Lab grown meat, would you eat it on purpose?

[LuvOrlando]

Just saw this & remember reading about it from time to time.

I would not have anything to do with it on purpose. To me it seems like one more attempt to convince the little people to save the good stuff for the 1% who would never eat it, it starts out with fetal tissue anyway.... so gruesome.

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[White Cat]

No.

 

[BayouQueen]

No, I would not. I work hard to keep things in my kitchen as close to nature as possible.

 

[eandt]

Just saw this & remember reading about it from time to time.

I would not have anything to do with it on purpose. To me it seems like one more attempt to convince the little people to save the good stuff for the 1% who would never eat it, it starts out with fetal tissue anyway.... so gruesome.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/smallbusiness/ar-AA1semlV

it and many other poisons that are being added to foods should be banned … less than 4 months

 

[tony67]

Would not eat it initially, maybe a few years down the road.

Sort of like Beyond Meat - seems like its worse for you than real meat with all the additives and although I've not tried it - I've not heard good things.

In theory the lab grown meat would not have those issues, but will it have the other issues of meat like all the things they inject into beef. Will be interesting but I don't think its anything we will see soon that it price competitive.

 

[jalapeno_pretzel]

Like tony67, I would probably eat it eventually. It seems like it's a long way from being commercially viable, and the products that eventually come to market will likely be substantially different from the proof of concept things they're working with now.

And, I love the Beyond Meat ... especially the Brats and Hot Italian Sausage. It's very satisfying when I want sausage but don't want to be part of a living animal being slaughtered for my enjoyment.

 

[Kitty 34]

You mean like a lab rat kind of thing?

 

[Minnesota!]

I try to keep my diet as simple as possible - veggies, grains, etc. I do, however, crave a Beyond Burger a few times a year and the casino near us serves THE BEST one.

I love the concept of this - getting the meat without harming the animal. They just don't have the process and the set up and the backing to do it...yet.

 

[LuvOrlando]

Would not eat it initially, maybe a few years down the road.

Sort of like Beyond Meat - seems like its worse for you than real meat with all the additives and although I've not tried it - I've not heard good things.

In theory the lab grown meat would not have those issues, but will it have the other issues of meat like all the things they inject into beef. Will be interesting but I don't think its anything we will see soon that it price competitive.

My daughter went through a vegetarian phase and I was making as many things side by side with the Beyond meat for her because she asked. To me all that smelled vile as I cooked it and it gave me instant migraines, it was gross & I kept imploring her to just have fresh veggies but she didn't and her health did not improve for all the sacrifice. Admittedly, I have a bloodhound nose so if there is anything off in a thing it will reek to me hundreds of times more than other people notice, no-one else in the family seemed to smell what I would smell. When she started dating a dietician he helped her see the light, I am grateful for that.

I suspect the biggest problem with lab grown tissue would be microbes. Living things have skin as a very important barrier, people with severe burns that destroy their skin generally live 24/48 hours before massive infection sets in Without skin wouldn't this sort of thing be one giant petri dish growing every microbe possible? How would you keep it sterile enough to eat? I mean thinking about it, the germs evolved to live on living things, these factories would just be growing giant germ farms - what sort of franken disease would they create or what sort of disinfectants would they need to use to make it not happen?

Ugggh both gross and scary

 

[Minnesota!]

My daughter went through a vegetarian phase and I was making as many things side by side for her because she asked. To me all that smelled vile as I cooked it and it gave me instant migraines, it was gross & I kept imploring her to just have fresh veggies but she didn't and her health did not improve for all the sacrifice. Admittedly, I have a bloodhound nose so if there is anything off in a thing it will reek to me hundreds of times more than other people notice.

Vegetarian and I agree. I cannot, and have never been able to eat the "vegetarian items" in the grocery store. I don't want all the faux meat and frozen meals. I buy the fresh veggies, beans, eggs, grains. The other things just smell, taste, and feel awful in my mouth.

