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Lab grown 👍 Imitation 👎

Cause lab grown is actual meat, and I like meat; I’m not vegan or vegetarian, so my only argument against cows is the environmental impact

Are they meat eaters?

In practice, I have no idea how lab grown meat tastes so idk if I like it.

In theory, the only things I care about are flavour and texture, and meat gives me the flavour and texture I like. I'd love it if something more ethical gave me those things, and if lab grown meat can do that, then I'll be happy to switch once it comes to my local grocery store.

Some immigration meat isn't bad. It doesn't taste like any meat I know, but I'm ok with that. I haven't figured out how to use it well in recipes though.

I think they taste weird and are overpriced. I'd like if others eat them so I can keep eating normal meat :p

Hmmm... it's definitely promising, that's for sure. We already use up a lot of food and land for cattle so being able to lessen the amount of resources used in favour of helping poorer humans sounds great. . . The vegan sausage rolls from greggs will always be better than the meat ones imo

Since I figured out that I have digestive problems regarding fruit and gluten, and that I get elevated blood pressure when eating certain oils (canola, rapeseed, corn) I‘d probably turn hunter.

While I certainly do like the flavor of meat imitations, I only want to deal with the aftermath when I’m really expecting it.

Maybe lab grown meat could help here, but I think that it’s a long way there.

Fantastic idea, I hope it becomes mainstream. I've been meaning to try plant-based meat alternatives for a while, for environmental reasons.

I assume it’s like normal ultra processed foods full of chemicals that kill us because it’s cheaper for the company and they profit more.

Meat doesn't have to be imitation or lab cultured to be sustainable.

I think that apparently capitalists won't be happy until the literal entirety of 1984 is brought into being and every final vestige of joy is driven out of life.

And I say that as someone who mostly likes things like Impossible burgers.

Mushrooms are awesome when cooked like meat. I think I don't need any weird non vegan lab meat thanks.

I do like Costco's fake chicken legs and the impossible burger and the impossible chicken nugget. I agree those things are over processed foods and I'll explain my worries. First of the machines all have stainless components rubbing around plastic components and food that may be acidic. That's it. All the acid, rubbing, cooking etc can released hexavalent chrome from the machine parts and slowly poison you with plastic particles. In the end you don't know if it was chrome, plastic, radiation, pesticides etc. You just get untreatable cancer and die.

My vegan life is better served with fruits, vegetables, legumes, nuts etc. All natural and if the pistachios ever become sentient we'll have a real phaking problem.

More money for a worse product. Nothing against them if they ever stop sucking but for now just worthless.

That vegan fake meat is one of the most processed foods ever.

Lab grown meat will, for the foreseeable future be hamburger at most. Maybe we'll see lab-grown bacon or steak in the next century.

If I do something vegan, I do real vegan dishes. There is a lot you can do with mushrooms, fruits, and veg without acid regulators, thickeners, emulgators, stabilizers, and artificial aromas and colors.

Never enjoyed meat and i've been vegan for 7 years now. I really couldn't care less about it. I don't see the appeal, you're all just talking like a bunch of junkies.

As a meat eater, I consider it an abomination.