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Not if it has meat juice on it due to how its prepared. I realize some people are willing to be handwavey about it...
by bifrost 8y ago
Not if it has meat juice on it due to how its prepared.
I realize some people are willing to be handwavey about it...
- kjaftaedi 8y agoImagine being so picky that you're willing to hold back society's progress about an issue that you care about, for no other reason than waiting for perfection. I get your argument, but you're throwing the baby out with the bathwater.
- saagarjha 8y agoNote that this can a religious concern for some people.
- vinay427 8y agoIt's not about being handwavey. I am vegan and in my experience, most vegans for ethical reasons have no reason to be concerned about cross-contamination because they're not purchasing an animal product. I care about not supporting the use of animals, and purchasing an animal product is the actual factor that contributes to this. Frequenting an establishment that profits off of animal products is, of course, a valid issue but that's different than meat juice contamination.
- goda90 8y agoThe goal of Impossible Burger is to get meat eaters to replace meat in their diet with something more sustainable. It's not about vegan/vegetarian purism.
- standardUser 8y agoI imagine some people are also hand-wavey about the inevitable insect meat they consume in their otherwise vegetarian or vegan diet, or the countless small animals killed in the production of those foods. We all have to draw our lines somewhere I suppose, but let's be realistic about it. Consuming a few specs of beef juice on a vegetarian sandwich is not the same as purchasing or eating meat.
- bifrost 8y agoTypically vegans don't eat Honey so most do care. There are a lot of vegans who don't eat products with Palm Oil in them because of how bad it is for habitats. I agree 100% that its not the same but its also not Vegan.
- mikestew 8y agoNo need to be so dismissive, there's nothing hand-wavy about it. That meat juice you think I'm so concerned about? Hey, I didn't request that an animal be slaughtered for my meal, that was the guy before me. If some of his meat drippings fall on my Impossible Burger, no purity tests have been failed.
- bifrost 8y agoI guess its the difference of intent vs the outcome. Yes, you didn't ask for meat but you got some anyways and if you're fine with that, thats cool. If there's meat juice on your vegan burger even by accident its not vegan, I don't think thats too weird of a concept. I'm sure people will bikeshed about this, but if you go look up the definition of "vegan" you'll generally find its "doesn't consume animal products" and there won't be too many mentions of "its ok if there's a little bit of meat in something". Interestingly I found out that there IS an exception for eating Halal; If you eat something that is Haram by accident, you're not at fault. This transpired because a buddy of mine went to a BBQ and was going off on how delicious the chicken and brisket was, and then I pointed ou the rib slabs and sausages hanging over it and then he turned a bit green....
- mikestew 8y agobut if you go look up the definition of "vegan" Oh, hell, no. I'm not looking to Webster's to define my lifestyle choices. You want to get all legalistic about it, knock yourself out. But don't set up a legalistic strawman and then proceed to beat the stuffing out of him.