Wouldn't be quite correct to say her country of origin is "starving". A very small percentage of the population may be at that point, but not the majority. Howe

Wouldn't be quite correct to say her country of origin is "starving". A very small percentage of the population may be at that point, but not the majority. However, meat was (prior to her generation) a status symbol. Now it's more of a class signifier; people won't be impressed, per se, but the fact you're eating a lot of meat places you in a particular group. It's not that wide a gulf. "A chicken in every pot" was a popular slogan in the USA 2-3 generations back. But I doubt history will take exactly the same course in these other countries that are experiencing commoditized meat for the first time. American food is increasingly seen as bland and boring, rather than some ideal to aspire to.