 

[LuvOrlando]

Vegetarian and I agree. I cannot, and have never been able to eat the "vegetarian items" in the grocery store. I don't want all the faux meat and frozen meals. I buy the fresh veggies, beans, eggs, grains. The other things just smell, taste, and feel awful in my mouth.

They do! Nothing better than a nice bowl of rice topped with stirfry or a big salad with all sorts of goodies, a nice bowl of pasta with tomato sauce and ricotta. I even discovered the soy pasta was pretty good once I rinsed it if I was cautious about what we ate it with because there can be a tinge of off flavor if you don't make a slight allowance for the earthiness and cauliflower rice is yum. So many options without the goo

People in India and China mastered the art of vegetarian cooking, and those are just the ones I have tried so the search for fake is just bizarre to me.

 

[tony67]

They do! Nothing better than a nice bowl of rice topped with stirfry or a big salad with all sorts of goodies, a nice bowl of pasta with tomato sauce and ricotta. I even discovered the soy pasta was pretty good once I rinsed it if I was cautious about what we ate it with because there can be a tinge of off flavor if you don't make a slight allowance for the earthiness and cauliflower rice is yum. So many options without the goo

People in India and China mastered the art of vegetarian cooking, and those are just the ones I have tried so the search for fake is just bizarre to me.

Yeah - without a doubt Indian is the one food where I have no issue with Vegetarian stuff. It's unfortunate that Americans for the most part don't go for Indian food.

Chinese is mostly not great in the US - so have to go with meat just to make it palatable - although deep fried Tofu is pretty good.

 

[Minnesota!]

Yeah - without a doubt Indian is the one food where I have no issue with Vegetarian stuff. It's unfortunate that Americans for the most part don't go for Indian food.

Chinese is mostly not great in the US - so have to go with meat just to make it palatable - although deep fried Tofu is pretty good.

Deep fried tofu in some green curry is ELITE. I get it in my pho, too. I adore the texture of it!

Great, 730 AM and I am jonesing for dinner out already

 

[ronandannette]

No.

 

[LuvOrlando]

Yeah - without a doubt Indian is the one food where I have no issue with Vegetarian stuff. It's unfortunate that Americans for the most part don't go for Indian food.

Chinese is mostly not great in the US - so have to go with meat just to make it palatable - although deep fried Tofu is pretty good.

I didn't try Indian food until friends introduced me and directed me towards mild flavors.

The why I never tried Indian food is because before this I only knew it to be fire spicy, same for African dishes and when a person around me would get it this is what they had and so my taste experiences were always rough. Such a shame because so many are very pleasant for someone who doesn't dig heat. Same thing with dishes from Caribbean and South America, there is so much that is not spicy but that was the claim to fame niche those restaurants captured so I guess it just sort of stuck. Until recently I believed Curry was a single flavor and it would burn my mouth. Now I adore it and actually favor Irish Curry in restaurants in the Boston area, not hot but very yum.

 

[LuvOrlando]

Deep fried tofu in some green curry is ELITE. I get it in my pho, too. I adore the texture of it!

Great, 730 AM and I am jonesing for dinner out already

What is green curry? Is it spicy?

 

[soccerdad72]

On purpose? No. But in all honestly don't check the sources of much of my food.

 

[BrianL]

I think I would once it is well-tested and perfected beyond any doubts or concerns. I don't have a problem with it conceptually anyway. I think it's a long way off from being viable though.

 

[Minnesota!]

What is green curry? Is it spicy?

It is sweet and herby and creamy. I make mine with coconut milk, green curry paste, basil, and I add chilis or jalapenos. When I order it out, I just indicate my spice level, and my husband, who does not enjoy spice, loves it when he orders it at his level. So, I think spice and non spice eaters alike would like it! I have tried so many kinds of curry and green is definably my favorite, but everyone is different!

 

[nancipants]

Sure, why not? As long as it's regulated like every other food and I like the taste. One of my favorite sci-fi book series has lab-grown meat and uterine replicators, and I'm impatiently waiting both of those to be a reality.