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Irish person here with a couple of random facts: - Ireland is one of the larger per-capita beef producing countries - Beef lobby is quite powerful - Our local C
by entropyie 5y ago
Irish person here with a couple of random facts:
- Ireland is one of the larger per-capita beef producing countries
- Beef lobby is quite powerful
- Our local Chipper / Take Away / "Fish & Chips" shop sells Beyond Meat burgers
- As a meat eater who grew up on a beef farm, I can say they look and taste amazingly good... 95% as good as a real burger.
Most cattle are treated well in Ireland, living outside on fresh grass (live exports aside). My main concerns are global resource depletion, biodiversity, deforestation and climate change.
We're beginning to see a real sea change in this meat eating country, meat-free products are popping up everywhere and not just marketed at vegans / hipsters.
- greshario 5y agoCattle are treated well in Ireland, and sheep too (comparatively). However, pigs and chickens are treated terribly, and we have a total cultural blindspot to it. We have nothing to be proud of when it comes to animal welfare.
- entropyie 5y agoNo argument here... my comment was more to say that meat-free burgers can be a success even in a country that has a high opinion of beef... This is a positive development IMHO. If you told Irish people 10 years ago that their local chipper would be selling meat-free burgers, they'd have thought you were mad...