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No. Dogs also taste good but they are way less convenient to raise per kilogram of meat then cows. That's one of the main reasons we rather eat cows, pigs and p
by scotty79 2y ago
No. Dogs also taste good but they are way less convenient to raise per kilogram of meat then cows. That's one of the main reasons we rather eat cows, pigs and poultry than dogs, dolphins, squirrels or guinea pigs.
People do a lot of expensive and wasteful things just because they are convenient in many domains of life.
Meat isn't tasty. If it was you wouldn't always eat it fried almost to a char with salt and spices. Tasty things you can just eat straight up. Meat is easy. It's easier to keep some cows on grassy hill then kill them, than to create and maintain a field there.
Meat is also easy to cook and eat. It digests nicely. It can be used in mono diet with no immediate ill effects. It's a no-brainer food even an idiot can use to sustain themselves. It's hard to poison yourself with it because if it's not fresh it stinks like hell.
- the_af 2y ago> If it was you wouldn't always eat it fried almost to a char with salt and spices. I agree with the rest of your comment, except this. You eat your meat "always fried to a char"? What? Also, I barely add some salt to it. Many people add way too much salt though.
- scotty79 2y agoBy almost char I meant browning. Salt is cheating. Add salt to any fat and it's immediately tasty.
- the_af 2y agoBut fried? I seldom fry my meat. I also cook vegetables (eat them raw too, of course), so I don't think that's cheating.
- scotty79 2y agoAren't steaks fried?
- asdf6969 2y agoNo. They can be cooked on a grill with no fat and they taste great.
- scotty79 2y agoDo they taste great? Or does the fatty salt taste great? Have you ever tried them without salt? Because salt or sugar can make anything fatty taste great.
- asdf6969 2y agoYes they taste great even without salt. I’m getting the impression you have never eaten a cow before. Maybe try some time before you say such things. I bet you’ll love it!
- scotty79 2y agoI'm eating steaks seared/fried on a pan almost weekly for few years now. I landed on a combination of herbs and spices to make them actually tasty (rosemary, black pepper, sweet paprika and of course plenty of salt). But still they are nowhere near the tastiest of the foods that I've eaten. I eat them because they are easily (and slowly) digestible, and rich in nutrients. I don't really have to think about the rest of my diet and I can eat whatever I have a craving for without risking some serious deficiency as long as I eat occasional steak and keep an eye on my weight. I've also been to some steakhouses few times and what they serve ranges between terrible and passable. I guess my tastes aren't typical.
- asdf6969 2y agoYou’re just not correct. It’s alright, happens to the best of us.
- the_af 2y agoThey taste great without salt or additional fat (other than what's already in the steak). We do not fry them in Argentina.
- barrucadu 2y ago> Meat isn't tasty. If it was you wouldn't always eat it fried almost to a char with salt and spices. Allow me to introduce you to the concept of "steak".
- scotty79 2y agoBuy your steak, toss in a pot of unsalted water. Cook for a while to make it edible. Eat it when hungry. Tell me again how tasty the meat is. Do the same with rice, potatoes or lentils and you'll have completely different experience. Pick any fruit. There's even no need to boil. Tasty from the get go.
- vemom 2y agoRare steak is nice.
- asdf6969 2y agoAre you seriously trying to argue that food doesn’t actually taste good if it has to be cooked first? Throw steak in a hot pan. It tastes great with no other seasonings. Tasty from the get go. Throw rice in a hot pan. It tastes awful. Therefore, rice is not tasty.
- Thorrez 2y agoI've tried a lot of different fake meats, and real meat tasted better to me. Sure, meat requires special cooking to taste good. That doesn't mean meat as a whole tastes bad. When other things are cooked the same as meat, they don't taste as good to me as meat. >Dogs also taste good but they are way less convenient to raise per kilogram of meat then cows. I'm not saying that meat producers don't optimize their production to lower prices. I'm saying that despite their optimizations, vegetarian foods are cheaper to produce than meat. >It's easier to keep some cows on grassy hill then kill them, than to create and maintain a field there. Look at the price of beef vs the price of vegetarian foods. Beef costs more. Also look at the carbon footprint of beef vs vegetarian foods. Beef production produces more carbon. >Meat is also easy to cook and eat. It digests nicely. It can be used in mono diet with no immediate ill effects. It's a no-brainer food even an idiot can use to sustain themselves. It's hard to poison yourself with it because if it's not fresh it stinks like hell. I don't think any of those are the main reason people eat meat. In a different comment you say rice, potatoes or lentils are easier to cook such they taste good. I don't think meat is easier to cook than other foods.