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We have "badges" for all kinds of things, ie free range eggs, organic produce, electricity usage etc. why does something equivalent not exist for flavour? might
by ricw 11y ago
We have "badges" for all kinds of things, ie free range eggs, organic produce, electricity usage etc. why does something equivalent not exist for flavour? might be a tad subjective, but certainly doable. Might be because a lot of people actually confuse organic produce for a flavour badge?! never been convinced by it though..
- Retric 11y agoFree range chickens for example seem to taste much better, but I don't see you could have a pure flavor badge. However, you could probably just create a new flavor(s) and only apply it to nutritious foods.
- hueving 11y agoI'm guessing the difference you think you taste is mostly psychological. Free range only means that the chickens had access to the outside. That means they could still be raised in a warehouse that just has one small door that leads to a tiny outside area.
- Retric 11y agoThat's only the case if you don't actually know the farmer producing the chickens. The ones I am thinking about live out side most of the day and eat a lot of insects. They are often non standard breeds so it's a significant age, diet, exercise, and genetic difference and not just a meaningless 'feel good' label. PS: IMO, there is alot of good things about cooking with factory farm chickens, but novelty is also nice.
- shanemhansen 11y agoThe free range certification doesn't mean much. But I the difference between a corn diet and the natural meat diet of chickens causes a flavor difference in my opinion.
- pmorici 11y agoIt's not straight forward that people will like traditionally produced food products better. In the case of beef for example most people prefer the taste of corn fed beef to grass fed even though corn is horrible for cows and grass is their natural food.
- daurnimator 11y agoHmmm, really? When I moved to the US, I was put off by the taste of beef; I found that corn fed just didn't taste as good. I'm curious if you just prefer what you were brought up on?
- JoeAltmaier 11y agoThe 2nd. My dad liked cold corn grits fried in lard for breakfast. Its totally disgusting. Unless its how you got your calories on the farm during the depression - then it was heaven-sent.
- steverb 11y agoI make that anytime we have left over grits, although I usually use bacon grease. My kids love it too. It's all about what you're used to.
- shanemhansen 11y agoI was brought up on corn fed beef. I recently switched to grass fed beef after learning more about the effects of a corn diet on my health and cow health. The truth is that I find grass fed beef very dry. Presumably because of the lack of saturated fats. It just doesn't taste the way my brain thinks a hamburger or taco meat should taste.