Very interesting and informative- as always. I only recently realised that look and taste alike meat could actually be made from cells- which I see is entirely different from meat substitutes that also gt called meat. So climate change issues aside- which you make a convincing case for- I wondered if down the track they will find that they have some awful health implications too- given they are playing around with cells.
I'd love to know similar data on Quorn, the mycoprotein that's been around for decades. I don't eat it often, but there's always a bag of Quorn pieces lurking in my freezer to add to a lazy stir fry. As someone who's morally happy to eat well looked after meat, but who doesn't like the texture of most of it, Quorn is a lifesaver! And I love seitan and tofu. But I also love not killing the planet...
The only time I had and enjoyed a Beyond Burger was at Hopdoddy's in Austin TX (highly recommended!), where you can opt to add bacon (pig) jam. 🤤🤤🤤
I am a rancher. Your point about water consumption by cattle is accurate … but maybe a bit of a red herring. A large amount of the water consumed by cattle is impounded, and a lot of that is in locations that would never make it to a lake or river. I get that cattle may be a polluter, but they also feed us and the exploding population. There are also technologies on the horizon, if they catch on and work, that may reduce emissions greatly. Still, out under the blue sky in the cleanest part of the country, it remains hard to believe that cattle ranching is a significant issue. Am always interesting topic of conversation.
Very interesting and informative- as always. I only recently realised that look and taste alike meat could actually be made from cells- which I see is entirely different from meat substitutes that also gt called meat. So climate change issues aside- which you make a convincing case for- I wondered if down the track they will find that they have some awful health implications too- given they are playing around with cells.
Good analysis. Good recipe too.
I'd love to know similar data on Quorn, the mycoprotein that's been around for decades. I don't eat it often, but there's always a bag of Quorn pieces lurking in my freezer to add to a lazy stir fry. As someone who's morally happy to eat well looked after meat, but who doesn't like the texture of most of it, Quorn is a lifesaver! And I love seitan and tofu. But I also love not killing the planet...
The only time I had and enjoyed a Beyond Burger was at Hopdoddy's in Austin TX (highly recommended!), where you can opt to add bacon (pig) jam. 🤤🤤🤤
I am a rancher. Your point about water consumption by cattle is accurate … but maybe a bit of a red herring. A large amount of the water consumed by cattle is impounded, and a lot of that is in locations that would never make it to a lake or river. I get that cattle may be a polluter, but they also feed us and the exploding population. There are also technologies on the horizon, if they catch on and work, that may reduce emissions greatly. Still, out under the blue sky in the cleanest part of the country, it remains hard to believe that cattle ranching is a significant issue. Am always interesting topic of conversation.