Recently tried an Impossible burger and nuggets and thought that if nobody told me it wasn’t meat, I’d have thought the patty was made out of a weird kind of meat, rather than make a connection with the taste and texture of plants. Honestly, I might not complain if that was the only kind of “meat” I could have for the rest of my life.

Well, maybe I’d miss bacon.

I’ve yet to find the opportunity to try lab-grown meat, but I for sure would like to try it out and don’t see much wrong with it as long as it’s sustainable, reasonably priced, and doesn’t have anything you wouldn’t expect in a normal piece of meat.

Also, with imitation and lab-grown options, I’d no longer have to deal with the disgust factor of handling raw meat (esp. the juices) or biting into gristle. I’ll happily devour a hot dog, but something about an unexpected bit of cartilage gives me a lingering sense of revulsion.

OQB @monovergent@lemmy.ml

  • wetbeardhairs@lemmy.dbzer0.com
    28·
    2 days ago

    Imitation stuff made from pea protein and coconut oil is surprisingly good. It pan fries just fine. It’s chewy and meaty. It doesn’t have the exact taste and texture of beef but it makes a burger.

    I tried some mycelium based bacon recently. It was interesting. I’ve since bought it like 3 more times. It scratches the bacon itch without tasting like death. I hear that there are more mycelium based products out there that are gaining traction and I submitted requests to my local grocery store to carry those products.

    Quorn is awesome for chicken nuggets. Frankly I prefer them to the real thing.

    Beyond as a brand needs to fucking die. Their products suck. Their markup is excessive and makes their products cost far more than the equivalent meat products. Their stock is teetering on the brink of oblivion and I say end it. I recall them pushing for beyond orange chicken at panda express and they wanted to charge a premium for it. Then they wondered “why didnt anyone want this?” Because you charged more for an inferior product you fuckheads. Price your products *below* the meat products you replace and you’ll see astronomical sales - especially when herds are culled because of sickness.

    • rudyharrelson@lemmy.radio
      11·
      2 days ago

      Their products suck. Their markup is excessive and makes their products cost far more than the equivalent meat products.

      This seems overly harsh to me. I’ve bought plenty of Beyond products (and Impossible, and Morning Star, and many other plant-based meat alternative brands) over the years and I’ve found them to be fine in terms of quality. I haven’t bought them in a while, but I don’t recall them being particularly more expensive than the other plant-based meats in the grocery store. Though I virtually always wait for those to go on a good sale before I buy them.

      Since plant-based alternatives are competing with the meat industry, which is heavily subsidized to keep meat costs artificially low, I wouldn’t say it’s fair to say Beyond’s products being more expensive than regular meat is why their business is failing. Other plant-based meats I’ve tried have generally always been more expensive than regular meat.

    • amelia@feddit.org
      7·
      2 days ago

      I agree about their marketing strategies, but if I couldn’t buy Beyond Mince anymore I’d be seriously frustrated. It’s by far the best vegan minced meat on the market (at least here in Germany).