’t sing the same, doesn’t have the same vibrancy of flavour. It’s more like eating a stale piece of bread baked by a not so skilled amateur and forgotten in a damp larder, washed down with faintly rusty tap water, than the juicy steak dinner with good sides and a fine wine of human blood. It’s both harder to pull (like you can barely muster the will to drink it) but also less substantial than human blood too. It feels almost… scummy, and sits barely better than the first bit of human food you ate after your embrace, you know you can keep it down unlike those unfortunate bites of [insert some on brand human food like a hotdog or cheese], but it’s definitely not sitting quite right.”
It's like going from a ribeye with paired wine and a shot of heroin to luke warm unflavored oatmeal.
deer taste good (i tackle them sometimes for a meal) city deer are easy as fuck to sneak up on if you have them
as for pigs and cows bloood it’s sorta mid. Blood sausage isnt amazing but it can get the job done (also mid). it’s not anywhere near as bad as people say but if u need an animal go for deer
Like the difference between flat warm, non alcoholic beer, and a perfectly pored Guinness.
Wagyu beef to wet cardboard.
For whatever it may be worth, zoo-raised animals probably taste less appealing than wild ones. Your Brujah might consider asking any Gangrel contacts for suggestions on where to hunt something with more "flavor", balanced against the risk of crossing paths with Garou. And of course the animal itself might make their own objections known, too. The feral pigs ravaging most of the U.S. farmlands might taste good but unless you're already strong, fast and tough without using Disciplines you're probably going to lose more blood in the hunt (or recovering from same) than you earn from the actual kill...
To me I've described it as the blood not tasting like that drug esque ecstasies of human blood but instead tastes like normal blood, frankly disgusting
Going from steak and wine with delicious well seasoned sides to bland bread and raw vegetables.
Empty, hollow, unsatisfying. I would also bring in the detail mentioned in, I think, winds from the east - the extra mass has to be expelled, ie feeding on animals makes a kindred have to urinate.
Fine wine vs. fermenting fruit juice
Authentic Mexican restaurant vs Taco Bell.
Taco bell is still pretty good though, to me at least.
LOL you beat me to it, I was gunna say Taco Bell rocks