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Thing is, I just don't see the point. There's plenty enough really great tasting vegetarian food already, and meat substitutes if you need that sort of thing. F
by dmje 6y ago
Thing is, I just don't see the point. There's plenty enough really great tasting vegetarian food already, and meat substitutes if you need that sort of thing. From a sciencey pov it's fascinating but I'm not sure I get the need.
- vmception 6y agobasically if it doesn't make you feel lethargic later then it doesnt replicate the experience of eating animals it is the energy needed to consume it that people enjoy the distinction of, compared to substitutes which also compromise somewhat (less than in prior years) on taste and texture lab grown meat accomplishes that alongside the taste of fat
- amanaplanacanal 6y agoIn my experience it’s carbohydrate rather than meat which makes me feel lethargic after eating.
- kortilla 6y agoWell it’s clear vegetarian food and the substitutes aren’t cutting it. People still want fried chicken, pork chops, meatballs, etc. Until we get to a point where literally the only difference between a lab grown filet mignon and a grass fed one is cost, people will be raising animals for mass slaughter.
- ricefield 6y agoThere are plenty of people who are difficult to convince to reduce their meat consumption using vegetarian food and meat substitutes alone. Providing choices like this will make it easier to get more folks to reduce meat consumption or go vegetarian.
- rowanG077 6y agoIt's also about health. Every good vegan meat replacementnis ultra processen food. It's also easier in general to have a balanced diet if you include meat.
- ItsMattyG 6y agoYou're not the target market. The target market is people who don't want to give up meat.
- UglyToad 6y agoI've been vegetarian for 2 years now but as soon as this technology is generally available I'm going to eat these products so happily. Meat substitutes are a nice alternative to have but they're nowhere near the real thing. And you can only have lentils so many days in a row. This technology, once improved and using a better growth medium, literally has no downside. I can understand people might not want it for themselves but I'm sure there's a sizable market in meat that doesn't come from the hell that is modern factory farming (or the abbatoirs all animals end up in irrespective of the farm).