Posted on 07/11/2021 12:28:22 PM PDT by DFG
I know you’ve all heard of the famous “plant-based” impossible burger, which is deeply confusing because I’ve always thought every one of my burgers was “plant-based”—cows eat plants, and then I eat the cow. QED. Now comes news that someone is trying to make “plant-based bacon,” and count me skeptical. Actually, if you do a web search, you will find lots of links to “vegan bacon,” which has to be near the great oxymoron ever conceived by a postmodern English department. I say, with Homer Simpson, that you’ll never replace that miracle animal that gives us bacon, hot dogs, sausage, pork shops, baby back ribs, kielbasa, and the rest.
Our friends at the indispensable Foundation for Economic Education did a roundup of 15 key facts and health benefits of bacon a while ago, and some of these deserve highlight and commentary (in italics):
1. Americans spend $5 billion on bacon … annually
America is currently in the midst of a decades-long trend of “bacon mania.” In 2018, bacon accounted for $4.9 billion in US sales, up from $4.7 billion the previous year and an increase of more than 20 percent from 2012.
Only $5 billion?? It should be more like $50 billion.
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I guess you could call me a meat and potatoes kind of guy.
Was wondering how long for this article to be posted. Hayward writes the best posts, followed be Hinderacker, Johnson, and never mind the third guy—more superfluous than steak at a vegan convention.
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The First lady and me plan on going to Skyway Jacks tomorrow morning and do some consumin’ of said animal.
I’m guessing bacon or links, although their ham is to die for.
Grits or country fried potatoes?
Decisions decisions...
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It’s ok to eat animals. They eat plants and therefore are plant based.
I stopped eating pork long ago, but I am okay with turkey sausage, turkey bacon, turkey pepperoni, etc.
“America is presently in a decades long trend of bacon mania”
Coincidentally, the same time when FR started
All beef hotdogs are great, my go to.
Accidentally bought sliders buns last time so recently it’s been weenie sandwiches.
As for bacon, my oven baked thick cut bacon will not get be replaced by highly processed plant goo.
Neither will beef be.
I’m not a goo man.
Carnivores are meat based by that metric.
Strangely, for those who suffer from arthritis or gout, turkey has very high purines as opposed to beef or pork. Purines stored as uric acid crystals are the cause of arthritis, gout and gallstones. Bacon has almost no purines.
Turkey bacon is great.
God put animals here and told mankind to master them. Genesis 1:26. So when i cook a steak to perfection, i have mastered the beef. There is no such command over veggies, or plants.
Vegetables are what food eats.
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