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I wonder if since we really only eat the tentacles, which have regenerative abilites, maybe they're easier to grow in the lab than beef or something. Like, I g
by calf 7y ago
I wonder if since we really only eat the tentacles, which have regenerative abilites, maybe they're easier to grow in the lab than beef or something.
Like, I get the argument that the authors (who are largely white and probably didn't grow up eating cephalopods unlike in other cultures; honestly the article is a bit tone-deaf in this respect) don't care for the loss of eating octopus but their argument that this is unsustainable and counterproductive is based on assuming current levels of biotechnology. Canada has already permitted GMO salmon, and Canadian consumers seem to have have forgotten about that.
- arethuza 7y agoOctopus is a pretty common foodstuff in Mediterranean cultures - I've seen people eating it in Spain and Greece. Edit: I was never very keen on trying it and the one time I did I was rather ill for a couple of days after. Edit2: I've since learned how smart they are so I wouldn't dream of eating one again.
- nudpiedo 7y agoThere is no single sentence right in your comment. Your comment is so judgmental and racial biased that can only be called racist. In addition you make several race identity assumptions on the authors and food and cultures based on mere prejudices. By the way white cultures (whatever you imagine here because there is no such thing) also have cephalopod and seafood and roots or fermented foods. And not even just occasional. And even if there weren’t it would still not invalidate the article since in the current age we eat an incredible diverse diet.
- ttsda 7y agoI'm Portuguese, and we eat a lot of octupus over here...